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Are there any films you like, that bombed at the cinema and nobody has heard of?

exexec · 61-69, C

One of my all-time favorites didn't do well, partly because of competition from blockbuster films out at the same time : "Secondhand Lions" with Robert Duvall and Michael Caine. Yes, it's corny, but fun.

Musicman · 61-69, M

@exexec I love that movie. I even have a copy on DVD. 🙂

exexec · 61-69, C

@Musicman I do, too. It always makes me feel good to watch it.

Musicman · 61-69, M

@exexec I think it should be a classic. 🙂

Ynotisay · M

A lot of good movies don't make good box office money but then become popular. Office Space, The Big Lebowski and Fight Club come to mind.

Castenmas · M

@Ynotisay I certainly agree with those three examples.

Kwek00 · 41-45, M

The Big Lebowski
Children of Men
The Shawshank Redemption

... there are a lot of good movies that do bad during their original release.

TrashCat · M

@Kwek00 All good movies, but 'Children of Men' is a GREAT movie!!!

Kwek00 · 41-45, M

@TrashCat I honestly think all 3 of them are pretty spectaculairrr. But like they say: "Les goûts et les couleurs on ne discute pas".

Thevy29 · 41-45, M

The 13th Warrior
47 Ronin (2013)
Around the world in 80 days. (2004)
Battleship
Black Adam.
The Chronicles of Riddick
Cutthroat Island
Doctor Dolittle (1967)
Dolittle (2020)
Evan Almighty
Green Lantern
John Carter
Jungle Cruise
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.
The Lone Ranger.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E
The Matrix Resurrections
The Mummy
Peter Pan (2003)
The Postman
R.I.P.D
Rise of the Guardians
Sahara
Seventh Son
Sinbad: Legend of the seven seas.
Soldier.
The Suicide Squad.
Titan A.E.
Treasure Planet.
Zoom.

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Castenmas · M

@Thevy29 Did Black Adam do badly?

Thevy29 · 41-45, M

@Castenmas according to wikipedia it lost $50-100 million

Musicman · 61-69, M

@Thevy29 Out of those I like The Mummy, the Postman and Sahara. 🙂

ChampagneOnIce · 51-55, F

The Pirate Movie
Xanadu
Grease 2

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ChampagneOnIce · 51-55, F

@Harmonium1923 Sounds fun!

NativePortlander1970

@ChampagneOnIce All great movies.

Harmonium1923 · 51-55, M

@ChampagneOnIce

DrWatson · 70-79, M

2001:A Space Odyssey originally did poorly at the box office.

But the producers learned that when it was shown on college campuses, audiences were bringing weed to smoke for the "psychedelic light show" at the end.

They then re-released it, with ads that read "the ultimate trip".

It ended up turning a profit.

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Slade · 56-60, M

@DrWatson IAWL was classic film noir, with a happy ending tacked on

I for one saw nothing wrong with Pottersville

DrWatson · 70-79, M

@Slade I am much more of a sentimentalist than you are!

Slade · 56-60, M

@DrWatson They could have ended the flick after George jumped in the water.

Run credits over George at the bottom next to Potter and his wheechair! 😈🕳️

RoxClymer · 41-45, M

people have heard of it it still Bomb hard
but it's a unique take on literature

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
AKA the Justice League of classic literature

firefall · 61-69, M

idk about noone's heard of, but I loved Hudson Hawk, and apparently everyone else hated it

TheOneyouwerewarnedabout · 41-45, MVIP

Street fighter.. it was cheesy AF

Castenmas · M

@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout Yes it was 😂. Have you seen the mortal kombat films?

SethGreene531 · M

The Hunt For Red October
Jack Ryan series with Harrison Ford
Blown Away
Iron Eagle I
Stargate
Contact
The Rocker
Hackers
A Knight's Tale
Flatliners - Kiefer Sutherland
Space Quest - Tim Allen
I'll Follow You Down
Radio
The Devils Own
Blood Work - Clint Eastwood
Taking Lives - Ethan Hawke

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SethGreene531 · M

@Musicman This [b]might[/b] be it-- Stargate 15th Anniversary Edition

I know the SG-1 box set has it, but I was considering a purchase at the time and only would have bought the film itself. I'm thinking it's gotta be some iteration of a directors cut film , or special edition, etc.

Amazon

COPY-PASTE TO ADDRESS BAR

https://www.amazon.com/Stargate-15th-Anniversary-Edition-Blu-ray/dp/B002LB8TRM/ref=pd_vtp_h_pd_vtp_h_sccl_3/140-3512166-2351867?pd_rd_w=IGJCb&content-id=amzn1.sym.54a077ab-41be-4d2b-b691-c4848b60dd3b&pf_rd_p=54a077ab-41be-4d2b-b691-c4848b60dd3b&pf_rd_r=A3YNTFHQDGJH0VRBC0VQ&pd_rd_wg=lgDSh&pd_rd_r=5430b644-ea11-4d07-8c16-ea2ba1dce250&pd_rd_i=B002LB8TRM&psc=1

Musicman · 61-69, M

@SethGreene531 Thank you very much 🙂

SethGreene531 · M

@Musicman You're welcome, good luck tracking it down. Second hand shops or online collector/SG forums are useful too.

robingoodfellow · M

The Adventures of Captain Invincible.
A comedy musical camp Superhero movie with songs by Rocky Horror's Richard O' Brien.
Gaining a cult following lately.

Slade · 56-60, M

Killer Joe

Streets of Fire

Hotspot

Musicman · 61-69, M

@Slade I love Streets of Fire 🙂🙂🙂🙂

Slade · 56-60, M

@Musicman I ♥️ Walter Hill

Musicman · 61-69, M

@Slade I even have the soundtrack on CD. 🙂

IM5688 · 61-69, M

WaterWorld

Musicman · 61-69, M

@IM5688 Did you really like that movie? I thought it was only okay.

IM5688 · 61-69, M

@Musicman Yes, I really liked that movie. Some parts were a bit silly, but it did have a little bit of everything, suspense, action, romance, fantasy, humor, etc.

Musicman · 61-69, M

@IM5688 Yes it did. 🙂

Harmonium1923 · 51-55, M

The Hudsucker Proxy.

Kwek00 · 41-45, M

@Harmonium1923 Wow... that's actually one of those coen brother movies... that I pretend was never made 😅

Budwick · 70-79, M

Second Hand Lions

SomeMichGuy · M

Repo-man.

Piper · 61-69, F

There are many I really like that bombed at box office, but some, people have most likely heard of. The Shawshank Redemption, for one.
These, maybe not:
Instinct
Powder
Starman