Despite the film being a box office flop, it seems like the filmmakers have already talked enough about how Fight Club reflects society to become Letterboxd’s most watched film

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Fight Club has long been considered a cult classic, but as it turns out, it’s actually the most watched film on Letterboxd.

A quick rundown of Letterboxd for those of you who might be up-to-date to my favorite movie app: it’s a movie database where you can log your viewing interests, leave reviews in an attempt to earn internet points, and create lists with titles like “Movies That Will Literally Make Your Heart Explode with Joy and Pain.” It’s basically the best tool for those moments when you think “oh, I really should remember to watch this,” but you don’t have to because Letterboxd does it for you. It’s also the de facto home for every movie buddy you’ll ever meet, because they write long reviews that no one will read in such flowery language that only another movie buddy would think there’s anything worth reading in there.

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But you can’t underestimate the power of the movie brother, because probably thanks to the constant talk about Fight Club (did they even watch the movie? The movie specifically says not to talk about Fight Club, damn it!) it became the most viewed video on the video recording app (thanks, Collider). User “ur_mom_lol” conveniently has list of 1000 most watched movies If you have too much time on your hands, don’t worry, I’ll give you a few of the top 10 because I know that’s where you’ll head.

As mentioned, Fight Club is now number one, with 4.124 million users logged in for the movie, beating out Joker with 4.121 million (I promise the app isn’t just for movie bros.) Luckily, there are some good movies after those two, with Parasite and Barbie at 4.1 and 4 million respectively.

When it was first released in 1999, Fight Club was basically a box office flop, grossing just $101 million on a budget of $63–65 million. Part of that failure was director David Fincher says,that’s how it was marketed, i.e. mostly to the World Wrestling Federation (spoiler, the movie isn’t actually about the fight club itself). The movie sold 13 million copies on DVD, so it made its money back, but that’s why it’s considered a cult classic today. Good job, Fincher – your movie finally went viral.

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