In today’s cinema, we are used to seeing big investments that end up turning into a fiasco. However, this is not something that comes from now on. big box office flops They have always existed and there are cases that are more thorny than others. A curious example is “Pluto Nash”, released in 2002. And its casting did not seem bad.
Even Eddie Murphy Couldn’t Avoid the ‘Pluto Nash’ Fiasco
It was 2001, when “Pluto Nash” was released in theaters across much of the world. And yes, also in USA and Latin America (“The Adventures of Pluto Nash,” it was called there). The film It cost $100 million and raised only $7 million.Losing $93 million along the way is no small feat.
And what was this movie about? Well, basically, it’s one of those many feature films set in a dystopian future. More specifically, in the year 2087, when a former smuggler named Pluto Nash joins the owner of one of the trendy establishments on the Moon.
This owner was not a simple businessman. We have already assumed that he had his business on the Moon, even if the strong point of his character is that he is one of the biggest drug traffickers of the moment. From there a whole plot is born in which even the lunar mafia takes part.
It is with Eddie Murphy and Randy Quaiadwho not only had better later careers, but were already highly regarded actors at the time. But that was not enough for a film whose rating rarely reaches three stars out of five. Its director, Ron Underwood, tried to defend it at the time, but in vain.
A “covered” film whose purchase would already compensate for the low collection
“A parade of talented actors having a bad time”, “sloppy” or “boring from start to finish” are just some of the recurring criticisms that can be found about the film on portals like Film Affinity.
The curious thing is that, despite everything, sold and rented on platforms like Apple TV, priced at $3.99 to watch it once and $8.99 to own it and enjoy it whenever you want. Although, given these reviews, enjoying it may not be what you’re doing when you see it.
The fact is that if “only” 800,000 people bought it, they would already surpass the collection of the time. There are not a few people, of course, although they would not even need half of the users who own an iPhone. Knowing that about 1.46 million people own an iPhone, it would be enough for only 0.05% of them to buy it. However, given the circumstances and despite respecting diverse tastes, at Applesfera we do not exactly invite you to be part of it.
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