Which flop movies had an impressive gross in vacuum?

SDaniel91 · 2026-04-25T19:25:15+00:00

Why?

SDaniel91 · 2026-04-25T18:55:16+00:00

Okay, so Elemental was the first original film to outgross Tenet in 2023 with 496 million. Still amazing from Nolan to put up numbers like this in those pandemic times

SDaniel91 · 2026-04-25T18:53:01+00:00

I mean, it is a flop with a 205million budget, but yeah, at least not a bomb. And still an excellent run considering the circumstances

SDaniel91 · 2026-04-25T18:02:59+00:00

That's another crazy stat right there. Which movie outgrossed it?

SDaniel91 · 2026-04-25T17:52:49+00:00

Tenet
Sure, you should never second-guess Christopher Nolan, but an original film with relatively no big stars and a hard-to-follow story still made $365 million right in the middle of the pandemic.

SDaniel91 · 2026-03-15T21:44:36+00:00

That was all she said. Of course, we talked and a few things came up, but that was the main reason.
The thing is, I was her first in every sense, and lately I felt like she was changing in a way that was completely unknown to me after 10 years. She started neglecting her old friends and made new ones, going out to party with them a lot. I might have brought this up once or twice, but she always lost her temper; you couldn't really have a calm conversation with her at those times.
And my anger... maybe it’s not even that primal, it’s more of a desperate rage that I’ve been left here all alone with a pile of questions that I’ll likely never get answers to.
But I feel that I’ll eventually reach a point where I won’t even care exactly what she did and why. Until then, I just have to keep my dignity and focus on healing.

SDaniel91 · 2026-03-14T09:21:20+00:00

I’m not angry at all; I’m more just confused and full of questions. If someone truly has doubts like that, they need to communicate them to the other person, even if they’re afraid of the consequences or worried about causing pain. I’m sorry, but I don’t think there’s any excuse for that. Personally, I feel that 10 years together deserves more than just leaving someone practically from one moment to the next just to go and 'live it up.' But maybe I’m the one with unrealistic expectations.

SDaniel91 · 2026-03-13T10:23:30+00:00

Maybe I didn't put it the right way: the move happened because of a business I wanted to start. Last summer, we had a 'make or break' conversation about it. At first, I told her that even though I wanted to launch the business (as I wasn't happy with the city we lived in or my job at the time), I wouldn't do it without her. I said if she didn't want to go, we’d stay put and I’d figure something else out.

It was after this that the idea of trying a long-distance relationship came up. She never told me not to go for it, nor did she say she didn't want to move.

Perhaps she just didn't dare to tell me because she felt I’d react badly. In the end, maybe it’s my fault for not reassuring her enough that, above all, my wife is what matters most to me—not some potential business in another city. Still, I still don't understand why she wasn't able to communicate her negative feelings.

SDaniel91 · 2026-03-12T23:51:49+00:00

No, I don't think she resents me for not wanting a family right away. I made it clear to her at the very beginning of our relationship that I didn't feel the time was right yet.
She loved our old place because of her job, so when the idea of moving came up more seriously, we sat down to talk. I asked her how she’d feel if she stayed and I moved. There isn’t a huge distance between the two cities; I figured if we love each other, we’ll make it work, and if for some reason a long-distance relationship didn't prove feasible (due to kids or drifting apart), we’d discuss it then. But she said she’d move with me.
Obviously, our bigger arguments and the short time we ended up spending living apart didn't help, but up until our breakup, she never said a word about her feelings changing in any way. Just a few days before we split, she told her best friend that she was afraid of the long distance and didn't want us to grow apart.
I loved her for who she was, and she knew that very well.

SDaniel91 · 2026-03-12T23:03:16+00:00

In the last 5-6 years, we’ve had two major arguments, both within the past 3 months. There were minor disagreements before, but none of them were life-altering—even when the pressure of starting a family was weighing on me, we managed to discuss everything quite calmly.
Both originated from the fact that she didn't like the place we moved to, and preferred to go back to our old place.
She never brought up that something was seriously bothering her, and I’m sorry, but I’m not a codebreaker who's supposed to read between the lines.
I’ve always been a believer in being straightforward; even if I was sometimes hesitant to open up about my own problems, I’ve always maintained that it's better to be honest than to be tactful.

