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esc · 05-16-2008, 09:30 PM

Speed Racer's far lower than expected box office take and the studio dropping a lot of the support for the film, judging by the complete lack of commercials on TV this last week got me wondering,

has a film ever one so poorly at the box office that a studio has totally dropped everything to do with it and not even given it a home video release?

I know, there is probably stuff from the 70's and 80's that has still not seen the like of even Beta or VHS, but what about now, in the days when a good home video launch can give a film new life and spawn a sequel or at least get a film to break even?

05-16-2008, 09:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
esc Stay behind my aura! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: camrose, alberta, canada	Has a film ever done so poorly at the box office ... ? Speed Racer's far lower than expected box office take and the studio dropping a lot of the support for the film, judging by the complete lack of commercials on TV this last week got me wondering, has a film ever one so poorly at the box office that a studio has totally dropped everything to do with it and not even given it a home video release? I know, there is probably stuff from the 70's and 80's that has still not seen the like of even Beta or VHS, but what about now, in the days when a good home video launch can give a film new life and spawn a sequel or at least get a film to break even? __________________ "I guess I'm just not used to being chased around a mall in the middle of the night by killer robots." -Linda, Chopping Mall Last edited by esc : 05-16-2008 at 10:09 PM.