In retrospect, it should have been painfully obvious that Repo! The Genetic Opera was going to be a failure of catastrophic and epic dimensions. It had a poor, almost self-destructive release (it opened in SIX CITIES, four of which were in the United States), a gruesome premise, and appeal so limited that even calling it niche would’ve been a bit of a stretch. It had virtually no star power–outside of some fair horror names like Bill Moseley (who packs ‘em in on every direct to video release he’s involved with) and Anthony Stewart Head (still big with the Buffy crowd), the closest thing to star power was Paris Hilton, and that turned into more of a backlash than a draw. And indeed, Repo! turned out to be a gold-plated flop of spectacular magnitude, making back around a fifth of its shooting budget in theatres and going on to at least help out the score with the video sales.
The sad part about this is that, for the most part, Repo! did not actually DESERVE its fate.
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