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Not every cinematic masterpiece is recognized for its genius right away. Some films struggle to find an audience or critical acclaim upon their initial release, only to be rediscovered and celebrated years later. Join us as we explore those movies that bombed at the box office or were panned by critics, yet defied the odds to earn a passionate, devoted cult following. These once-misunderstood gems prove that sometimes, true appreciation just takes time.
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00:00You betrayed me. You're not good. You're just a chicken. Chip, chip, chip, chip, chip, chip.
00:05Welcome to Ms. Mojo. And today, we're counting down our picks for those fan-favorite films that
00:10weren't either critically or financially successful at the time of their original release.
00:15You were born into a family that doesn't always appreciate you.
00:19But one day, things are going to be very different.
00:22Number 30. Atlantis, The Lost Empire.
00:26The 2000s were a difficult time for the Disney brand.
00:29This was an era where the company's animation division was struggling to adapt
00:32not only to changing technologies, but shifting expectations from audiences.
00:37Atlantis, The Lost Empire had a lot going for it with regards to its voice cast,
00:41which included Michael J. Fox, James Garner, and Leonard Nimoy.
00:45I've seen it work.
00:46No. Where is my daughter?
00:49Well, she... she...
00:51She has been chosen like her mother before her.
00:56What?
00:57There was also a lot of hard work that went into developing world-building details,
01:01such as the Atlantean language.
01:05Unfortunately, Atlantis, The Lost Empire didn't perform well enough at the box office to warrant
01:14Disney's planned television spin-off, which was cancelled shortly after receipts came into
01:19the House of Mouse.
01:20Today, however, the film sits well with fans, who clearly appreciated everything that went into production.
01:25Oh, you're getting a bill.
01:27Can we go home now?
01:28Come on, y'all.
01:29Let's get one last shot in front of the fish.
01:33Say yuck!
01:34Yuck!
01:35Number 29.
01:36The Nice Guys
01:37We always appreciate a good tough guy noir, particularly when it happens to be set within
01:42the rough-and-tumble 1970s.
01:44The Nice Guys only brought in $63 million against a $50 million budget, however, despite the
01:49presence of heavyweights Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling among the cast.
01:53Did you fall?
01:54Yeah.
01:57Jesus Christ, are you kidding?
01:58I think I'm invincible.
02:00It's only thing that makes sense.
02:01I don't think I can die.
02:02The Nice Guys was also directed and co-written by Shane Black, creator of the Lethal Weapon
02:07franchise and screenwriter for such films as The Monster Squad and The Last Boy Scout.
02:12The film, as a result, retains much of Black's notable talent for charming, snappy, and witty
02:16dialogue.
02:17At least you're drinking again.
02:19Yeah.
02:19I feel great.
02:22You know, nobody got hurt.
02:25Oh, God, hurt.
02:26I'm saying I think they died quickly, though, so I don't think that they got hurt.
02:29The buddy chemistry between Crowe and Gosling was great, too.
02:32And it's this combination of talents that enabled The Nice Guys to gain a cult audience.
02:37Number 28.
02:38Showgirls
02:39We don't know about you, but we would personally love to live in a world where Paul Verhoeven's
02:43Showgirls was an Academy Award-winning smash that ushered in a new NC-17-rated renaissance.
02:49Obviously, this didn't happen, but Showcase was basically inducted into the Bad Movie Hall
02:54of Fame, which is an honor unto itself, right?
02:56If you want.
02:57Isn't that nice of you, darling?
03:04What are friends for?
03:06We love how Joe Esterhaz's script takes itself totally and tonally seriously, while the performances
03:11of Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, Gina Gershon, and Robert Davi dive headfirst into
03:16the shallow end of the histrionic swimming pool.
03:18Oh, and the pun is definitely intended when we're talking about swimming pools, as evidenced
03:23by Berkley and MacLachlan's iconic, let's go with, sex scene?
03:27It's the stuff of which cult movie dreams are truly made.
03:30What'd you win?
