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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
films you can’t believe flopped at the
box office
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
looking at the very best films that were
duds at the box office despite being
entertaining or even downright
groundbreaking pieces of cinema number
10 the Shawshank Redemption hope it’s a
dangerous thing open crap a man insane
this now beloved tale of a jailbreak
years in the making only found an
audience after its theatrical run
despite only drawing in twenty eight
million dollars domestically against a
twenty five million dollar budget the
film later found massive success when it
was released on VHS and acquired by
cable networks for home viewing now
Frank Darabont’s classic film can be
found at the very top of IMDb’s top 250
list of the greatest films of all time
it just goes to show sometimes you have
to crawl through a river of
you-know-what before you come out the
other side clean busy live time number 9
Dredd maybe it was the all true fresh
memories of the less than stellar
Sylvester Stallone movie from the 1990s
but audiences weren’t too excited about
this second attempt at adapting the
classic cult comic about a ruthless cop
from a dystopian future however those
who made the trip to the theater found
that the film was a blast
despite bombing on a budget somewhere
around 30 million and 45 million dollars
this isn’t a negotiation
sentence is death hard-hitting action an
interesting world and a version of the
character who actually keeps his helmet
on the film delivers on all these and
more hopefully it’s second life on home
media will open up the possibility for a
follow-up and wondering when you’d
remember he left your helmet behind
number 8 Big Trouble in Little China
this classic is now considered one of
the finest collaborations between Kurt
Russell and John Carpenter but audiences
in 1986 didn’t really know what to make
of the kung-fu fantasy comedy mashup and
the film quietly left theaters after
just a couple of weeks only making 11
million dollars but thanks to the magic
of home video it now has a devoted cult
following that knows the film inside and
out I’m a reasonable guy but I’ve just
experienced some very unreasonable
things sadly this wasn’t the first time
Russell carpenter brilliance would be
met with box office failure as their
previous collaborations the thing met a
similar fate and I’ll show you what I
already know number 7 the Princess Bride
my name is Inigo Montoya you killed my
father
prepare to die you know all the quotes
you can reenact every scene and you’ll
drop the word inconceivable into any
sentence you can we’re all fans of this
classic fantasy comedy here but back in
the day
audiences just weren’t ready for this
classic tale of love sword fighting and
Castle storming and the film barely made
30 million dollars on a budget of 16
million dollars inconceivable thankfully
much like the teeny tiny Fred Savage
that the story is being read two people
came around eventually and embraced the
film for all of its quotable glory you
look my pain life is pain highness
number 6 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate
Factory
policy mixes it with lava makes the way
baseboard
well the Candyman can do a lot of things
it turns out he can’t make his money
back at the box office
while this royal doll adaptation is now
considered a classic that’s enjoyed by
both children and adults
upon release it was considered to be a
failure not even recouping its budget of
three million dollars it could be the
dolls disowning of the film hurt its
reputation or it could be that audiences
at the time just didn’t have the sweet
tooth to enjoy Willy Wonka’s blend of
sugar and sass whatever the reason it
didn’t affect Wonka’s staying power and
the movie continues to delight and
frighten to this day number five Citizen
Kane Charles Foster Kane is no stranger
to losing money I did lose a million
dollars last year I expect to lose a
million dollars this year I expect to
lose a million dollars next year widely
regarded as one of the greatest films of
all time Orson Welles masterpiece didn’t
connect as much with audiences during
its first theatrical run the film lacked
the mainstream appeal necessary to draw
big crowds and Welles himself said that
almost no one besides himself attended
the movies Chicago premiere the film
earned only a fraction of its $840,000
budget but managed to make his money
back and then some when it was
re-released in 1991 now what do you say
let’s shake number four the Iron Giant
this animated coming-of-age tearjerker
is now regarded as the go-to movie for
getting normally stoic men to cry like
tiny children but audiences weren’t that
interested in the heart-rending tale of
a boy and his giant robot upon release
and the film underperformed at the box
office I guess you’re not gonna hurt me
huh despite gorgeous animation and a
stellar voice cast including Jennifer
Aniston and a young man by the name of
