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It seems that this movie was a huge bomb

posted 15 years ago by guitarblues
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http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=saltonsea.htm

$764,554 domestic. That's really really bad. I liked the movie though.

[–] hal9000-38 15 years ago

Blame a snafu(or politics) at the studio, I guess: this film had zero marketing. No ads, no trailers, no previews, no hype, nada. Hard for any film to profit under those conditions.

[–] drunkdaddy69 15 years ago

also it was limited release. hardly on any screens. read the trivia.

[–] polysicsarebest 12 years ago

That's really not bad at all for a limited release movie.

This movie has really built up a good following over the years thanks to constant showings on cable channels. I know lots of people with the DVD -- or the VHS! So, yeah, it's probably a decent chunk of its money back.

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[–] ChewingTobbaco 12 years ago

I haven't heard or read about this movie in the media at all. I heard about it from a friend and then watched it.

[–] WhenGreyjoysCry 11 years ago

I was really surprised to see that as I consider it to be a decent movie. Same thing happened with my all-time favorite movie - True Romance. It bombed at the box office.

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