There are two other films that I would like to mention.
The first one is "The Shawshank Redemption." The movie was made in 1994 at a cost of 40 million and only made 20 million. By all accounts it would be considered to be a bomb. However, when it was released on video, it was the most rented movie of 1995, beating other more praised movies like "Forrest Gump" and "Pulp Fiction." So the audience for the film was at the video store not the theatre. Interesting!
The second one is "Twenty Bucks." It starred Brandon Fraser, Elizabeth Shue, Steve Buscemi, and Christoper Lloyd. It was about a twenty dollar bill and the lives of the people that it passes through. Another great movie that nobody saw. Just as interesting is the story behind it. The original screenplay for the film was written in (believe it or not!) 1935! However, it was turned down by the major studios at the time and was forgotten. When, the screenwriter died, his great-grandson found the screenplay among his papers, rewrote it, and sold it. The movie was made sixty years later in 1995.
"I have so much love to give, but no one to give it to."
William H. Macy - "Magnolia"