ɔːlðˈoʊ ɪt wʌz ɪnðə tˈɑːp sˈɛvən pɚsˈɛnt ʌv ðæt jˈɪɹz fˈɪlmz æz ɹˈæŋkt baɪ bˈɑːks ˈɑːfɪs ɡɹˈoʊs, ɪt wʌz ʌnˈeɪbəl tə ɹᵻkˈuːp ɪts hˈaɪ pɹədˈʌkʃən kˈɔst ʌv dˈɑːlɚ tˈuː.θɹˈiː mˈɪliən, mˈʌtʃ lˈɛs ʃˈoʊ ɐ pɹˈɑːfɪt.
Although it was in the top 7% of that year's films as ranked by box office gross, it was unable to recoup its high production cost of $2.3 million, much less show a profit.