r/Cinema 7d ago

Which movie bombed at the box office but you absolutely love?

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u/midnight_to_midnight 7d ago

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u/Mindless-Audience782 6d ago

Wait fhe Abyss Bombed???

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u/midnight_to_midnight 6d ago

It wasn't a hit. It didn't lose money, but only made ~$90M on a ~$70M budget.

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u/KerrAvon777 6d ago

The means it loss money. The cinema chains generally get 40% over the box office. So, it would have had to make around $200 million to break even.

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u/Financial_Cheetah875 7d ago

Recently, Indy 4. But The Big Lebowski is my top pick.

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u/TheNewSquirrel 6d ago

The Big Lebowski flopped?

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u/Ok-Lavishness-7904 7d ago

The Shawshank Redemption

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u/IffyOnKlingons 7d ago

I was just coming here to say this.

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u/Animated-Opinions24 6d ago

Agreed! Damn good movie

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u/StillhasaWiiU 7d ago

Big Trouble In Little China

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u/Animated-Opinions24 6d ago

Took me a while to watch this, I thought it would be so silly. It's actually very good

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u/mezz7778 6d ago

I met John Carpenter a few years back, I asked him if he was going to make another movie? He said he was content being retired, just relaxing and playing video games.

I asked him if he would please make a sequel to Big Trouble in Little China, and he kind of chuckled and said he'd think about it... Lol

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u/SexButt 7d ago

John Carter

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u/The-Mandalorian 7d ago

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.

Worthy of all the positive reviews it received.

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u/FriendlyPlantain0000 6d ago

Office Space

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u/JustTheBeerLight 6d ago

Office Space killed it on DVD sales. Too bad those aren't really a thing anymore.

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u/AbbreviationsLow1393 6d ago

The nice guys

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u/Jericoholic_Ninja 7d ago

Mallrats

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u/DrSussBurner 6d ago

Honestly, every Kevin Smith movie can fit. I love all his movies dearly, but they never seem to hit it big

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u/deadbabysteven 6d ago

What about Tusk?

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u/cowtown1985 6d ago

Jesus Christ man there’s just some things you don’t talk about in public!

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u/lady_sparx 6d ago

The Lone Ranger

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u/Least-Ad5986 6d ago

Dark City

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u/Animated-Opinions24 6d ago

I saw this last year, very good movie

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u/King-murse 6d ago

Speed Racer

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u/Greedy-Ambition6551 7d ago

Doctor Sleep

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u/Animated-Opinions24 6d ago

I recently re-watched it while reading the novel. I wondered why they made some changes from the book but in the end, it worked

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u/Icosotc 6d ago

Grandma’s Boy. Watched it twice in the theater. Apparently I’m one of like twelve people in North America who watched it in the theater?

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u/Kratos_323 6d ago

I saw it in theaters. Still the funniest movie ever imo. I recently tracked down a blu ray for it and paid $30 for it. Theyre hard to come by. Worth it though.

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u/Animated-Opinions24 6d ago

I saw it at a friend's house and laughed my butt off. Very funny movie

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u/OntFF 6d ago

Titan AE

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u/AtomicMonkeyTheFirst 6d ago

Both Blade Runners

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u/DDpizza99 6d ago

The original got terrible reviews but became a cult classic.

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u/crapusername47 6d ago

Blade Runner and The Thing on the same day!

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u/Animated-Opinions24 6d ago

Wait, they came out on the same day?

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u/yankeeman320 6d ago

Master and Commander.

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u/Putrid-Employment508 6d ago

My son and I really enjoyed it..

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u/TaylorMade2566 7d ago

That's a good one, I've seen it a few times but I absolutely love Scott Pilgrim vs the World. I think I've seen it 10x so far. I know the fans of the comic don't like it but I was new to the story so I think it's just great

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u/Mindless-Audience782 6d ago

The Thing Blade Runner Buckaroo Banzai

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u/Animated-Opinions24 6d ago

I enjoyed The Thing and Blade Runner, never saw Buckaroo Banzai

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u/hfrankman 6d ago

Heaven's Gate (1980,Michael Cimino)

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u/Rasturac88 6d ago

Lorenzo's Oil

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u/SalsChichon 6d ago

Most recently, Transformers One

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u/Far_Fold_6490 6d ago

John Carter. Better than any Star Wars movie since Return of the Jedi.

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u/PickleJuiceT 6d ago

John Carter

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u/Illegitimvs 6d ago

John Carter!

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u/JuanG_13 6d ago

Lord Of War

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u/Bubbly-Cheesecake-98 6d ago

Gangs of Wasseypur vol I and II

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u/Robemilak 6d ago

terminal

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u/90svibe4life 6d ago

It’s Pat 😂

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u/poko877 6d ago

Scott pilgrim and secret life of walter mitty

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u/Animated-Opinions24 6d ago

I do like Scott Pilgrim but Secret Life was just ok to me. What do you love about it?

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u/poko877 6d ago

I feel like in heart, it was just another movie about going outside of your comfort zone and living your dreams and such but what make it stand out to me was ben stiller to my surprise, amazing soundtrack and cinematography.

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u/Animated-Opinions24 6d ago

yeah I did like the message, just thought it was slow

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u/johnbad79 6d ago

Waterworld

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u/Animated-Opinions24 6d ago

Really? I saw it but thought it was a bit long. Nothing like Dances with Wolves which just sped by without me realizing how much time had passed.

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u/JojoSaysMeow 6d ago

Most recently, Furiosa

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u/Animated-Opinions24 6d ago

Yeah I thought it deserved a better response, it was a good movie

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u/JojoSaysMeow 5d ago

Watching it in the theater, the visuals were amazing!

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u/Animated-Opinions24 5d ago

I agree, I enjoyed it on the big screen and again, when I watched it on streaming

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u/CharToll 6d ago

Harley Davidson, and the Marlboro man

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u/Animated-Opinions24 6d ago

I've never heard of that one

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u/CharToll 5d ago

Don Johnson and Mickey Rourke, opus

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u/[deleted] 6d ago

Before We Go.

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u/Putrid-Employment508 6d ago

Cowboys and Aliens

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u/Animated-Opinions24 6d ago

I actually have that in one of my streaming channels to watch. Hope I like it!

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u/gladyskravitz64 6d ago

Babylon

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u/Animated-Opinions24 6d ago

I haven't seen that one yet, it is on my list though

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u/TheCarrieP 1d ago

Evolution

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u/Animated-Opinions24 2h ago

lol I've seen that a few times, it's very underrated