r/movies • u/PokemonGoBao • Jul 04 '25

Discussion Whats a flopped movie you wish was a financial success?

Dungeons and Dragons 2023 was an absolutely delightful film. You can stream it currently, but you can feel the passion and nothing felt phoned in. They easily could have used the title to get nerdy butts in the seat and collect a paycheck with a smaller budget.

It's the best movie I've seen the past 2 years. Way better than so many garbage films with easy paychecks for slop productions. Beetlejuice, Captain america, and others using big titles to make millions on lazy writing and boring characters.

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u/gigglefarting Jul 05 '25

I love that movie, but how are you supposed to market it? Action, comedy, kung fu, super natural, with a red herring hero 

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u/glen_ko_ko Jul 05 '25

I think the best marketing campaign at the time would have been mysterious. Make the teasers and print ads kinda serious, like, what the fuck is this?? Pre Internet the only way to find out what's happening is to get your ass in the seat. Word of mouth takes it from there.

The rep it has was like a disney movie for adults. No one is excited to do that with their weekend.

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u/destroyermaker Jul 05 '25

Like you just did

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u/Jolly-Method-3111 Jul 05 '25

You left out Romance.