03:32Me in a minute, aren't you?
03:35Me.
03:38Number 27.
03:39Highlander
03:39It seems incredible to think that a movie this slick, with such an inventive premise
03:44and with the soundtrack music of Queen backing it up, failed to perform at the box office.
03:49The proof is in the proverbial pudding when it comes to Highlander, however.
03:53Why does the sun come up?
03:55Hmm?
03:56Or are the stars just pinholes in the curtain of night?
04:00Who knows?
04:01The film's reputation on home video allowed for it not only to receive multiple sequels,
04:05but even a television spinoff.
04:08This was despite director Russell Mulcahy's original Highlander bringing in less than 13 million
04:12bucks against a budget of 19.
04:15This was where VHS and Laserdisc essentially saved Highlander from the trash can of history,
04:20since home viewers really fell for the film's lived-in world of immortal swordsmen and their
04:24lightning-fueled duels to the death.
04:26I was born in 1518 in the village of Glenfinnan on the shores of Loch Shiel.
04:33And I am immortal.
04:35Number 26.
04:36Inherent Vice
04:37Question.
04:38How much do the opinions of critics or the box office receipts mean to you when deciding
04:43whether or not to check out a movie?
04:44Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice seemed to receive a buzz almost immediately back when
04:48it was released in 2014, but not exactly for the reasons it hoped.
04:52This adaptation of Thomas Pynchon's novel resonated with some critics.
05:07While others seemed to see the writing on the wall, that Inherent Vice was going to fail
05:11during its time, but eventually find a cult audience, this ultimately did happen, thanks
05:16to word of mouth about the film's bonkers neo-noir nature.
05:18This didn't stop Inherent Vice from failing at the box office, however, to a nearly $5 million
05:24deficit.
05:25Seeing as your effort to keep lines of communication had been limited, to say the least.
05:33Well, I've been busy.
05:35Number 25.
05:36Doctor Sleep
05:37So tell me, pup, are you gonna take your medicine?
05:46I'm not.
05:47The name Mike Flanagan may have meant something to certain circles of horror fandom back when
05:53the director helmed Doctor Sleep in 2019, but how does anybody follow up the maestro Stanley
05:58Kubrick?
05:59The sequel to The Shining wasn't Flanagan's original work, and had a lot going against
06:04it with regards to the legacy of Kubrick's original vision of Stephen King's legendary
06:07work.
06:08Doctor Sleep didn't totally bomb at the box office, but it didn't exactly light things
06:12on fire either, and it was largely unfavorably compared to other works based upon King.
06:17Many of those who've watched Flanagan's work after the fact have come back pleased, however,
06:21leading to Doctor Sleep earning its share of cult status.
06:24I'm just the prettiest.
06:26I assume you know my answer.
06:30Pity.
06:31So are we doing this or not?
06:33Number 24.
06:34The Boondock Saints
06:35It's perhaps easy in today's modern age of immediately available streaming technology
06:40to forget just how much impact home video used to have with regards to certain films
06:44achieving a cult status.
06:45We're sort of like 7-Eleven.
06:48We're not always doing business, but we're always open.
06:52Mmm.
06:53That is nice.
06:54An effort such as Troy Duffy's The Boondock Saints essentially came and went back when
06:58it was released in 1999, costing $6 million to make and not even bringing in a paltry $100,000
07:04in receipts.
07:05Yet those at the video store on a Friday or Saturday night must have seen something about
07:09the Boondock box art they liked because word of mouth began to spread.
07:13These saints became officially canonized as holy martyrs of B-moviedom, and a cult fascination
07:19with Duffy's passion project was born.
07:21One day you will look behind you and you will see we three.
07:25And on that day, you will live it.
07:28And we will send you to whatever God you wish.
07:32Number 23.
07:33Matilda
07:33It was Danny DeVito who directed this adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic 1988 novel.
07:38Yet perhaps falling in line with other takes on Dahl's unique work, Matilda struggled
07:43to find an audience during the time of its initial release in 1996.
