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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

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[–] perviouslyiner@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

"struggled to compete with Pulp Fiction" is certainly a phrase that shouldn't count against a film!

[–] DrSleepless@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Gonna go see The Thing in the theater tonight

[–] Pronell@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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.

[–] radicalautonomy@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

When I was 18, I was slinging tapes as a Blockbuster assistant manager, and my go-to recommendation for customers was Strange Days. Then at age 40, I finally realized I was trans, and somewhere down the line it occurred to me that my love of this film should have been a clue.

[–] Pronell@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

That's awesome! Glad you found yourself. Not everyone does.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

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.

[–] style99@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

Some interesting context about Citizen Kane.