‘It’s the damnedest thing I’ve ever seen’: 10 film flops that became classics – ranked!
‘It’s the damnedest thing I’ve ever seen’: 10 film flops that became classics – ranked!

‘It’s the damnedest thing I’ve ever seen’: 10 film flops that became classics – ranked!

TLDR
10 The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Budget: £19.3m. Worldwide gross: £22m
9 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Budget: £2.3m. Worldwide gross: £3.2m
8 Strange Days (1995)
Budget: £32.3**m.** Worldwide gross: £13.1m
7 The Thing (1982)
Budget: £12m. Worldwide gross: £15.9m
6 Donnie Darko (2001)
Budget: £3.5m. Initial US gross: £398,386
5 It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Budget: £2.45m. Worldwide gross (approx): £2.54m
4 Blade Runner (1982)
Budget: £21.6m. Worldwide gross: £32.2****m
3 Citizen Kane (1941)
Budget: £646,602**.**Recorded loss: £123,202
2 The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Budget: £2.1m. Initial gross (approx): £2.3m
1 Vertigo (1958)
Budget: £1.9m. North American gross: £2.5m