If it was a financial success, that would be nice for them, but even if a film flopped, there would still be a tax benefit.

Relief all round, really, because if a film flops then the lawyers have no billable hours to show for their efforts.

It made me appreciate how insecure the acting business can be, because neither of us had much work lined up had the first film flopped.

And if that film flops?

Now considered to be one of the best screwball comedies of all time, it's hard to believe that the film flopped on its release and was slated by critics.