PJ Mediahttps://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2011/08/25/whats-it-like-to-flop-at-the-box-office/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 08:16:07 -0400'What’s It Like to Flop at the Box Office?'<![CDATA[Near the end of The Devil&#8217;s Candy, Julie Salamon&#8217;s brilliant 1991 look at Hollywood&#8217;s misfired version of Tom Wolfe&#8217;s best-selling Bonfire of the Vanities novel, you begin to feel remarkably sympathetic towards Brian DePalma, almost in spite of yourself. He spent well over a year prepping the film, directing it on the set, supervising its editing, spending many, many sleepless nights along the way, and then a rough cut of the film is ready to be previewed for the first time in front of a test audience.]]>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:49:57 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Driscoll]]>https://pjmedia.com/ed-driscoll/2011/08/25/whats-it-like-to-flop-at-the-box-office-n136676