Trivia / The Majestic

• Box Office Bomb: Budget, $72 million. Box office, $37,317,558. This movie only making half its budget back put The Shawshank Redemption director Frank Darabont's career in lock-up for 6 years, and he's been having career issues since. It also smashed up the general career of Michael Sloane.
• Playing Against Type:
  • Jim Carrey in a serious drama.
  • To date, this is the only film Frank Darabont has directed that was not based on a Stephen King story.
• What Could Have Been: Matt Damon was originally considered to star. He would later provide the voice of the real Luke.
• Working Title: The Bijou.