07:46I read this book last year on mathematics at the library.
07:52You like to read?
07:54Oh yes, I love to read.
07:56DeVito's film didn't exactly tank, but Matilda definitely wasn't any sort of runaway success.
08:01That is, until parents started renting Matilda for their kids from the video store, and those
08:06kids talked about Matilda with their friends.
08:08Before long, DeVito had a cult classic on his hands, a film that's now seen as a beloved
08:14classic from the late 90s.
08:16Matilda found, to her great surprise, that life would be fun, and she decided to have
08:22as much of it as possible.
08:24Number 22.
08:25The Black Cauldron
08:26It was the film that almost bankrupted the Disney animation department for good, a production
08:31that took years and cost millions, without earning even half of its budget back when all
08:36was said and done. Still, The Black Cauldron is fondly remembered today by those that appreciated
08:41this era of Disney darkness, time when the company was delving into PG Fair with a surprisingly
08:45forward-thinking and experimental spirit.
08:48Heard for the last time.
08:50Ha ha, over his throat, sire.
08:52Now, pinkeeper, you shall die.
08:57This adaptation of the Chronicles of Prudain book series wasn't easy viewing for kids that
09:02weren't used to being faced with deadly skeletons, malevolent magic, and stakes that were do or
09:07die. The Black Cauldron didn't hold anybody's hand, but thankfully, its cult reputation held
09:12it up from the abyss of celluloid oblivion.
09:15Arise, my messengers of death. Our time has arrived.
09:23Number 21. The Room. You know it. You can quote it.
09:27You are tearing me apart, Lisa!
09:30Why are you so hysterical?
09:31Do you understand life? Do you?
09:35You probably don't legitimately love it, but you know you love the good times it brings to any bad movie party.
09:42This is gonna ruin your friendship with Johnny.
09:45What were you thinking?
09:46It's Tommy Wiseau's The Room, a film so legendarily bad that an entire fictional making-of titled
09:52The Disaster Artist was released to celebrate its awful nature.
09:55Action!
10:01What line?
10:02Make no mistake, The Room is poorly made, poorly acted, and was poorly distributed back when it was
10:09released slash inflicted upon the public in 2003.
10:12Rumors soon spread about this strange film titled The Room, however.
10:16Making more and more people decide they had to see it.
10:19The rest, as they say, is bad Z-movie history.
10:23It's not over. Everybody betrayed me. I fed up with this world.
10:27Number 20. Labyrinth.
10:29You have 13 hours in which to solve the labyrinth before your baby brother becomes one of us forever.
10:37Fantasy musicals aren't an easy sell.
10:39This one also featured puppets.
10:41Labyrinth underperformed at the domestic box office, opening at number 8 and grossing $35 million worldwide.
10:47With a budget of $25 million, it wasn't an outright bomb, but it was considered a major disappointment.
10:54In fact, the movie's lukewarm reception sent director Jim Henson into a depression,
10:57and it would be the last theatrical movie he ever directed.
11:01However, the film is now considered a cult classic, famous for its visual design,
11:06wonderful puppetry, and gloriously hammy performance from David Bowie.
11:09Your eyes can be so cruel
11:12Just as I can be so cruel
11:19Number 19. Hocus Pocus
11:21Go to hell!
11:23Oh, I've been there, thank you. I found it quite lovely.
11:26For many, Hocus Pocus is an annual Halloween tradition.
11:29Every year, we watch Winifred, Sarah, and Mary get up to comedic shenanigans in Salem,
11:34and we find something to enjoy every single time.
11:37But audiences were not having it in 1993.
11:40Despite being one of the Halloween-est of Halloween movies,
11:43Hocus Pocus opened smack in the middle of July,
11:46so people weren't really in the mood for an autumn movie.
11:49Combined with a tepid critical reception,
11:52Hocus Pocus could not produce any magic at the box office,
11:55losing Disney an estimated $16.5 million.
