Francis Ford Coppola’s 10 lowest grossing movies, including Megalopolis

Francis Ford Coppola has directed some of the best movies in cinematic history, and while this has brought him financial success at times, his lowest-grossing movie standings have changed with Megalopolis. The God Helped establish Coppola as one of Hollywood’s biggest talents behind the camera, and the mob crime movie proved that he also had a lot of pull with audiences in the cinema. The GodIts $243 million box office haul suggested that he would have many other major financial hits, but with his proclivity for risky projects, big budgets and clashes with studios, that rarely happened after 1974.

Coppola still managed to deliver a hit in Bram Stoker’s Dracula In 1992, because it is the only other of his movies to make over $200 million worldwide. None of the other Francis Ford Coppola movies made over $100 million (via The numbers). The fact is that the director has had more big swings and misses at the box office, with some making a minimal amount of money overall and even struggling to get theatrical releases. Megalopolis is another example of these struggles, as it has a place among Coppola’s lowest-grossing movies at the box office.

10

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

$19.6 million

In 1988, Coppola teamed up with Jeff Bridges for Tucker: The Man and His Dream to bring Preston Tucker’s true story into a comedy/drama biopic. The film was in early development before George Lucas signed on and helped bring it to completion. Tucker: The Man and His Dream‘s reviews pinpointed it as a strong outing from Coppola and Bridges, earning it 81% on Rotten Tomatoes Now.

however, Tucker: The Man and His Dreams Only made $19.6 million during its theatrical run. That was after earning just $3.7 million in its opening weekend in 720 theaters. With a reported budget of only $24 million, the movie did not have the high box office heights it needed to hit. Tucker: The Man and His Dream Still failed to make back its budget or turn a profit, making it one of Coppola’s lowest-grossing movies decades later.

9

Finian’s rainbow

$11.6 million

Finian’s rainbow was the third film Coppola directed, and only the second to come with a major studio. Despite the negative review score on Rotten Tomatoes of 53% now, the musical starring Fred Astaire achieved great success after its release – including two Oscar nominations and five Golden Globe nominations. While Warner Bros. was involved with the film’s theatrical release, it didn’t have a huge push, and it struggled to find an audience as a result.

The final box office total for Finian’s rainbow is only $11.6 million. The total came entirely from the domestic release of the film. The performance probably wasn’t what WB or Coppola hoped for for the fantasy musical, but the budget was pretty low, which means Finian’s rainbow May still have a benefit for the studio and the director at the end of the day.

8

Megalopolis

$10.2 million

Megalopolis‘ Final box office numbers may not be official, but the film is assured to hold a place as one of Francis Ford Coppola’s lowest-grossing movies. Despite the director paying around $150 million overall to make the film, marketed and released, the movie has always been a passion project for him more than an opportunity to rediscover success at the box office. The possibility, however unlikely, became even more difficult when reports dropped. Even the polarizing nature of his 46% score on Rotten Tomatoes could drive enough interest.

As it stands now, Megalopolis Made $10.2 million at the box office Worldwide (via Box Office Mojo). Megalopolis‘ Opening weekend box office only made $4 million, and there was limited interest internationally during its run. The total is despite being Coppola’s widest release in decades. With showtimes slowing down and bigger new releases coming, Megalopolis‘ Total can still climb higher. It may finally pass Finian’s rainbowBut it needs to make over $25 million not to be one of Coppola’s ten lowest-grossing movies.

7

Gardens of stone

$5.2 million

Francis Ford Coppola returned to investigate war after Apocalypse now with Gardens of stoneBut the 1987 film did not garner the same level of excitement as his 1979 epic. Despite coming on the back of a success in Peggy Sue got married ($41 million), Gardens of stone They only received a limited theatrical release. The film’s box office prospects were further negatively impacted by the film’s mixed reviews, resulting in its current 44% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Gardens of stone Only played in 612 theaters at its widest point of release, and it barely made $1.6 million during its opening weekend as a result. The final take for the film was $5.2 million, which is significantly below the reported $13.5 million budget (via AFI). The film was a costly loss for Coppola and the studio, but it would have been even greater if not for the United States Army helping in the production.

