27 years ago today, the sci-fi movie made its mark on the big screen after premiering in France on May 7, 1997.
As a result, The Fifth Element achieved commercial success, earning $10 million in ticket sales from its international release and $63.8 million worldwide.
Before its box office success, the sci-fi film underwent a long process before officially hitting the screen.
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Years later, he and co-writer Robert Mark Kamen teamed up to produce a sci-fi spectacle that would become the priciest European film production on record.
During filming, the production reportedly allocated around $80 million to visual effects alone, separate from the cost of its star-studded cast, headlined by award-winning actor Bruce Willis alongside Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm and Chris Tucker, while the supporting cast includes Luke Perry, Brion James and more.
“At one point, we had two scripts of 300 pages,” Ledoux explained as cited by The Hollywood Reporter, and admitted that the movie was a “very, very ambitious project.”
As a result, The Fifth Element was reduced to a workable script with the producers and director all agreeing to a budget of $90 million.
However, despite the big and risky gamble, the lead producer remained convinced that it would all work out.
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