Why did it bombed at the box-office?
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mikeyflatley — 14 years ago(February 20, 2012 12:13 AM)
very simple - niche audience. dis is like anime. no anime film is ever a big hit bec its a done in a medium 4 kidz wid adult themez. very niche.
adult audience generally need real actorz 2 take film seriously, otherwize they will not watch it or take it seriously.
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SyzyDamo — 10 years ago(May 20, 2015 09:23 AM)
There were a lot of HUGE films happening all through 1982 - which in my opinion has been one of, if not THE most important year for cinema since its inception.
Another cult classic, The Thing, was also released the same year, but was totally eclipsed by ET - as were a lot of good movies.
Its likely there were simply more attractive films to be seen by moviegoers, and it wasnt until the home video explosion that people got to experience just how good some of the other films of that year were. -
Woodyanders — 10 years ago(September 24, 2015 01:06 PM)
This film wasn't a box office bomb during its original theatrical release. It cost fifteen million and made forty million altogether at the box office, so it made back over twice what it cost to produce and thus didn't bomb at the box office.
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