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Biggest box office bombs: # 1 - ZYZZYX Road (2005)
“What happens in Vegas, gets buried on Zyzzyx Road.”
The first film on the list of biggest box office bombs is ZYZZYX Road. The good people at the “Guinness Book of World Records” have classified this film as the lowest grossing film of all time.
Statistics
Budget: $2 million
Box Office: $30
“In the Red” by: $1,999,970 or 99.99% of budget *
Yes, $30 is the total box office revenue for the film. Director John Penney had a deal with the Screen Actors Guild, and in order to meet the requirements and get the film out on DVD he had to screen the movie. He did so in one theater in Texas for one week. It sold 6 tickets and two of them were to crewmembers of the film.
Plot
Grant is an accountant with a bad marriage and a daughter whom he loves. He takes to the road to service his accounts in Las Vegas. While there he meets seductive Marissa. They have a week-long affair which culminates in the arrival of Marissa's ex-boyfriend, Joey. Joey attempts to kill the lovers, but Grant gets the upper hand. Grant and Marissa then drive Joey's body to Zyzzyx Road and Grant buries Joey in the desert there. But in the morning the body is missing and something is trying to kill Grant and Marissa. In the DEATH OF A SALESMAN meets LOLITA ending, Zyzzyx Rd. reveals a shocking, tragic twist. (written by user Producer on IMDB.com)
Cast
Leo Grillo - Grant
Katherine Heigl - Marissa
Rickey Medlocke - Meth Maker (you just have to love characters like this)
Yorlin Madera - Truck Driver
Di Koob - Roulette Dealer
Tom Sizemore - Joey
Director - John Penney
* “In the Red” figure is how much money the movie lost and is based solely on box office revenue and does not take into account other revenues such as DVD sales or merchandise. The percent figure is how much of the film’s budget was never recouped from ticket sales.
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