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John Cusack

The film is not a success until it makes money. It's only good when there's a dollar figure attached to the box office.

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John Cusack means that a movie's true measure of success is its financial earnings rather than its artistic qualities or critical acclaim. The value of a film is determined by the amount of money it generates at the box office.

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