Re: 2001: A Space Odyssey

On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:47:36 GMT, in Technicolor®
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>"Jack Hollis" <xsleeper@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>news:v38gv31lcr20dpepede7qd56d8egh30uhr@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> On Sat, 05 Apr 2008 19:40:56 -0500, <invalid@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> Kubric was lucky that the film appealed to acid heads.  The film was
>> not a financial success, but some of the success it did have, it owed
>> to the acid heads who saw the movie over and over again high on LSD.
>
>Yeah.  It only made $56 Million in the US and $190 Million world wide.  A

>financial failure indeed. 

The film grossed $21 million in its initial release in the US, which
was pretty good for the time. However, it cost $11 million to make
(also a huge sum at the time) and after advertising costs, it was just
above break even.  

Over the years, due to a number of re-releases and the VHS, DVD
market, the film has been a financial success.