The Hudsucker Proxy
The film premiered in January 1994 at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. In addition, "The Hudsucker Proxy" opened the 1994 Cannes Film Festival on May 12, 1994. The film was in competition for the Palme d'Or, but lost to "Pulp Fiction". "The Hudsucker Proxy" was released on March 11, 1994, and only grossed $2,816,518 in the United States and Canada. Worldwide, it grossed $11.3 million. The production budget was officially set at $25 million, although, it was reported to have increased to $40 million for marketing and promotion purposes. The film was a box office bomb.