53. "Check your facts" In response to In response to 49 Mon Jun-11-07 03:17 PM by SoulHonky
L.A. Confidential only made 64 million dollars, one-third of what Dances with Wolves made. It opened in 769 theaters, half of what "In & Out" opened with. It's peak was 1600 theaters, blockbusters open with at least 2000 (Starship Troopers opened at 2900 that year). It never made more than 5 million in a weekend. Guy Pearce and Russell Crowe were nobodies. Also, thematically, it was hardly a "blockbuster" film since it was a noir and had little crossover appeal.
L.A. Confidential was hardly a blockbuster film in any sense. It didn't make big money and it wasn't released like a blockbuster film.