Hamlet 2 (2008)
As the story goes, 10 minutes into the premiere screening of the outrageous comedy — starring Steve Coogan as a sad-sack high school drama teacher who stages a musical sequel to Shakespeare's great tragedy — the Focus acquisitions team were on the phone with president James Schamus, asking for permission to start bidding. Next came the inevitable bidding war, this time between Focus, Summit Entertainment, Weinstein Co., Lionsgate, and Warner Independent. Focus emerged the victor, coughing up $10 million. But in a perfect illustration of how excitement in the high altitudes of Park City almost never survives the trip back down to sea level, Hamlet 2 grossed $4.9 million in theaters. —Missy Schwartz
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Sundance: 22 Festival Hits -- That Tanked
With the independent film festival winding down in Park City, Utah, we remember some of the most notoriously buzzed about flicks in years past that were the toast of the town -- only to end up getting burned at the box office elsewhere
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