Vin Diesel the film only made 31 million
dollars worldwide while falling short of
a budget between 70 million and 80
million dollars
thankfully the film later found success
on home video and we’ve been ugly crying
ever since
[Music]
number 3 Scott Pilgrim vs. the world
because I’m in lesbians with what all
the elements were in place a beloved
director with style to spare a whole
host of stars i popping video game
inspired visuals and a killer soundtrack
[Music]
but when it came time for this 2011
comedy based on the hit indie comic book
audiences sadly were not hooked maybe
people just weren’t that into Michael
Cera anymore or maybe the pixelated
aesthetics weren’t to the liking of most
moviegoers but this cult hit was
destroyed at the box-office losing the
studio millions of dollars you’ll pay
for your crimes against humanity among
director Edgar Wright’s filmography it’s
often seen as a misfit but to us it
remains an all-time classic I leave you
alone forever now thanks number 2
Blade Runner more human than human is
our motto a meddling studio and an
audience burned out on sci-fi are often
cited as the causes of this legendary
films under performance at the box
office
barely recouping its 28 million dollar
budget with a 33 million dollar take
Ridley Scott’s sci-fi hour opus was
legendarily mangled by a meddling studio
who insisted that an out of nowhere
happy ending be tacked on as well as
numerous other cuts it wasn’t until
years later that the definitive version
of the film was finally made available
complete with a proper downbeat ending
but even in its neutered state this
radical version of the future was unlike
anything audiences had seen before I
guess you’re through huh
finish number one The Wizard of Oz
repeating were not in Kansas anymore
despite its monumental technical
achievements and lasting legacy The
Adventures of a Kansas farm girl in the
magical land of Oz failed to enchant
audiences upon the film’s initial
release barely making three million
dollars against a 2.8 million dollar
budget The Adventures of Dorothy and
Friends are now seen as a landmark in
cinematic history in spite of initial
audience apathy it just goes to show
that sometimes a film that doesn’t
initially break the bank
can still go on to become an indelible
cultural icon it just might take a
decade or two that a heart is not judged
by how much you love but by how much you
are loved by a do you agree with our
picks check out these other great clips
from WatchMojo and subscribe for new
videos every day
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
films you can’t believe flopped at the
box office
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
looking at the very best films that were
duds at the box office despite being
entertaining or even downright
groundbreaking pieces of cinema number
10 the Shawshank Redemption hope it’s a
dangerous thing open crap a man insane
this now beloved tale of a jailbreak
years in the making only found an
audience after its theatrical run
despite only drawing in twenty eight
million dollars domestically against a
twenty five million dollar budget the
film later found massive success when it
was released on VHS and acquired by
cable networks for home viewing now
Frank Darabont’s classic film can be
found at the very top of IMDb’s top 250
list of the greatest films of all time
it just goes to show sometimes you have
to crawl through a river of
you-know-what before you come out the
other side clean busy live time number 9
Dredd maybe it was the all true fresh
memories of the less than stellar
Sylvester Stallone movie from the 1990s
but audiences weren’t too excited about
this second attempt at adapting the
classic cult comic about a ruthless cop
from a dystopian future however those
who made the trip to the theater found
that the film was a blast
despite bombing on a budget somewhere
around 30 million and 45 million dollars
this isn’t a negotiation
sentence is death hard-hitting action an
interesting world and a version of the
character who actually keeps his helmet
on the film delivers on all these and
more hopefully it’s second life on home
media will open up the possibility for a
follow-up and wondering when you’d
remember he left your helmet behind
number 8 Big Trouble in Little China
this classic is now considered one of
the finest collaborations between Kurt
Russell and John Carpenter but audiences
in 1986 didn’t really know what to make
of the kung-fu fantasy comedy mashup and
the film quietly left theaters after
just a couple of weeks only making 11
million dollars but thanks to the magic
of home video it now has a devoted cult
following that knows the film inside and
out I’m a reasonable guy but I’ve just
experienced some very unreasonable
things sadly this wasn’t the first time
Russell carpenter brilliance would be
met with box office failure as their
previous collaborations the thing met a
similar fate and I’ll show you what I
already know number 7 the Princess Bride
my name is Inigo Montoya you killed my
father
