2007-07-01 17:47:19 · 4 answers · asked by Lord Kodous 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Well normally cult classics didn't do too well in the box office, but then some time later a certain group of people(ex. teenage, etc.) pick up the movie and it becomes more well known and liked than when it originally released.
2007-07-01 17:58:22 · answer #1 · answered by live_laugh_love_4ev 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Saying a "Cult" movie is one that does poorly in theaters but good in DVD sales is idiotic.
To the average movie fan it may seem this way, but to gain so-called "cult" status the film will not usually be accepted as great by the general public but sits very well with the films' niche audience, which refers back to the film being a "cult" classic, because the film captured such attention and admiration from it's niche audience that they become a "cult" following, though never being an actual cult or group.
For example Halloween (1978), was and is regarded as one of the greatest horror movies of all time. But the movies box office sales did not come from the entire film community (100%), but perhaps hypothetically speaking (30%)...the film was not intended for general audiences but for the horror fanatic. The horror fanatic may not be the whole film audience but it sure is a major part.
2007-07-02 04:04:31 · answer #2 · answered by Milo Hoffman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It needs to be not very well known while in theaters, but do very well on DVD sales. Some of these movies include: Donnie Darko, Office Space, and the Evil Dead Series.
2007-07-02 00:55:56 · answer #3 · answered by Russell S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Watch the first Friday The 13th
2007-07-02 02:53:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