The film opened to nearly universal negative reviews and was a large box office bomb . Due to bad word of mouth and Internet buzz , it quickly disappeared from theatre chains , having grossed $ 29,725,663 worldwide against a reported $ 73 million budget . Almost all aspects of the film were criticized : hammy acting ( especially by Travolta and Pepper ) , the film 's overuse of Dutch angles , mediocre visual effects , corny dialogue , and several plot inconsistencies . The film received seven Golden Raspberry Awards at the 21st such ceremony , including that for Worst Picture , and it later won two special awards : " Worst Drama of Our the Razzies ' First 25 Years " and " Worst Picture of the Decade " ( 2000 2009 ) , at the 25th and 30th Golden Raspberry Awards respectively . Only '' Jack and Jill '' , a 2011 comedy co-written , produced by , and starring Adam Sandler , has won more Raspberries ( jointly or solely winning all ten of the awards presented at the 32nd Razzies )
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25th Golden Raspberry Awards
Battlefield Earth (novel)