Rounders
product on 8 shows · 4 statements across 2 episodes · said 24 times in 8 episodes since 2016
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Koppelman: Rounders bombed theatrically before making hundreds of millions on DVD
“You know, the movie was a bomb in the theaters, but now it's, you know, obviously a movie that people not only like, but are obsessed with, and you know, it did hundreds of millions on DVD later, and it's a movie I get asked to do a sequel to every day of my l…”
Koppelman: 'Rounders' failed at the box office despite long-term cult status
“Rounders was rejected, it was incredibly difficult, the movie wasn't a big box office hit, but 21 years later, people are in ferocious online arguments about the most microscopic moments in, in the film”
Koppelman: Every Hollywood agency initially rejected the 'Rounders' screenplay
“We were rejected by every single agency in Hollywood.”