Why Fathers' Day Failed At The Box Office Despite Robin Williams & Billy Crystal

If there is one lesson that Hollywood never seems to learn, it's that having at least one big star attached to a movie doesn't guarantee box office success. In fact, there are few things a movie studio can do to make sure that their latest release does gangbusters at the box office. They can drop money on a glitzy marketing campaign centering a film's big stars all they want, but, if a movie doesn't look particularly intriguing to audiences, it doesn't matter all that much. That is likely at the center of why "Fathers' Day," a 1997 star vehicle for... The post Why Fathers' Day Failed at the Box Office Despite Robin Williams & Billy Crystal appeared first on /Film.

Why Fathers' Day Failed At The Box Office Despite Robin Williams & Billy Crystal
If there is one lesson that Hollywood never seems to learn, it's that having at least one big star attached to a movie doesn't guarantee box office success. In fact, there are few things a movie studio can do to make sure that their latest release does gangbusters at the box office. They can drop money on a glitzy marketing campaign centering a film's big stars all they want, but, if a movie doesn't look particularly intriguing to audiences, it doesn't matter all that much. That is likely at the center of why "Fathers' Day," a 1997 star vehicle for... The post Why Fathers' Day Failed at the Box Office Despite Robin Williams & Billy Crystal appeared first on /Film.