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Its an absolutely terrible movie. I loved it as a kid.
There's lots of quality movie's that don't do well at the box office sadly. Dune, Blade Runner, etc. Box office returns mean very little to me, especially today. Big Trouble is an unusual film and i don't think many movie goers knew how to take it.
In June 2015 TheWrap reported that Dwayne Johnson was developing a remake to star as Jack Burton and produce with his Seven Bucks Productions partners Dany and Hiram Garcia. Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz were to write the new script.[44] In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Johnson expressed interest in having Carpenter involved in the remake.[45]
Carpenter later said this, "It's very early in the process. I haven't spoken to Dwayne Johnson about any of this... I'm ambivalent about a remake."[46]
Big trouble in little china and the golden child are the greatest movies ever made.
I wonder if the original investors in the movie have an option to invest in the sequel - if, given the cult status, it is likely to make money then that might help explain why these is more incentive to make these things - the investors already have that option and would like to cash it in...