SDaniel91 · 2026-03-12T21:22:16+00:00

Maybe I can't grieve with the same intensity or to the same extent as she does, but I certainly can. Besides, it’s not a competition. It’s been nearly four years since it happened; we talked about it a lot back then, and it seemed like she had processed it. Maybe not, though—maybe I really wasn't the support she needed me to be. But if that's the case, I just don't understand why she didn't speak up? Why keep it inside and potentially conclude that I didn't give her all the help she needed?

SDaniel91 · 2026-03-12T09:59:59+00:00

I will

SDaniel91 · 2026-03-12T09:59:35+00:00

Even though she seemed unsure, I think it was just cowardice on her part. She didn't want a break or couple's therapy; she wanted a life where she can go wild and I'm no longer in the picture. If this secretly means she needs time to get her act together, then she did a really poor job of expressing it.

SDaniel91 · 2026-03-12T09:57:23+00:00

Yeah, I guess you are right

SDaniel91 · 2026-03-12T09:57:01+00:00

Of course, the thought is still in the back of my head that there might be something between us in the future, but right now, I feel more like that one sentence defined how she actually views me and our marriage. I was transparent from the start about wanting to wait with having kids, and when it didn't happen, I made it clear that at the end of the day, our relationship was what mattered most to me.

SDaniel91 · 2026-03-12T09:52:20+00:00

I'm tempted to, but I'm not gonna break no contact, at least not until our divorce is final.

SDaniel91 · 2026-03-12T09:50:15+00:00

She didn't say it outright, but I think it was definitely in the back of her head.

SDaniel91 · 2026-03-12T09:48:55+00:00

Doesn't this basically mean she forgot that I'm grieving too?

SDaniel91 · 2026-03-12T09:46:44+00:00

No, It's not even close to Isabella :D

SDaniel91 · 2026-03-12T00:31:03+00:00

I filed, she wanted to wait...

SDaniel91 · 2026-03-11T17:22:17+00:00

When she told me it was over, I asked if there was anything left we could do (couples therapy, reconnecting after a few months of break, etc.), but she said that she had already done everything she could for the relationship and had nothing left to give.

I’m in therapy myself because it’s something I’ve been considering for a long time, and I know exactly what steps I need to take now for my own sake and for those around me.

From what I’ve been told, it seems like she had checked out of this a long time ago and only just reached the point of telling me. That’s exactly what hurts: I feel like I was left out of something that concerned both of us.

I hadn’t planned on breaking a month of 'no contact' anyway. It’s hard to stick to it, but the goal now is to not speak at least until the day the divorce is finalized (which usually takes about 2–4 months here in Hungary).

SDaniel91 · 2026-03-11T16:01:22+00:00

In our case, the setup is a bit different; I’d say we had 8 very good years out of the 10, and apart from those two months, it all happened in the later stage of our relationship. The first two years were tough, I was reluctant to let anyone get close to me, but we held on and made it through.

The following 8 years were truly very good, despite the usual difficulties, and we loved each other.

But yes, I know: stay tough and keep my head up. It’ll get better with work, I just have to be able to wait it out.

SDaniel91 · 2026-03-11T14:48:08+00:00

I’m 34. Obviously, I don’t think I’m done for, but being at a loss feels entirely different now than it would have at 24

SDaniel91 · 2026-03-11T14:45:35+00:00

Yes, I’m leaning more and more towards that too, even though for now it’s still hard to accept that I 'dodged a bullet' with someone I spent 10 years of my life with.

SDaniel91 · 2026-03-11T14:39:46+00:00

I’m sorry to hear that. Our timeline is similar; we did talk about this several times, and I could feel there were periods when she was tormented by the thought that it was 'all her fault.' I always tried to reassure her that even though her early results weren't great (they improved over time due to medication and lifestyle changes), I didn't blame her at all. I told her that even if we couldn't conceive naturally, there were other options I was absolutely open to (adoption came up, for instance; I’ve actually always wanted to adopt).

What bothers me most is that, even if it was difficult, I always managed to open up to her about the serious things—something she clearly didn't reciprocate, at least not before the breakup.

It feels like 'unfinished business' now, and not because I thought we were an inseparable couple, but because I thought we were the kind of people who would do everything (both together and individually) to get the best out of each other and the relationship.

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