11:58But, thanks to repeat television airings at Halloween,
12:01Hocus Pocus was resurrected from the dead.
12:03That great beans, what took thee so long?
12:06I'm sorry, Emily.
12:08I had to wait 300 years for a virgin to light a candle.
12:12Number 18. Wet Hot American Summer
12:14When we first started hanging out together this morning,
12:17we were just friends.
12:19But things change.
12:21And I've fallen in love with you.
12:23Until 2015,
12:25few people had ever heard of 2001's Wet Hot American Summer.
12:28But then, Netflix released the prequel series First Day of Camp,
12:31creating new interest in the original movie.
12:34Back then, stars Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Elizabeth Banks,
12:38and Bradley Cooper didn't have the same name recognition they do now.
12:41The film's script was also widely criticized,
12:44with many arguing that it was a poor parody of 80 sex comedies.
12:47As a result, the movie performed abysmally.
12:51Its widest opening was over the Labor Day weekend,
12:53when it was played in a whole 12 theaters.
12:56It ended up grossing just $295,000,
13:00well below its meager $1.8 million budget.
13:03Let's all promise that in 10 years from today,
13:06we'll meet again,
13:07and we'll see what kind of people we've blossomed into.
13:09Number 17. Dread
13:11It's hard to say why Dread bombed,
13:13but the awful Sylvester Stallone movie from 1995
13:16might have something to do with it.
13:18You killed innocent people.
13:18The means to an end.
13:20You started a mess.
13:21I caused a revolution.
13:22You betrayed the law.
13:23Raw!
13:24That movie also performed quite poorly,
13:27grossing $113 million on a $90 million budget.
13:30But the 2012 version was actually a good movie,
13:34featuring a fantastic Carl Urban in the titular role,
13:37spectacular action,
13:38and a smart script from Alex Garland.
13:40Regardless, it still only grossed $41.5 million on a $45 million budget,
13:46dashing Garland's hopes of producing a trilogy.
13:48For whatever reason,
13:50mainstream audiences just don't connect with the judge.
13:52But those who give him the time of day end up loving him.
13:55The Judge Dread
13:57finally gets on the wrong end of a gun.
14:01And what he says
14:02is wait.
14:04Number 16. Brazil
14:06Terry Gilliam of Monty Python fame
14:08directed this surreal dystopian black comedy
14:10that explores individualism,
14:11bureaucracy,
14:12and governmental overreach.
14:14If these people would just play the game,
14:16they'd get a lot more out of life.
14:18Admittedly,
14:19that isn't exactly a recipe
14:20for a crowd-pleasing blockbuster.
14:22Brazil is an excellent movie, though,
14:25featuring stellar art direction
14:26and a wickedly intelligent script
14:28reminiscent of George Orwell.
14:30While it found some success in Europe,
14:32Brazil failed to connect with North American audiences
14:34and grossed just $10 million on a $15 million budget.
14:38Today, however,
14:39it's considered a cult classic.
14:41Gilliam would again find surreal cult classic status
14:44with 1998's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
14:47One of God's own prototypes.
14:50A high-powered mutant of some kind
14:52never even considered for mass production.
14:55Too weird to live
14:56and too rare to die.
14:58Number 15. Children of Men
15:00As the sound of the playgrounds faded,
15:03the despair set in.
15:05We return to the dystopia well with Children of Men,
15:09a bleak action thriller from Alfonso Cuaron.
15:11The story takes place in 2027,
15:14when an infertility crisis has threatened humanity with extinction
15:17and turned the world into a violent hellhole.
15:20It is an exceptionally well-made film,
15:22drawing Oscar nominations for its writing,
15:24editing, and cinematography.
15:26The latter two combine to create the film's
15:28lauded single-shot action sequences.
15:30But maybe the movie was just too dark
15:32for mainstream audiences,
15:34as it grossed just $70.5 million
15:36on a $76 million budget.
15:38Why bother
15:39if life's going to make its own choices?
15:44Number 14. Clue
15:46If they had to pick a board game to adapt into a movie,
15:49Clue was probably the right choice.
