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LinkMarioSamus
07/30/22 11:55:04 AM
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Got curious about this because of something I asked in another thread. My answer to this would be the original Blade Runner, and I'm not even entirely sure if that would make my personal top 10. I'm sure of what my favorite movie is and have a general idea of my top 5 BTW.

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RikkuAlmighty
07/30/22 11:55:49 AM
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Speed Racer

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BlackMageJawa
07/30/22 11:57:09 AM
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Labyrinth

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LightningStrikes
07/30/22 12:01:30 PM
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The SECOND Blade Runner!

Edit: Also I didnt realise until this topic how badly Labyrinth did, especially since The Dark Crystal did alright.

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BetrayedTangy
07/30/22 12:09:52 PM
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Popstar: Never Stop Stopping

Literally one of the greatest satires of all time.

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Alanna82
07/30/22 12:09:59 PM
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My favorite "bad" movie is Grease 2. The songs are catchy and I was so young when I first saw it I didn't mind it just rehashed the first movies plot.

favorite failed would have to be Labyrinth because of David Bowie's you know what.

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Maniac64
07/30/22 12:13:27 PM
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The Princess Bride

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LightningStrikes
07/30/22 12:21:07 PM
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I wouldnt say The Princess Bride failed though it didnt set the world on fire commercially either. $31 million US only on a $16 million budget so likely a small profit overall.

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Luis_Sera89
07/30/22 12:33:25 PM
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Fight Club

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PrinceKaro
07/30/22 12:37:17 PM
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The Iron Giant maybe?

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LinkMarioSamus
07/30/22 12:40:19 PM
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Yeah I made this topic because I realized how few movies I watch that aren't "mainstream". I've seen a total of five box-office failures over the past year, and three of them were recent tentpole films thrown to the pandemic (Tenet, Wonder Woman 1984, and Black Widow), and two are considered cinema classics (It's A Wonderful Life and Fight Club - and yes I did like both films a lot).

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TheArkOfTurus
07/30/22 12:54:28 PM
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Clue

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Mr_Lasastryke
07/30/22 12:57:55 PM
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probably playtime or the iron giant.

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guffguy89
07/30/22 1:04:58 PM
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Just watched Pan on Netflix for the first time and thought it was pretty good, but then later read that it completely flopped in the box office when it came out around 5 years ago, which surprised me.

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HashtagSEP
07/30/22 1:13:24 PM
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RaidenGarai
07/30/22 1:14:17 PM
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TheArkOfTurus posted...
Clue


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jcgamer107
07/30/22 1:18:50 PM
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Idiocracy

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MMXcalibur
07/30/22 1:21:25 PM
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LightningStrikes posted...
The SECOND Blade Runner!



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GranTurismo
07/30/22 1:36:22 PM
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PrinceKaro posted...
The Iron Giant maybe?
i thought iron giant did good box office? what about waterworld, for the topic?
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FL81
07/30/22 1:44:05 PM
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The Golden Compass

aside from ending on the worst cliffhanger I have ever seen

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MartinFF7
07/30/22 1:47:22 PM
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Dredd
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Mr_Lasastryke
07/30/22 1:49:56 PM
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GranTurismo posted...
i thought iron giant did good box office?

iron giant flopped. it made $31 million worldwide on a $50 million budget.

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RikkuAlmighty
07/30/22 1:54:56 PM
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MartinFF7 posted...
Dredd
Good pick.

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GranTurismo
07/30/22 1:59:31 PM
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Mr_Lasastryke posted...
iron giant flopped. it made $31 million worldwide on a $50 million budget.
it did? i really liked that movie. More so than the incredibles, by the same guy. Though i thought both were good
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Esuriat
07/30/22 2:01:27 PM
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The Thing or The Iron Giant

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Maniac64
07/30/22 2:17:07 PM
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LightningStrikes posted...
I wouldnt say The Princess Bride failed though it didnt set the world on fire commercially either. $31 million US only on a $16 million budget so likely a small profit overall.
I actually thought it did worse than that. I know it was one of those where the popularity exploded after it was out of theaters. Like Hocus Pocus.

