Just found out 'Battlefield Earth' actually made over $100 million worldwide, which is wild for a movie everyone calls the worst ever.

Saw that stat on a box office site and it made me think maybe the hate is just a bandwagon thing, because that's a lot of people who paid to see it, right?

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hayes.jake12d ago

Oh man, that's a perfect example. I see this all the time where something gets labeled a total failure, but the numbers tell a different story. It's like a group opinion takes over and no one stops to check the facts. I mean, a hundred million bucks means a ton of folks went to see it, so it couldn't have been a complete disaster for everyone. Makes you wonder what else we all just agree to hate without really thinking about it.

the_pat9d ago

Look at the box office for any big movie these days. A hundred million sounds like a lot, but it's not really a win if the movie cost twice that to make and market. Studios expect way more. Calling it a failure isn't just groupthink, it's basic math. People can still enjoy something that lost a ton of money. It's not that deep.

elizabeth90012d ago

Read an article once that broke down the marketing budget for that movie. They spent a CRAZY amount on ads and getting it into theaters, so the gross isn't that shocking. A lot of that money was just from the first weekend before word got out how bad it was.