10 Amazing Movies That Bombed At The Box Office
6. Fight Club
Budget: $63 million
Box Office: $100.9 million
Yes. There was once a time that the entire world didn't love Fight Club. That time was 1999. Now Fight Club is hailed as a modern classic and one of David Fincher's best movies, if not his very best. At the time of release, there was a great concern in America that Fight Club would inspire copycat violence in the vain of A Clockwork Orange. Middle America's outrage struck once again.
It's hard to even categorise Fight Club in a traditional genre. Is it a thriller? A satire? A black comedy? A psychological horror? Or maybe it's all of these at once. Of course, Fight Club is also famous for containing one of the most famous twists in movie history. No spoilers here for those who have been living under the world's biggest rock for the last two decades.
The movie questions its audience without ever giving us concrete answers, but rather leaving us to dwell on these questions long after the credits have rolled. Questions about consumerism, capitalism, masculinity and politics are all at play here. The movie perfectly reflected the sense of entering the unknown void of the new millennium that was around the corner. Audiences didn't know how to answer these big questions, and Fight Club exists just to bring these questions to the forefront of our thinking.
Although a box office disappointment, especially in North America, Fight Club gained traction over the years thanks to word of mouth and video and DVD sales to become one of the most beloved movies of the last 25 years.