15:51Just checking.
15:51Everything all right?
15:52Yep, two corpses, everything's fine.
15:54The game is tailor-made for a good story,
15:56featuring colorful characters,
15:58a murder mystery,
15:59and a fun setting.
16:00And Clue pulled it off remarkably well.
16:03While some argue that the movie is a bit gimmicky,
16:05like its inclusion of three different endings,
16:07the excellent cast makes it all worthwhile.
16:10Big names like Christopher Lloyd,
16:12Eileen Brennan,
16:13Madeline Kahn,
16:14Michael McKeon,
16:15Martin Mall,
16:16and Leslie Ann Warren
16:17help keep things interesting.
16:18And Tim Curry brings exceptional energy
16:21and comedic wit as Wadsworth.
16:22But Clue was found dead in the ballroom,
16:25grossing just under its budget of $15 million.
16:28I suggest that we stack the bodies in the cellar,
16:31lock it,
16:32leave quietly one at a time,
16:34and pretend that none of this has ever happened.
16:37Number 13.
16:38Dazed and Confused
16:39Ma'am, I was just escorting your fine young son home from school.
16:43There were some ruffians about,
16:45and I...
16:46Oh, and Mitch,
16:47Carl,
16:48we'll be seeing each other again.
16:50Like Wet Hot American Summer,
16:52this teen comedy features actors
16:53who would later become major names in Hollywood,
16:56including Mila Jovovich,
16:57Ben Affleck,
16:58and Matthew McConaughey.
16:59And almost no one went to see it.
17:01Sure,
17:02it did a heck of a lot better
17:03than Wet Hot American Summer's $295,000,
17:06grossing $8 million.
17:07But with a budget of $7 million,
17:09Dazed and Confused
17:11left the studio in a similar state.
17:13Regardless,
17:14the film is now an iconic piece of pop culture,
17:16with McConaughey's David Witterson
17:18giving us plenty of memorable lines and memes.
17:20You got a joint?
17:23Uh, no, not on me, man.
17:28It'd be a lot cooler if you did.
17:31Number 12.
17:32Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
17:34You wouldn't think you'd stand a chance
17:35against an A-lister, bro.
17:37This movie is certainly an acquired taste.
17:39The story follows Michael Cera's Scott
17:41as he battles his current girlfriend's exes.
17:44The movie is shot in a very cartoonish
17:46and stylized manner,
17:47and it comes across as more of a visual comic book
17:49than a conventional film.
17:50However,
17:51mainstream audiences couldn't quite handle
17:53the unique content,
17:55and Scott Pilgrim only opened fifth
17:56at the box office.
17:58It quickly dropped out of the top 10
18:00and grossed only $47 million worldwide.
18:03The movie was considered
18:04a huge financial disappointment,
18:06but its devoted fan base
18:08has ensured that it isn't forgotten.
18:11At least, not in movie fan circles.
18:13The general public forgot about it long ago.
18:15I'll leave you alone forever now.
18:17Thanks.
18:17Number 11.
18:19Heather's
18:19Winona Ryder was just coming onto the scene in 1989,
18:27having starred in Beetlejuice the year prior.
18:30So while she wasn't unknown,
18:31she wasn't yet the box office draw she would become in the 90s.
18:35It's also likely that the storyline of Heather's threw people off,
18:39as the protagonist is a misanthrope who wants to blow up a high school.
18:42It failed to meet its relatively small budget of $3 million,
18:46opening with just $177,000,
18:49and finishing with a gross of $1 million.
18:52However, while it didn't find an audience back in 89,
18:55the cynical satire, dark story,
18:57and clever subversion of coming-of-age teen films
19:00eventually made Heather's a cult classic.
19:02I mean, today was great.
19:03Chaos was great.
19:05Chaos is what killed the dinosaurs, darling.
19:08Number 10.
19:09Donnie Darko
19:10Why are you wearing that stupid bunny suit?
