Zyzzyx Road cost approximately $2 million to make, but took just $30 at the box office. Devin Faraci over at CHUD.com first spotted this box office disaster, so we should credit him with tracking down the following information:
It was in just one theater for just one week. The lucky theater in question was the Highland Village Park Theater in Dallas ,Texas. It opened on February 25th 2006, and closed six days later.
Directed by John Penney, the unpronounceable film starred Katherine Heigl of Grey’s Anatomy fame, Tom Sizemore of Tom Sizemore fame and Leo Grillo. That last name should be a clue as Zyzzyx Road was made by Leo Grillo Productions, a company set up to produce films for Grillo to star in.
In fairness to Grillo and his movie, it seems the one week release was just Regent honoring their distribution deal in the smallest possible way. But that $30 total should ensure Zyzzyx Road becomes a minor cult classic if and when it gets a DVD release.
[update:] check out the Zyzzyx Road trailer and see what all but a handful of people missed out on this year.
Zyzzyx Road Trailer » Screenhead said
January 3 2007 @ 9:45 am
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BeN said
January 3 2007 @ 10:18 am
..rest in peace.
Bill Stephens said
January 4 2007 @ 9:51 pm
ummmm… this was never a theatrical release. It’s a DVD movie. I think it only played in Dallas at a special screening.
So you have to move up the list to find a theatrical release with bad numbers.
ALSO – This isn’t the trailer link (above). The real trailer from Regent can be found here:
http://www.regententertainment.com/searchresult.CFM?IDNumber=4804
what a cast! can’t wait to get this.
–b
Duane said
February 19 2007 @ 4:53 pm
Why on earth was Dallas, Texas picked for the release?? They should have at least picked the same state that Zyzzyx Rd. actually exists in! I doubt that it would have made the 2 million, but I am sure they would have made more than $30.00. Sounds to me lilke somebody wanted it to fail… Next time you make a movie about an obscure California exit on the way to Las Vegas, at least release the darn thing in California…