▁Kansas ▁City , ▁Miami , ▁Min ne apolis , ▁Houston , ▁Dallas , ▁and ▁Philadelphia , ▁followed ▁by ▁an ▁even ▁worse ▁$ 2 8 8 ▁on ▁Saturday . ▁For ▁its ▁three - day ▁opening ▁( F rid ay - to - S und ay ), ▁it ▁gross ed ▁only ▁$ 9 1 8 — the ▁worst ▁opening ▁of ▁all ▁time ▁for ▁a ▁film ▁opening ▁in ▁ 1 0 ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁the at res ▁in ▁U . S . ▁box ▁office ▁history . ▁ ▁The ▁Film Bar ▁the ater ▁in ▁Dow nt own ▁Phoenix ▁reported ▁a ▁gross ▁of ▁$ 9 , ▁indicating ▁that ▁only ▁one ▁person ▁bought ▁a ▁ticket ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁film . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁with dra wn ▁from ▁cin emas ▁by ▁its ▁distrib utor , ▁Screen ▁Media ▁Films , ▁following ▁its ▁app alling ▁opening ▁week end ▁performance ▁at ▁the ▁box ▁office . ▁In ▁North ▁America , ▁it ▁ended ▁up ▁becoming ▁the ▁lowest - g ross ing ▁film ▁of ▁all ▁time , ▁sur pass ing ▁the ▁previous ▁record ▁held ▁by ▁I ▁K iss ed ▁a ▁V amp ire ▁($ 1 , 3 8 0 ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁film ' s ▁screen ing ▁at ▁the ▁Zur ich ▁Film ▁Festival ▁on ▁ 5 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁about ▁ 1 2 0 ▁people ▁pay ing ▁$ 2 2 . 7 0 ▁per ▁ticket ▁viewed ▁the ▁film ▁in ▁a ▁ 5 0 0 - se at ▁cinema . ▁Over all , ▁the