From Flop to Fame: 7 Movies That Failed at the Box Office but Triumphed at the Oscars
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With CGI-heavy blockbusters like Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 and Captain America: The First Avenger dominating theaters in 2011, the black-and-white silent film The Artist wasn’t exactly a box-office sensation. Following aging silent-film star George Valentin and rising actress Peppy Miller, the movie earned just $44.7 million domestically on a $16 million budget, making it one of the lowest-grossing Best Picture winners in Oscars history. Despite this, The Artist made history at the Oscars: it won five awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Michel Hazanavicius, and Best Actor for Jean Dujardin—the first French actor to take home that honor.
Birdman (2014)
Arthouse films and box-office hits don’t always overlap, even with acclaimed actors like Michael Keaton. In Birdman, life mirrored art: the Broadway play at the center of the story, starring Keaton’s character, struggled to fill seats—just like the film itself. Birdman’s one-shot style and dark comedy didn’t attract as many mainstream viewers as expected, earning only $37 million domestically and ranking as the 73rd highest-grossing film of 2014. The Academy, however, saw it differently, awarding Birdman four Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Original Screenplay.
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