10 Incredible Films That Bombed At The Box Office

Production Budget: $840,000

Box Office Earnings: $1.6 Million

Citizen Kane is widely considered to be one of the greatest films of all time. It tells the story of a reporter who searches for the meaning of the final word uttered by Charles Foster Kane, a wealthy newspaper publisher. The movie was entirely unique at the time it was released. The filmmakers used new methods of lighting and employed camera techniques that had not been seen before. Even the story structure was vastly different from other motion pictures of its day. The very landscape and language of cinema was changed after its release.

Orson Welles both directed and starred in the film. He was outstanding in both positions. Critics loved the picture, but average cinema goers hadn't quite developed a taste for Welles' style while it was playing in theatres.

It may have been a financial failure, but its lasting impact on the entertainment industry cannot be denied. The way in which the story was told, from script, to cinematography, to acting methods have been replicated and built upon ever since Citizen Kane was put out into the world. It's a timeless classic and the box office means nothing to it now.