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Maniac64
07/30/22 2:17:41 PM
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TheArkOfTurus posted...
Clue
This is a great choice.

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pezzicle
07/30/22 2:18:55 PM
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RikkuAlmighty posted...
Speed Racer


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pezzicle
07/30/22 2:21:32 PM
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Also, not sure I'd say blade runner "failed" financially. It made money. As did the sequel.

I assumed you meant a film that cost more than it made.

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pezzicle
07/30/22 2:22:40 PM
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LinkMarioSamus posted...
Yeah I made this topic because I realized how few movies I watch that aren't "mainstream". I've seen a total of five box-office failures over the past year, and three of them were recent tentpole films thrown to the pandemic (Tenet, Wonder Woman 1984, and Black Widow), and two are considered cinema classics (It's A Wonderful Life and Fight Club - and yes I did like both films a lot).
Fight club made like 40M over it's budget. I wouldn't consider that a failure.

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Camden
07/30/22 2:29:58 PM
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Based on what's been posted in here, The Thing and Dredd.

But I generally have no idea which movies were successful and which weren't.

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Zigzagoon
07/30/22 2:38:09 PM
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Clue

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MartinFF7
07/30/22 2:38:45 PM
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RikkuAlmighty posted...
Good pick.

I had to look it up beforehand just in case my memory was wrong and it made enough money (but not enough for the well-deserved sequel).

Alas, 41 million worldwide (only 13.4 mill domestic) on a budget of 50 mill :(
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Mega_Mana
07/30/22 2:50:59 PM
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RikkuAlmighty posted...
Speed Racer

First thought

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Pokewars
07/30/22 3:07:34 PM
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Thought of Clue when going in; glad it's been chosen a few times.

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hylianknight3
07/30/22 3:30:51 PM
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Dick Tracy

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Johnbobb
07/30/22 3:55:22 PM
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Donnie Darko

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LinkMarioSamus
07/30/22 4:13:22 PM
#38:


pezzicle posted...
Fight club made like 40M over it's budget. I wouldn't consider that a failure.

$37 million domestically on a $63 million budget, ouch. Movies typically have to make double their budget back at the worldwide box office to get in the green.

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v_charon
07/30/22 4:19:32 PM
#39:


Treasure Planet

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NFUN
07/30/22 4:20:09 PM
#40:


Bulgarian Treasure Planet

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LightningStrikes
07/30/22 4:25:52 PM
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Rule of thumb for profitability is about 2-2.5x the budget due to the amount the cinemas take plus marketing costs. If a movie is quite North America heavy its usually about 2x, if its more international heavy its usually about 2.5x and if its very China heavy it can be more like 3x.

So while the Blade Runners made a lot more than their budget, definitely better than some here, they still lost money for that reason. Fight Club is similar though that was not too far off.

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Snake5555555555
07/30/22 4:52:56 PM
#42:


Shadow of the Vampire

HMs to The Thing, Domino, & Annihilation

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LightningStrikes
07/30/22 4:55:16 PM
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Annihilation didnt fail, they sold the international rights to Netflix for the cost of production so it basically made pure profit from the US release.

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Snake5555555555
07/30/22 4:58:21 PM
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LightningStrikes posted...
Annihilation didnt fail, they sold the international rights to Netflix for the cost of production so it basically made pure profit from the US release.

Ah cool, I actually didn't know that!

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XIII_rocks
07/30/22 5:09:30 PM
#45:


Been a long time since I saw it but Titan AE

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Black_Hydras
07/30/22 7:42:30 PM
#46:


Dredd

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Camden
07/30/22 7:47:43 PM
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After looking at imdb, the biggest financial failure on my list of favorite movies is apparently Gattaca. Cost $36M and only made $12.5 back.

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NFUN
07/30/22 7:58:08 PM
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Camden posted...
After looking at imdb, the biggest financial failure on my list of favorite movies is apparently Gattaca. Cost $36M and only made $12.5 back.
more than it deserved honestly

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LinkMarioSamus
07/31/22 5:19:29 AM
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Another good one

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firefdr
07/31/22 5:30:50 AM
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RikkuAlmighty posted...
Speed Racer

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