6

The conversation

$4.7 million

The conversation is certainly one of Francis Ford Coppola’s best movies, but it is also, unfortunately, one of his worst performing at the box office. The performance of this film is surprising, considering that it was the first movie after Coppola The God and starring Gene Hackman. It also has stellar reviews to urge audiences to see the film in theaters, with it currently at 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, so a stronger box office performance than The conversationS$4.4 million gross during its initial release would be expected.

While the current box office total sits at $4.7 million, The conversation Played in theaters for months and could not find a bigger audience than The God did two years before. The good news for Coppola is that it still managed to be a box office success story because it only cost $1.6 million to make. It made nearly three times its budget Then, and his cinematic legacy is far greater than the $5 million total would imply.

5

Tetro

$2.9 million

Tetro is among the lowest-grossing movies that Francis Ford Coppola has ever directed. Released in 2009, it only managed to make $518K at the domestic box office during a limited release by Coppola’s distribution company. Its standing on the list only improved thanks to the $2.3 million it made internationally. This helps it climb up to a box office total of nearly $2.9 million.

however, Tetro was another financial disappointment for Coppola. The production was almost entirely in Argentina and reportedly cost $5 million to make. The box office of the film is barely more than half of the reported budget then. Since it never played in more than 15 theaters on any given day domestically, the box office performance of Tetro is always going to be challenging.

4

Youth without youth

$2.6 million

Youth without youth It may seem like one of Coppola’s biggest misfires of his career when examined on paper. It received poor reviews, as noted by its 33% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and it only made $2.6 million (according to Box Office Mojo). It didn’t even manage to make $300,000 domestically during its release, with the majority of its ticket sales coming internationally. And while that means it ranks near the bottom of Coppola’s lowest-grossing movies, that’s not the whole story.

miracle Youth without youth managed to make more at the box office than it cost Coppola to make it. He said Rolling Stone In 2024 he made the movie for less than $1 million. With Sony barely bothering to give the film a domestic release at all – the most theaters it had on a single day of release was 18 – there shouldn’t be much of any marketing cost that would raise the budget significantly.

3

Rumble fish

$2.5 million

Francis Ford Coppola consistently struggled to follow through on his hits over the years, and Rumble fish is no exception. His second film of 1983 was released months later The aliens and retained stars like Matt Dillon and Diane Lane. Even though Rumble fish Earned strong reviews, it can not be matched The aliens‘ Path to success because it made $25 million.

The fact is that Rumble fish Only made $2.5 million at the box office during its run. This is a tenth of that The aliens Made the same year, although they both reportedly cost the same: $10 million. Rumble fish goes down as quite a notable box office flop in addition to being one of Coppola’s lowest-grossing movies.

2

tweaked

$1.27 million

tweaked is quite an important movie in Coppola’s filmography, as it was his last directorial effort for over a decade. It also did not have a traditional theatrical release, as it was not distributed domestically at all, but played at select film festivals and several international territories. This significantly hurt the box office chances of the movie, which could not have been great anyway with its poor reviews – 33% on Rotten Tomatoes – and Coppola went years without a major hit at this stage.

yet, tweaked is only reported to have made around $1.3 million during its limited release. That’s well under the film’s reported budget of $7 million. The financial performance of Francis Ford Coppola’s horror movie otherwise relies entirely on the release of 20th Century Fox on Blu-ray and DVD.

1

One of the heart

$1 million

One of the heart is an infamous box office story for Francis Ford Coppola. As the second-lowest-grossing movie of his career, it made either $716K or just over $1 million, depending on the box office source. In any case, the movie proved to be a sizable failure for Coppola, as the romantic musical earned negative reviews, as shown by its 51% on Rotten Tomatoes. This is because One of the heart Reportedly cost between $23 million and $26 million to make.

original, One of the heart had a budget of $15 million, with Coppola receiving a record $2 million to direct from MGM. His vision for the film evolved as development continued, leading to him buying the rights through Zoetrope Studios so the budget could grow. Bad test screenings and some defiant moves through Francis Ford Coppola causing Paramount to back out of distributing the film domestically. bet on One of the heart Caused massive financial problems for him going forward.

Sources: The numbers, Box Office Mojo, AFI, Rolling Stone