Avatree Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 (edited) We think it's impressive when a low-budget musical like LA LA LAND might be making $150 million - but this movie made that back in 1978. Adjusted for inflation, its original run made over $600M. It was a smash hit from its opening weekend and legged it out to be one of the most successful movies of all time. Not bad for a film made on $6 million budget... It's a shame the musical genre has died out. Edited February 7, 2017 by Manchester by the Tree 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJaros Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 (edited) On 2/7/2017 at 5:29 AM, Manchester by the Tree said: We think it's impressive when a low-budget musical like LA LA LAND might be making $150 million - but this movie made that back in 1978. Adjusted for inflation, its original run made over $600M. It was a smash hit from its opening weekend and legged it out to be one of the most successful movies of all time. Not bad for a film made on $6 million budget... It's a shame the musical genre has died out. I was 14 when Grease came out and remember seeing it within a week of its release. John Travolta was just a massive star and cultural presence and was at his peak of popularity due to Saturday Night Fever, which had been released less than a year earlier. I loved the movie, Travolta was the kind of Teenage King every budding kid dreamed of being. Grease ended up easily winning the 1978 box office race. The soundtrack has arguably been even more successful. It continues to sell in big catalog quantities and most tallies put it at over 40 million sold worldwide, second only to Thriller. When it was released, it was clear that the makers hoped that Grease would somehow capture some of the cinematic and musical magic that Saturday Night Fever had, and in the end it exceeded it, at least commercially. Edited February 23, 2017 by SteveJaros Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
