TLDR
10 The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Budget: £19.3m. Worldwide gross: £22m
9 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Budget: £2.3m**. Worldwide gross:** £3.2m
8 Strange Days (1995)
Budget: £32.3m. Worldwide gross: £13.1m
7. The Thing (1982)
Budget: £12m**. Worldwide gross: £15.9m**
6. Donnie Darko (2001)
Budget: £3.5m**. Initial US gross: £398,386**
5. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
Budget: £2.45m**. Worldwide gross (approx): £2.54m**
4. Blade Runner (1982)
Budget: £21.6m**. Worldwide gross: £32.2****m**
3. Citizen Kane (1941)
Budget: £646,602**.**Recorded loss: £123,202
2. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Budget: £2.1m**. Initial gross (approx): £2.3m**
1. Vertigo (1958)
Budget: £1.9m**.** North American gross: £2.5m
Some interesting context about Citizen Kane.
“struggled to compete with Pulp Fiction” is certainly a phrase that shouldn’t count against a film!
Gonna go see The Thing in the theater tonight
Strange Days is a classic?
I thought of it as a bit too clunky in its execution. But I’ll admit Juliette Lewis has always been a distractingly terrible actor in my eyes. And she can’t sing either.
I will admit it’s good enough to deserve a better reception than it’s theatrical release though.
It’s better as the sum of its parts. The lead performances were meh but the supporting cast were great.
Juliette Lewis’s best singing and acting were in one movie.
