Nov 16, 2023
Agreed. Obsessing over box office is absolute madness. A film's box office success or otherwise is not a barometer of quality. Otherwise, you'd have to say The Night of the Hunter, Vertigo, Blade Runner, etc are bad films with a straight face.
More of my thoughts here, if you're interested: https://fanfare.pub/a-film-should-not-be-judged-on-box-office-success-f1f62ddb6ce