A handful of Oscar-nominated films, and even a few winners, surprisingly bombed at the box office despite receiving critical acclaim from the Academy.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT A handful of Oscar-nominated movies in recent years have unexpectedly bombed terribly at the box office. Box office numbers do not always measure the quality of a film as several outstanding movies have failed to draw theatrical audiences for reasons outside the strength of the film alone.
8 Licorice Pizza Paul Thoma Anderson's Licorice Pizza was widely praised by critics even though it underperformed at the box office. The coming-of-age tale received three Academy Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay, Best Achievement in Directing, and Best Motion Picture of the Year. Anderson's endearing movie wasn't able to win any Oscars or Golden Globes and suffered from the rippling effects of the COVID-19 movie theater shutdowns.
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