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How popular was this movie when it first came out?

posted 10 years ago by coastin_on_a_dream
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I just saw this movie for the first time and enjoyed it. I have heard of it before many times over the years, so I've always assumed it was a huge movie, but I never got around to seeing it until now. Plus it came out a few years before I was born. Was it popular when it first came out in 1987? What was its box office performance like? Was it a big hit or is this more of a cult movie that developed a following over the years? Were people talking about it a lot and flocking to theaters to see the two Coreys? Anybody remember?

[–] huldu 8 years ago

You didn't have internet or things like that back then so mostly things like that spread around friends or of course the video store. The video store back then was like a hangout spot to keep up to date on what was going on. I went to watch movies a lot at the cinema but over all I rented far more movies back in the 80's and early 90's. It was just a thing you did with your friends. It was a much more social time than these days that's for sure.

[–] Kandi73 8 years ago

it was big. there were magazines with all the guys in it like teen Beat, tiger beat etc. I had a couple of mags with Paul in them lol. I remember I put them in my locker every body rolled their eyes at me lol. The Movie tie in was big I finally found it on a road trip with my parents and I started laughing we were in California and I never did get to go to Santa Cruz cause my sister and bother got their pick there was a sigh and on the back of it said Lost Boys Rules I nearly freak out my mom asked me if I was ok cause I was laughing I told her what I saw and my sibs rolled their eyes at me. I was the only one who loved the movie. it was my first vampire movie where I really got in to Vampires.

[–] StrandedinLaLaLand 8 years ago

I was eleven and my mother wouldn't take me. But, she allowed me to watch on VHS, and it was awesome.

"Black men and a whole lot of *beep* white men have had plenty fun adoring my ass!"

[–] Batty67 (358) 8 years ago

I was in college and 19 when it came out, early summer if I recall. It was pretty popular and I probably saw it in the theaters at least twice. As other noted, that was the era of the VHS rental places and it was a staple. Also, the soundtrack was pretty great and I probably listened to it dozens of times. Brings back good memories.