Special Report
Once Popular Movies That Are Now All But Forgotten
May 9, 2022 3:00 pm
Last Updated: May 9, 2022 3:19 pm
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40. The Cardinal (1963)
> Ticket sale to IMDb review ratio: 4,961.1 tickets per review
> Inflation-adjusted box office: $119.0 million (13.0 million tickets)
> IMDb audience rating: 6.7/10 (2,618 reviews)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 67% (934 reviews)
> Starring: Tom Tryon, John Huston, Romy Schneider
This Oscar-nominated drama follows a Catholic priest (Tryon) through a sea of struggles on his way to becoming a cardinal. Told through a series of flashbacks, it deals with themes of racism, Nazism, and romantic temptation.
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39. The Groove Tube (1974)
> Ticket sale to IMDb review ratio: 5,082.1 tickets per review
> Inflation-adjusted box office: $99.1 million (10.8 million tickets)
> IMDb audience rating: 5.8/10 (2,129 reviews)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 60% (978 reviews)
> Starring: Ken Shapiro, Richard Belzer, Chevy Chase
Chevy Chase and Richard Belzer make their feature debuts in this low-budget spoof of network television. While considered a misfire by critics and audiences alike, its skit-style format did anticipate shows such as “Saturday Night Live.” The film was initially slapped with an X rating and then modified to appease the MPAA.
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38. The Main Event (1979)
> Ticket sale to IMDb review ratio: 5,195.1 tickets per review
> Inflation-adjusted box office: $138.0 million (15.1 million tickets)
> IMDb audience rating: 5.5/10 (2,899 reviews)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 42% (2,367 reviews)
> Starring: Barbra Streisand, Ryan O’Neal, Paul Sand
A broke perfume magnate turned boxing promoter (Streisand) sees an inept fighter (O’Neal) as her ticket back to fortune in this late 1970s romantic comedy. It was co-produced by Streisand along with then-partner Jon Peters. Some things are best left forgotten is the general consensus.
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37. The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
> Ticket sale to IMDb review ratio: 5,201.1 tickets per review
> Inflation-adjusted box office: $678.0 million (74.0 million tickets)
> IMDb audience rating: 6.6/10 (14,233 reviews)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 54% (6,211 reviews)
> Starring: James Stewart, Charlton Heston, Betty Hutton
Director Cecil B. DeMille takes viewers behind the scenes at the Ringling Bros.-Barnum and Bailey Circus in this sprawling drama. Many of the lead stars were reportedly tasked with learning their real stunts. The film won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Screenplay.
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36. Winning (1969)
> Ticket sale to IMDb review ratio: 5,232.1 tickets per review
> Inflation-adjusted box office: $94.5 million (10.3 million tickets)
> IMDb audience rating: 6.0/10 (1,971 reviews)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 46% (1,238 reviews)
> Starring: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Robert Wagner
Paul Newman’s passion for auto racing began with this high-octane drama, about the ambitions and exploits of rising motorsport star Frank Capua. “Well of course he wins the race and gets the girl,” wrote an unimpressed Roger Ebert.
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