19:13It may surprise you to find that Donnie Darko
19:16was initially met with a very lukewarm reception.
19:18While the movie is now considered a classic
19:20that can spawn hours upon hours of discussion,
19:23audiences originally thought it to be a confusing, pretentious mess.
19:26That said, Donnie Darko was never meant to light the box office on fire,
19:30and it was released to a very small number of screens.
19:33It can't just be a coincidence.
19:34It ended up grossing a measly $517,000 in the domestic market
19:39and $7 million worldwide.
19:41And while the movie recouped its budget,
19:43it failed to generate a profit.
19:45However, it enjoyed very strong DVD sales and word of mouth,
19:50eventually leading to its classification as a cult classic.
19:53Why are you wearing that stupid man suit?
19:56Number 9.
19:57Mulholland Drive
19:57I hope that I never see that face ever outside of a dream.
20:02David Lynch is a director with a legion of fans,
20:05but who rarely find success at the box office.
20:07That largely has to do with the surreal
20:09and often nonsensical nature of his films,
20:12including Mulholland Drive.
20:14The movie failed to make much of an impression at the box office.
20:17Its widest release was in 247 theaters,
20:20and it grossed just $20 million.
20:23With a budget of $15 million,
20:25the film could be considered a major financial disappointment.
20:29But Lynch has always been more concerned with artistic integrity
20:32than mainstream popularity,
20:34and Mulholland Drive is arguably his masterpiece.
20:36It's now considered one of the greatest movies ever made,
20:39even landing in 8th place on the 2022 Sight and Sound poll.
20:43You know, you're not thinking.
20:46You're too busy being a smart aleck to be thinking.
20:48Number 8.
20:49The Iron Giant
20:50Guess you're not gonna hurt me, huh?
20:52The Iron Giant is another classic that initially failed to make waves.
20:56The movie received stellar reviews,
20:58with some critics even calling it
20:59one of the best animated movies of all time.
21:02And while it received a wide release,
21:04it generated about $5 million during its opening weekend,
21:07leading to a hugely disappointing 9th place finish.
21:10Theaters quickly got rid of the movie,
21:12and it ended up grossing $31 million on a $70 million budget,
21:16leading the president of Warner Brothers to admit that they got,
21:19quote,
21:19slaughtered.
21:20Luckily, the movie enjoyed success on home video
21:23and television syndication,
21:25and it's now regarded by some as an underappreciated masterpiece.
21:29And souls don't die.
21:31Number 7.
21:32The Shawshank Redemption
21:33I didn't expect that a storm would last as long as it has.
21:36Like most critically acclaimed Best Picture nominees,
21:39The Shawshank Redemption was adored by critics,
21:42but found little praise or attention from the general moviegoing public.
21:45It was made on a $25 million budget,
21:48and received a wide release in September of 1994.
21:51But it ended up grossing only $16 million.
21:55Many theories were posited regarding its failure,
21:57including competition from the equally acclaimed Pulp Fiction and Forrest Gump,
22:01and general audiences' lack of interest in prestigious prison drama.
22:05However, it escaped from its box office prison,
22:08and saw great success on home video,
22:10where it was quickly labeled a classic.
22:12I had to come to prison to be a crook.
22:14Number 6.
22:15Office Space
22:16I'm also going to need you to go ahead and come in on Sunday, too, okay?
22:22Office Space is often touted as the quintessential movie for white-collar office drones.
22:27Unfortunately, it seems as if general audiences either couldn't relate,
22:30or simply didn't care.
22:32While the film generated good reviews due to its accurate depiction of white-collar life,
22:36it grossed only $12 million on a $10 million budget.
22:39The movie eventually sold millions of DVDs,
22:42and saw success on TV when Comedy Central began airing the movie in the early 2000s.
22:47It's now known as one of the funniest and most relatable comedies of the 90s,
22:51and it was even referenced in a Ted Cruz campaign ad,
22:55signifying its continued relevance.
22:57It's not that I'm lazy.
