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* AcclaimedFlop: The film won ''seven'' Goya Awards, becoming the second most awarded film in their categories, but out of a budget of $70 million, it only made $39,041,505 in box office. A lacking distribution and promotion due to its controversial nature had part of the fault.

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* AcclaimedFlop: The film won ''seven'' Goya Awards, becoming the second most awarded film in their categories, but out of a budget of $70 million, million,[[note]]breaking the record set three years earlier by ''Film/{{Alatriste|2006}}'' for the most expensive Spanish-language film ever made in Spain[[/note]] it only made $39,041,505 in box office. A lacking distribution and promotion due to its controversial nature had part of the fault.
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* BannedInChina: The movie hasn't yet shown up in Italy thanks to (Roman) Catholics. In the USA it's largely under-promoted thanks to concerns about religious portrayals. Ironically, the film was approved by the Vatican of all entities, who saw it as an attack on religious fanaticism in general as opposed to it being an attack on one specific religious group.
* FakeNationality: Every actor in the movie is British and not a single Greek, Egyptian or Italian (Roman) in the cast.

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* BannedInChina: The movie hasn't yet shown up in Italy thanks to (Roman) potentially stoking controversy from Catholics. In the USA United States, it's largely under-promoted thanks to concerns about religious portrayals. Ironically, the film was approved by the Vatican of all entities, who saw it as an attack on religious fanaticism in general as opposed to it being an attack on one specific religious group.
* FakeNationality: Every actor in the movie The film's cast is predominantly comprised of British and not a single actors playing Greek, Egyptian or Italian (Roman) in and Roman characters aside from the cast.Guatemalan-American Creator/OscarIsaac, the Arab-Israeli Ashraf Barhom and the Iranian Homayoun Ershadi.
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* FakeNationality: Every actor in the movie is British and not a single Greek, Egyptian or Italian (Roman) in the cast.
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* AcclaimedFlop: The film won ''seven'' Goya Awards, becoming the second most awarded film in their categories, but out of a budget of $70 million, it only made box office, $39,041,505.
* BannedInChina: The movie hasn't yet shown up in Italy thanks to (Roman) Catholics. In the USA it's largely under-promoted thanks to concerns about religious portrayals. Despite this, the final cut was approved by the Vatican, who saw it as an attack on religious fanaticism in general as opposed to it being an attack on one specific religious group.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Rachel Weisz wanted to explore Hypatia's inner sexuality beyond her rejection of Orestes and her sole scene wondering about love experiences, but Amenábar vetoed it, believing it would too out-of-character for the historical Hypatia.

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* AcclaimedFlop: The film won ''seven'' Goya Awards, becoming the second most awarded film in their categories, but out of a budget of $70 million, it only made $39,041,505 in box office, $39,041,505.
office. A lacking distribution and promotion due to its controversial nature had part of the fault.
* BannedInChina: The movie hasn't yet shown up in Italy thanks to (Roman) Catholics. In the USA it's largely under-promoted thanks to concerns about religious portrayals. Despite this, Ironically, the final cut film was approved by the Vatican, Vatican of all entities, who saw it as an attack on religious fanaticism in general as opposed to it being an attack on one specific religious group.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Rachel Weisz wanted to explore Hypatia's inner sexuality beyond her rejection of Orestes and her sole scene wondering about love experiences, but Amenábar vetoed it, believing it would too out-of-character for the historical Hypatia.Hypatia (who was married yet apparently kept celibate all her life).

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Not a CK - Amenábar often takes hiatuses of a few years


* AcclaimedFlop: The film won ''seven'' Goya Awards, becoming the second most awarded film in their categories, but out of a budget of $70 million, it only made box office, $39,041,505.



* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $70 million. Box office, $39,041,505.
* CreatorKiller: Alejandro Amenábar didn't make another film for six years.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Rachel Weisz wanted to explore Hypatia's inner sexuality beyond her rejection of Orestes and her sole scene wondering about love experiences, but Amenábar vetoed it.

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* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $70 million. Box office, $39,041,505.
* CreatorKiller: Alejandro Amenábar didn't make another film for six years.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Rachel Weisz wanted to explore Hypatia's inner sexuality beyond her rejection of Orestes and her sole scene wondering about love experiences, but Amenábar vetoed it.it, believing it would too out-of-character for the historical Hypatia.
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* CreatorKiller: Amenabar didn't make another film for six years.

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* CreatorKiller: Amenabar Alejandro Amenábar didn't make another film for six years.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Rachel Weisz wanted to explore Hypatia's inner sexuality beyond her rejection of Orestes and her sole scene wondering about love experiences, but Amenábar vetoed it.

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* BannedInChina: The movie hasn't yet shown up in Italy thanks to (Roman) Catholics. In the USA it's largely under-promoted thanks to concerns about religious portrayals.

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* BannedInChina: The movie hasn't yet shown up in Italy thanks to (Roman) Catholics. In the USA it's largely under-promoted thanks to concerns about religious portrayals. Despite this, the final cut was approved by the Vatican, who saw it as an attack on religious fanaticism in general as opposed to it being an attack on one specific religious group.
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* BannedInChina: The movie hasn't yet shown up in Italy thanks to (Roman) Catholics. In the USA its largely under-promoted thanks to concerns about religious portrayals.

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* BannedInChina: The movie hasn't yet shown up in Italy thanks to (Roman) Catholics. In the USA its it's largely under-promoted thanks to concerns about religious portrayals.
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* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $70 million. Box office, $39,041,505.
* CreatorKiller: Amenabar didn't make another film for six years.

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