 The studio producing "Twice Upon a Time", The Ladd Company, was nearing bankruptcy and had a choice of either putting the movie into limited release or worldwide release, facing a similar difficulty with "The Right Stuff".The Ladd Company decided to release "Twice Upon a Time" into a limited release and there were few early screenings of the film.Both this film and "The Right Stuff" failed at the box office, causing The Ladd Company to shut down.