prepare to die you know all the quotes
you can reenact every scene and you’ll
drop the word inconceivable into any
sentence you can we’re all fans of this
classic fantasy comedy here but back in
the day
audiences just weren’t ready for this
classic tale of love sword fighting and
Castle storming and the film barely made
30 million dollars on a budget of 16
million dollars inconceivable thankfully
much like the teeny tiny Fred Savage
that the story is being read two people
came around eventually and embraced the
film for all of its quotable glory you
look my pain life is pain highness
number 6 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate
Factory
policy mixes it with lava makes the way
baseboard
well the Candyman can do a lot of things
it turns out he can’t make his money
back at the box office
while this royal doll adaptation is now
considered a classic that’s enjoyed by
both children and adults
upon release it was considered to be a
failure not even recouping its budget of
three million dollars it could be the
dolls disowning of the film hurt its
reputation or it could be that audiences
at the time just didn’t have the sweet
tooth to enjoy Willy Wonka’s blend of
sugar and sass whatever the reason it
didn’t affect Wonka’s staying power and
the movie continues to delight and
frighten to this day number five Citizen
Kane Charles Foster Kane is no stranger
to losing money I did lose a million
dollars last year I expect to lose a
million dollars this year I expect to
lose a million dollars next year widely
regarded as one of the greatest films of
all time Orson Welles masterpiece didn’t
connect as much with audiences during
its first theatrical run the film lacked
the mainstream appeal necessary to draw
big crowds and Welles himself said that
almost no one besides himself attended
the movies Chicago premiere the film
earned only a fraction of its $840,000
budget but managed to make his money
back and then some when it was
re-released in 1991 now what do you say
let’s shake number four the Iron Giant
this animated coming-of-age tearjerker
is now regarded as the go-to movie for
getting normally stoic men to cry like
tiny children but audiences weren’t that
interested in the heart-rending tale of
a boy and his giant robot upon release
and the film underperformed at the box
office I guess you’re not gonna hurt me
huh despite gorgeous animation and a
stellar voice cast including Jennifer
Aniston and a young man by the name of
Vin Diesel the film only made 31 million
dollars worldwide while falling short of
a budget between 70 million and 80
million dollars
thankfully the film later found success
on home video and we’ve been ugly crying
ever since
[Music]
number 3 Scott Pilgrim vs. the world
because I’m in lesbians with what all
the elements were in place a beloved
director with style to spare a whole
host of stars i popping video game
inspired visuals and a killer soundtrack
[Music]
but when it came time for this 2011
comedy based on the hit indie comic book
audiences sadly were not hooked maybe
people just weren’t that into Michael
Cera anymore or maybe the pixelated
aesthetics weren’t to the liking of most
moviegoers but this cult hit was
destroyed at the box-office losing the
studio millions of dollars you’ll pay
for your crimes against humanity among
director Edgar Wright’s filmography it’s
often seen as a misfit but to us it
remains an all-time classic I leave you
alone forever now thanks number 2
Blade Runner more human than human is
our motto a meddling studio and an
audience burned out on sci-fi are often
cited as the causes of this legendary
films under performance at the box
office
barely recouping its 28 million dollar
budget with a 33 million dollar take
Ridley Scott’s sci-fi hour opus was
legendarily mangled by a meddling studio
who insisted that an out of nowhere
happy ending be tacked on as well as
numerous other cuts it wasn’t until
years later that the definitive version
of the film was finally made available
complete with a proper downbeat ending
but even in its neutered state this
radical version of the future was unlike
anything audiences had seen before I
guess you’re through huh
finish number one The Wizard of Oz
repeating were not in Kansas anymore
despite its monumental technical
achievements and lasting legacy The
Adventures of a Kansas farm girl in the
magical land of Oz failed to enchant
audiences upon the film’s initial
release barely making three million
dollars against a 2.8 million dollar
budget The Adventures of Dorothy and
Friends are now seen as a landmark in
cinematic history in spite of initial
audience apathy it just goes to show
that sometimes a film that doesn’t
initially break the bank
can still go on to become an indelible
cultural icon it just might take a
decade or two that a heart is not judged
by how much you love but by how much you
are loved by a do you agree with our
picks check out these other great clips
from WatchMojo and subscribe for new
videos every day
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