What movie only made $30 dollars?

In fact, there wasn't a real premiere at all; the film simply opened. Zyzzyx ran for seven days at Dallas' Highland Park Village Theater, with a single screening each day at noon. When it closed, exactly six people had gone to see it, for a total gross of, yes, $30.
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What movie made $30 dollars?

So Zyzzyx Road was shown once a day for six days at a theater in Dallas. It earned, yes, $30, though Grillo later found out that the movie's makeup artist saw it with a friend, so he refunded her $10. Zyzzyx Road was released on DVD in 23 countries and went on to earn about $368,000 before the end of the year.
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What is the lowest paid movie of all time?

The film gained notoriety from its gross ticket sales of only $30 on its opening run, due to its intentionally limited release at a single cinema, making it the lowest-grossing film in U.S. history in terms of box office sales, but was bested by The Worst Movie Ever!, which ended up with just $11 during its run.
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Which 2006 movie made only$ 30 dollars when it was released in theaters?

What was the biggest box office disappointment for Hollywood in 2006? A little film by Leo Grillo Productions called Zyzzyx Road, starring Katherine Heigle, Leo Grillo and Tom Sizemore that made only thirty dollars at the box office.
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What movie lost the most money ever?

To justify such a large budget, a production needs to appeal to the masses, which Deepwater Horizon clearly didn't. The film is projected to have lost $112.5 million in total, a staggering $141.4 million (£117.2m) in today's money.
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Why is Zzyzx Road famous?

The military used the area in the 1800s as Camp Soda Springs. It was later named Zzyzx by Curtis Howe Springer. There he started the Zzyzx Mineral Springs and Health Spa, bottling the spring's water for thirsty travelers and bringing in a zoo to attract visitors. The spa ran for about thirty years in the middle 1900s.
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Is Zyzzyx a word?

Zyzzyx is a monospecific genus of sand wasp, containing a brightly coloured, medium-sized species, Zyzzyx chilensis. It is primarily a predator on flies, but has been observed to consume skippers. "Zyzzyx" is a replacement name proposed in 1937 by V. S. L. Pate for Therapon, originally described by J.
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What was the first movie to make 1 billion?

Titanic. On March 1, 1998, Titanic became the first movie to gross over $1 billion worldwide, in just 74 days of release.
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What movie has a 1 billion dollar budget?

The Rise of Skywalker was the last movie to gross over $1 billion before the COVID-19 pandemic, but fan reception to the grand finale of the Star Wars Skywalker saga continues to be mixed.
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What Disney movie was a flop?

4 Alice In Wonderland (1951) Lost $1 Million

In 1951, it flopped in theaters. Technically, Alice in Wonderland lost $600,000, but Disney officially declared the loss to be $1 million. Based on reviews from the time, Alice in Wonderland flopped in theaters because audiences weren't ready for its surrealism.
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What is the #1 movie of all time?

Gone with the Wind—first released in 1939—is generally considered to be the most successful film, with Guinness World Records in 2014 estimating its adjusted global gross at $3.4 billion.
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What is considered the biggest movie flop?

10 Biggest Box Office Bombs of All Time, Ranked
  1. 1 John Carter ($133-236 million)
  2. 2 The Lone Ranger ($186-221 million) ...
  3. 3 The 13th Warrior ($112-210 million) ...
  4. 4 Mortal Engines ($189 million) ...
  5. 5 Cutthroat Island ($187 million) ...
  6. 6 Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas ($184 million) ...
  7. 7 Battleship ($177 million) ...
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What is the lowest selling movies?

The reason: Zyzzyx Road earned a mere $30, making it the lowest-grossing film in history.
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When did movies cost 25 cents?

In 1938, the average movie ticket cost 25 cents, making assessing the highest-grossing movies of all time as much an exercise in math as in statistical collation.
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What is the shortest popular movie?

Sherlock, Jr. is the shortest film currently in the IMDb Top 250, at just three-quarters of an hour long. It's one of Buster Keaton's best-known movies, involving an amusing, small-scale story about a man who does everything he can to become a Sherlock Holmes-style detective.
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What are pay 1 movies?

The pay-one window is the first exclusive release window from carriers following a film's theatrical release and transactional purchase sell-through period.
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What movie has a 0% rotten tomatoes?

1 Jaws: The Revenge Is The Godfather Of Bad Movies.
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How many movies made 1 billion?

All 51 Billion-Dollar Movies, Ranked by Tomatometer << Rotten Tomatoes – Movie and TV News.
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Was there an old low budget film?

Old premiered at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on July 19, 2021, and was theatrically released in the United States on July 23. The film grossed $90 million worldwide against an $18 million budget while receiving mixed reviews from critics.
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What are the 3 biggest movie franchises?

These Are the Highest-Grossing Movie Franchises of All Time
  • 8 Fast and Furious — $6.62B.
  • 7 Batman — $6.84B.
  • 6 The Avengers — $7.76B.
  • 5 James Bond — $7.83B.
  • 4 Wizarding World — $9.66B.
  • 3 Spider-Man — $9.8B.
  • 2 Star Wars — $10.31B.
  • 1 Marvel Cinematic Universe — $27.98B.
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What is the #1 grossing movie of all time and how much did it make?

Avatar, directed by James Cameron, is the highest grossing movie of all time, having a lifetime gross of over $2.8 billion, according to Box Office Mojo by IMDbPro.
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Is Unsanded a word?

Adjective. Not sanded (abraded or cleaned).
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