it was clear this wasn't going to be a home run from a business perspective. With a budget north of $150 million (before marketing), the film debuted with just $32.7 million on its opening weekend, paving the way for a relatively disappointing$92 millionrun at the domestic...
Before Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi blockbusterDune, there was David Lynch's 1984 adaptation. It was a massive box office flop with Kyle MacLachlan asPaul Atreides who is now played by Timothée Chalamet. Almost 40 years later, MacLachlan said that the movie made his poor 24-year-old self a ...
Four gala premieres, a very excited cast, and David Lynch at the White House with the Reagans—Dune had a lot going for it. And a lot working against it.
He found less success with his 1984 adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sprawling science fiction novel “Dune.” The production, made on a budget of $40 million during an arduous three-year shoot, was a colossal box office flop. However, Lynch rebounded from the disaster with two ...
He found less success with his 1984 adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sprawling science fiction novel “Dune.” The production, made on a budget of $40 million during an arduous three-year shoot, was a colossal box office flop. However, Lynch rebounded from the disaster with two films that de...
He was apparently so hung up on getting a giant spider into a movie that he eventually worked it into the famous Will Smith flop Wild Wild West, even though it wasn't something that was originally intended to be in the movie. Crazy or not, he has definitely found a way to make a ...
At the same time, Max continues to have a far more extensive library of the most beloved films. Such a collection features classics such asThe Matrix,Dune,Pulp Fiction,The Exorcist, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and the works from DC Comics andStudio Ghibli. Though Netflix now has some...
He found less success with his 1984 adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sprawling science fiction novel “Dune.” The production, made on a budget of $40 million during an arduous three-year shoot, was a colossal box office flop. However, Lynch rebounded from the disaster with two films that de...