Independent Films
The 2006 independent movie Zyzzyx Road made just $30 at the domestic box office. The film, with a budget of $1.2 million and starring Tom Sizemore and Katherine Heigl, may owe its tiny revenue to its limited box office release — just six days in a single theater in Dallas, Texas, for the purpose of meeting SAG requirements - rather than its ability to attract viewers. According to co-star Leo Grillo, it sold six tickets, two of which were to cast members.
Previously, a British film (Offending Angels) became notorious because it took £89 or £79 at the box office. It had a £70,000 budget but was panned by critics including the BBC, who called it a "truly awful pile of garbage", and Total Film, who called it "Irredeemable".
In 2011, the film The Worst Movie Ever! opened to just $11 at the domestic box office, playing in a single theater.
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