22:59It's that I just don't care.
23:00Number 5.
23:01Fight Club
23:02The first rule of Fight Club is,
23:04you do not talk about Fight Club.
23:06Man, 1999 was loaded with great movies that bombed at the box office.
23:11Fight Club, as we're sure you know by now,
23:13is a great movie about consumerism, anarchism, and mental illness.
23:17What it is not, despite its title, is an action movie.
23:21However, Fox ended up highlighting the fighting aspect in the marketing,
23:24leading many to believe that this was a brainless action movie about fight clubs.
23:28The movie drew a young male demographic,
23:30and despite earning $100 million,
23:33it was considered a financial disappointment due to its $63 million budget,
23:37as its domestic box office take was only $37 million.
23:41The movie was re-evaluated on home video,
23:44and many people now consider it to be one of the finest movies of the 90s.
23:47It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything.
23:51Number 4.
23:52The Thing
23:52I don't know what the hell's in there,
23:54but it's weird and pissed off, whatever it is.
23:56John Carpenter's 1982 classic is often thought to be one of the greatest horror movies of all time.
24:02It's renowned for its intelligence and atmosphere,
24:05and its prosthetic effects are often considered some of the finest in cinema history.
24:09However, The Thing was regarded as absolute trash upon release.
24:13It received scathing reviews for its revolting violence and relentless bleakness,
24:18and it significantly underperformed at the box office.
24:21Film fans have continuously argued about its failure,
24:24with many pointing to its depressing tone,
24:27its ill-timed release near E.T.,
24:29and the oversaturation of science fiction films at the time.
24:32This is pure nonsense.
24:34It doesn't prove a thing.
24:35Number 3.
24:36The Rocky Horror Picture Show
24:38If there's one movie that defines the cult classic,
24:49it's The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
24:51This unique musical science fiction horror comedy blend was initially met with a very lukewarm reception,
24:58and it was quickly pulled from theaters due to a lack of interest.
25:02A Fox executive eventually talked distributors into releasing the movie on the midnight circuit,
25:07and it was here that Rocky Horror became a smash hit.
25:10Oh, I just love success.
25:12Its theater showings became world-renowned for their weirdness and fan interactivity,
25:17and it's remained in limited theaters for over 40 years,
25:20making it the longest-running film in history.
25:23Get to the world, go!
25:29Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
25:31While Willy Wonka may be a classic today,
25:41it was all but ignored upon its initial release in 1971.
25:45While it received good reviews,
25:47Roger Ebert even compared it to The Wizard of Oz.
25:49It did poorly at the box office,
25:51earning just $2 million during its opening weekend,
25:54and quickly dropping out of existence.
25:56It seemed like just another forgotten children's movie until the mid-80s,
26:00when it found success on home video and TV.
26:03It's enjoyed continued success ever since,
26:06ensuring that the Oompa Loompas didn't have to sing Willy Wonka a creepy exit song.
26:10Oompa, oompa, doompity-doom,
26:13I've got a perfect puzzle for you.
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26:34Blade Runner has certainly had a storied history.
26:39It initially received a polarized response,
26:41with some praising its intricate themes and visuals,
26:44while others criticized its unusual narrative.
26:47It also underperformed at the box office.
26:49The reasons for this are many.
26:52Audiences were expecting a conventional action sci-fi thrill ride,
26:55its slow pace and complex ideas threw off mainstream audiences,
26:59and it was released too close to similar blockbusters like E.T. and Star Trek II.
27:04It sought greater success on home video,
27:06and its numerous re-edits have garnered greater critical appreciation from both critics and audiences.
27:12It's now considered one of the greatest science fiction movies of all time.
27:16The movie's sequel would suffer a similar fate 35 years later,
27:24drawing acclaim for its story and cinematography,
27:26but losing the studio about $80 million.
27:29What's the best part about being part of a small but devoted cult following?
27:33Shout out your favorite underground pics in the comments.
27:36Your job, I was good at it.
27:38It was simpler then.
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