Movies that Bombed in the theatre that you saw..

[The Bat]

I don't know if it qualifies as a bomb....but Blade Runner didn't do big numbers at the box office.

Also, the FIRST Matrix didn't do big box office numbers either...but it REALLY took off on DVD!!

[Random Axe]

I forgot the title but it was a space movie starring John Boy and George Peppard.

I remember the spaceship looking like boobs

You were close. The bottom of the ship looks like a low hanging scrotum. Nevertheless, I need to see this again. Was it ever released on DVD/Bluray?

[samurainoir]

I saw that in the theatre opening night too - I really loved it - but I've seen movies I've turned around on like that for sure.

Gilliam used to be one of my favorite filmmakers, and I've seen every one of his movies since "The Fisher King" in the theatre. I hated his last 3 movies though, and now "Zero Theorem" is playing 4 blocks away from me and I just can't bring myself to go. Very sad.

one of my favourite films, Brazil by Gilliam was a huge box office disaster, as was Baron Munchausen, which I saw in one of the tiny theatres at the Eaton Centre Cineplex.

Fisher King was a hit, and Gilliam thanked everyone for making his selling out to Hollywood so easy. !2 Monkeys was a hit as well IIRC.

[samurainoir]

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie. I believe it was one of the lowest grossing films ever released by a major studio (in this case Universal). I think it grossed less than half a million bucks nationwide. There may have been a half dozen people in the theater when a friend and I saw it. But we loved every minute of it!

I saw Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy and David Cronenberg's Crash in the theatre too, they didn't exactly light up the box office either. And Crash had the most walkouts I ever experienced while watching a film, maybe almost half the audience. It was awesome!

takes me back! My first year in Toronto after graduating University (and still lived with my University roommate). My roommate worked on Brain Candy, so we all went out and saw it en masse. MST3K, This Island Earth right? that was a big deal for us because we had spend so much time trading tapes in University.

[Duncan]

Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon.

[Figuremod73]

The Ice Pirates
Spaceballs
The Dark Crystal
Krull
The Dragonslayer
Clash of the Titans
Buck Rogers in the 25th century

I think The Fox and the Hound wasnt a hit either.

All movies I liked in the theaters and have grown to love as the years go by.

[fallensaviour]

^^^



Another Roger Corman knockoff.

This was a real missed opportunity for mego.
I mean this is the only thing that could have increased the sales for the johnboy figure...lol
This movie in all honesty is one of my quilty pleasures.
It's bad beyond bad but it does have a lot going for it.
John boy,Hannibal,Sybil danning,John Saxon and Robert Vaughn it's b-movie royalty...lol

[thunderbolt]

^^^



Another Roger Corman knockoff.

[Mikey]

I forgot the title but it was a space movie starring John Boy and George Peppard.

I remember the spaceship looking like boobs

[mego73]

I saw Scarface too.

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century....

Scarface......believe me, when it came out no one liked it...
The reviews were bad but years later after cable and the rise of "gangsta" rap, it became a cult favorite.

Footloose

[Apositive]

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century....

Scarface......believe me, when it came out no one liked it...
The reviews were bad but years later after cable and the rise of "gangsta" rap, it became a cult favorite.

Footloose

[mego73]

The Thing (1982)
Xanadu
Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow

[Earth 2 Chris]

John Carter was a fine film. Definite misfire on the part of Disney's usually-on target marketing.

Has anyone mentioned Office Space? That was a total dud in the theater, but now everyone quotes it.

Chris

[knight errant00]

Highlander
Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow
MST3K the Movie

I saw John Carter its opening weekend. Flawed, bur I enjoyed it. Don't think it's achieved any classic status yet, cult or otherwise.

[PNGwynne]

I thought the John Carter film was pretty good just mishandled by Disney's pr dept. It was pretty faithful to the source material & the effects were good.

I love this film, I've seen it three times and liked it more each time. I'm saddened that the proposed trilogy won't be made.