Idiocracy
In 2015 , the BBC adopt opinions from 177 film critic around the world , orchestrate a list titled " The twenty-first Century ’s 100 greatest pic " . It covered some of the best pieces of movie house to come out this millennium , such asIn the Mood for Love ( 2000 ) andChildren of Men(2006 ) .
The entries also included two movies that are advert here , in a list about box office bombs . To put it another way : critical appreciation is intelligibly not a marker for financial succeeder , because interview share a rather different appreciation for flick . Still , these could have gotten a little more love , though .
The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford (2007)
Andrew Dominik ’s motion picture adaptation of the Ron Hansen Bible , The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford , is a slow - pace but unbelievable achievement . The story discusses the famed outlaw , Jesse James , and his relationship with the covetous brother , Charles and Robert Ford .
While it was received quite warmly , with several critic praising Casey Affleck and Brad Pitt ’s office specifically , the movie did n’t come as well at the box office : take a leak a measly $ 15 million against a budget twice as much .
Donnie Darko (2001)
Donnie Darkois rather eerie , but any irritation experienced is derive from its borderline mysterious narrative . Donnie , a sleepwalking adolescent , learns ( from a horrifying bunny - devil ) that the apocalypse is go to go far in twenty - eight Clarence Shepard Day Jr. .
It gets worse for him when he find that an airplane engine has destroyed his chamber , but he can not tell if his perceptions are establish on reality , or if he ’s simply sustain a mental breakdown . Donnie Darkodidn’t break down on the nose , generating $ 7.5 million vs. a $ 4.5 million budget , but was still view as to be a loss .
Shoot ‘Em Up (2007)
Michael Davis ' magnum opus , Shoot ' Em Up , is a deliciously twisted take on the gangster / assassinator movie metal money . Mr. Smith and DQ , whose backstories will remain hidden because spoiler , make an unbelievable squad ( regardless of their passing different background . )
Reviewers adored this flick , warmly referring to the hero as " a low - rent James Bond " , and to the main baddie as " teeth - gnashingly evil . " Unfortunately , Shoot ' Em Upfailed to make big Buck in theaters ; in fact it lost over $ 12 million dollars .
The Fountain (2006)
One of Darren Aronofsky ’s weirdest works ( if such a affair is possible!),The Fountainis a genre cocktail of sci - fi , philosophy , play , magical realism , to name a few .
It is a love story stretched across a millennium , which is credibly how the consultation felt up watch the film , because it made an nasty $ 16 million while spend $ 35 million . Strangely , critical chemical reaction conflicted with each other — some aver it was " as demand as it is daze " , while others called it a " gorgeous gloriole of confusion . "
Ali (2001)
Will Smith as the legendary Muhammad Ali is belike one of his greatest roles , if not his good . Alicovers the most important decade in the bagger ’s life : his heavyweight championship , becoming a Muslim , opinions on Vietnam , professional upheavals , and concludes with the notorious Rumble in the Jungle .
Smith was nominated for an Oscar , even , but with a shortfall of approximately $ 20 million at the box government agency , Aliclearly failed to shanghai most paying customers .
Idiocracy (2006)
Idiocracystars Luke Wilson and Maya Rudolph , two of the funniest actors known to Hollywood , and tells the story of a military experimentation gone wrong ( so wrong that the world becomes a capitalistic dystopia . ) It was glorify as a brightly satiric clowning , dark and despondent but seemingly inevitable .
However , it could not accrue enough money to cover yield costs , have barely half a million with a $ 2 - 4 million budget . To be fair , this was becauseIdiocracywas not released as widely as it should have been .
Grindhouse (2007)
Grindhouseis what is make love as a two-fold feature , two motion-picture show combined into one unit : Death Proof , by Quentin Tarantino , andPlanet Terror , by Robert Rodriguez , are revulsion movies that pay tribute to and parody seventies " exploitation " movies .
movie pundits hump the compounding , but refer that a large fraction of the audience may not understand the directors ' intentions . As expected , Grindhouseracked up between fifty - three and sixty - seven million dollar bill in yield bill , but generated just over twenty - five million .
Treasure Planet (2002)
Disney’sTreasure Planetwas rather expensive to make , with an near expenditure of $ 140 million dollars , and even with all the marketing behind it , did not surpass $ 110 million globally .
The movie revolutionise R.L. Stevenson’sTreasure Islandby changing the background of the hero ’s journey to outer outer space , but the core substance remains the same : the real treasures are the friend made along the way . As a side - note : hoarded wealth Planetwas suppose to get a subsequence , but that never materialized .
Sunshine (2007)
Danny Boyle’sSunshineis all about the future tense of humanity ( astronauts move around to the sunlight to prevent it from die ) , but their task is unwillingly shift from protect the world to protecting themselves .
This shift is somewhat jarring , partly explaining why the movie forego $ 8 million at the box office . referee , on the other helping hand , celebratedSunshinefor its improbable CGI and musical musical score , and even positively compare it toiconic motion-picture show likeAlien(1979)and2001 : A Space Odyssey(1968 ) .
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Mulholland Driveis one unusual film — and David Lynch ’s counterpoint base and equivocal plotlines made it incredibly tiresome for world-wide consultation .
Even though it obtained earsplitting applause at film festivals , it ’s measly $ 5 million profit designated it financially worthless . And yet , in the BBC listing mentioned in the introduction , Mulholland Drivetakes first plunder — maybethere is something more to it than eerie fog and the dismal secrets of the moving-picture show industry .
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