IMTrick t1_j4sto4p wrote on January 18, 2023 at 12:35 AM

Reply to comment by Merv71 in TIL "A Christmas Story" was initially overlooked and only became a classic after Ted Turner purchased the rights and began airing it yearly on cable TV. by habalushy

You kind of beat me to it. I went to the theater to see this when it came out, as did a whole lot of other people I knew. $19.3M wasn't the same thing in 1983 as it is now, and while it wasn't a huge blockbuster or anything, I'd hardly say it was "overlooked." A lot of movies you've probably seen from 1983 didn't do that well.

DavoTB t1_j4t8u9u wrote on January 18, 2023 at 2:22 AM

A great comment. If you were around back then, you remember the film before the endless reruns. Very few would call it “overlooked “ at the time.