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How successful was this movie in April 1968?

posted 9 years ago by lenh-86986
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Anyone know how well or how poorly this movie fared at the American box office in April 1968? It was released that month. I suspect it didn't do well. The premiere took place on April 10, 1968, only six days after the assassination of Martin Luther King.

The arson and looting in Washington, DC and other American cities (lasting for many days in response to King's assassination) meant that white people who enjoyed watching this movie in cinemas had to be careful which friends they discussed it with. You might see one or two African American background extra actors in crowd scenes, but that's it. African Americans weren't impressed by the song that permeates the entire soundtrack.

I don't doubt that some newspaper critics liked the movie, but during the 1960s they liked a lot of movies that turned out to be flops.

[–] lenh-86986 8 years ago

Does anyone know? Was anyone here old enough in April 1968 to understand what people were saying about the latest movies?

[–] spike71 8 years ago

For what it's worth, I was a teen when I saw both movies. My friends and I loved ThenTrouble With Angels but didn't really like Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows.

According to Wikipedia The Trouble With Angels grossed $4.1 million and Where Angels Go grossed $1.4 million. I'm not sure how accurate those figures are but if they are, I think that shows that the the 2nd movie wasn't nearly as popular.

[–] sleepingtiger (712) 7 years ago

Watching this flick now on the This TV network, and I actually find the main theme of the film fun and lively to listen to----it's basically a jazz tune, which makes me like it even more. I actually saw this on TV back in the '80s as a little kid (I'd already seen The Trouble With Angels at an all-girls camp at age 10) and thought it was okay, but not as much fun as TTWA. Yeah, it's dated like most films over half a century old, but it's a product of its time, and pretty much a family film, at least. I liked how Sister George was trying to get the nuns to change with the times, which they really needed to. That was just a reflection of some the major changes society was going through at the time. Sure, it's no great shakes, but it's likable, entertaining flick, at least.