Where on the list of biggest box office bombs is the 1986 film, Howard the Duck?”
The domestic box office is the U.S. and Canada box office combined and is the “domestic” market in Hollywood terms. All grosses published reflect domestic earnings, i.e., United States and Canada, unless otherwise noted.[1] Hollywood distribution considers the U.S. and Canada as one ‘ domestic’ market. Movies released in the U.S. are released in Canada on the same day and the box office receipts are combined.[2][3] Foreign films often qualify as U.S. box office bombs although their international distribution makes it possible to recoup production and marketing costs, and so should generally be excluded. For example, the film Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, the US box office revenue of $2,208,939 only accounted for 3.7% of the costs, while worldwide revenues of $100 million accounted for approximately 170% of those costs.
Howard the Duck (also known as Howard: A New Breed of Hero in Europe), is a 1986 live-action film produced by Lucasfilm and Universal Pictures, directed by Willard Huyck from a script by Huyck and his wife, Gloria Katz. It stars Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, and Tim Robbins, with midget Ed Gale and voiceover artist Chip Zien portraying Howard. Inspired by the Marvel Comics characters Howard the Duck and Beverly Switzler, created by Steve Gerber, it is the first Marvel Comics film adaptation to receive a wide theatrical release in American theaters. Often appearing on lists of the cinema’s most negatively reviewed films,[citation needed] the movie went on to win four Razzies – Worst Picture, New Star, Visual Effects, and Screenplay.[1] However, it later gain a cult following among Lucas fans which resulted in its American DVD release on March 10, 2009. Box office When Howard the Duck was released on August 1, 1986, it opened at 1,554 U.S. theaters, in which it grossed $5,070,136 and was
Biggest box office bombs: # 11 – Howard the Duck (1986) “You will believe that a duck can talk.” The eleventh film on the list of biggest box office bombs is Howard the Duck. This time we have a very successful producer delivering a flop. George Lucas produced this film, which included a $2 million duck suit. Despite packing the movie with as many special effects and comedy as humanly and ornithologically (don’t you love 7-syllable words!) as possible, this movie was instantly criticized as one of the worst films of all time.
