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What made Joaquin Phoenix return to acting?
During the comeback portion of his career, Joaquin Phoenix was often cast in supporting roles as conflicted, insecure characters with a dark side.
Did Joaquin Phoenix like doing roles as insecure characters with a dark side?
Joaquin Phoenix has always had an intuitive feel for the dark side of the human psyche.
What else happened to Joaquin Phoenix in 1995?
Joaquin Phoenix returned to acting.
What else did Joaquin Phoenix do in 1995?
In 1995, Joaquin Phoenix co-starred in To Die For, as a disturbed young man who is seduced by a woman (Nicole Kidman) to commit murder.
What significant event happened to Joaquin Phoenix in 1996?
Oliver Stone's U Turn started filming during November 1996. Joaquin Phoenix played the role of Toby N. Tucker (aka TNT).
How did the movie U Turn perform at the box office?
It did not perform well at the box office.
What happened to Joaquin Phoenix in 1998?
The following year, Joaquin Phoenix starred in Clay Pigeons (1998) as a young man in a small town who befriends a serial killer.
How did the movie Clay Pigeons do?
Budgeted at $8 million, the film became a box office flop, grossing only $1 million and was, like Joaquin Phoenix's previous projects, not well received by critics.
What followed the movie Clay Pigeon's flop?
In his next film, 8mm (1999), Joaquin Phoenix co-starred as an adult video store employee who helps Tom Welles (Nicolas Cage) penetrate the underworld of illegal pornography.

Question: how did this film do?
Self-contained rewrite: How did the movie 8mm do?