The Most Profitable Film in History: References and Further Reading

Notable Flops:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_biggest_box-office_bombs
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/why-disneys-mars-needs-moms-167551/
https://www.looper.com/136912/historic-bombs-that-bankrupted-studios/
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/643698/movies-that-bankrupted-studios

List of the Highest Grossing Films:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films

Avatar:
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl876971521/
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/13/avatar-once-again-highest-grossing-film-of-all-time-at-the-box-office.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y8Buy5b6DQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61kMpOgkZRs

Deep Throat:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Throat_(film)

Profitable Films of the 70s:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_of_the_Dragon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Max_(film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween_(1978_film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_the_13th_(1980_film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Texas_Chain_Saw_Massacre

Blair Witch:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blair_Witch_Project
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0185937/
https://www.yoursun.com/blair-witch-project-was-an-indie-film-sensation/image_95090dea-7e0c-11ec-83ad-afc478e74660.html
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/what-is-profitable-movie-ever-1269879
https://filmschoolrejects.com/32-things-we-learned-from-the-blair-witch-project-commentary-track-44eddf45a9f5/

Found Footage:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Found_footage_(film_technique)
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls070215691/
https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/best-found-footage-movies/

Director Interviews:
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/may/21/how-we-made-the-blair-witch-project
https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/the-blair-witch-project-24th-anniversary-taco-safe-word-set.html/
https://www.youtube.com//watch?v=JuuQ2FGLdNs

Behind the Scenes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTKL-A5H1Ko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRfIvlALOIg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn1pkS5kIZU
https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3689714/spooky-world-building-looking-back-sci-fi-channels-blair-witch-mockumentaries/
http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/182776/making-blair-witch-project-part-5-art-haunting/

Promotional Stunts:
https://collider.com/blair-witch-project-marketing-campaign/
https://www.theringer.com/movies/2019/3/28/18280988/blair-witch-movie-marketing-1999
https://vimeo.com/114798394
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6WN9V2hCeI

Alternate Endings:
https://web.archive.org/web/20170603135931/http://ew.com/movies/2017/04/05/blair-witch-project-alternate-endings/

Roger Ebert Review:
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-blair-witch-project-1999

Hollywood's 2023 Struggles:
https://www.reddit.com/r/boxoffice/comments/14bv1o0/2023_a_really_bad_year_for_big_budget_films/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2023/08/04/the-four-flops-of-2023-that-cost-disney-1-billion/?sh=656e302e3bed
https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/24052-bad-summer-movie-season-could-spell-yearslong-impending-doom-hollywood