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1* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $90 million. Box office, $58,236,838 (domestic), $188,133,322 (worldwide). This second film version of the James Thurber short story got mixed reviews from critics and suffered from a crowded holiday season. It still got by on its worldwide gross, though.
2* CaliforniaDoubling: All Greenland and Afghanistan scenes were shot in Iceland. Not only that, but while the Greenland scenes were filmed in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stykkish%C3%B3lmur Stykkishólmur]], the scenes in Iceland ''set in Stykkishólmur'' were filmed in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sey%C3%B0isfj%C3%B6r%C3%B0ur Seyðisfjörður]], on the other side of the island.
3* ColbertBump: Music/OfMonstersAndMen saw an increase in sales after their song "Dirty Paws" was used in the trailer.
4* TheDanza: Creator/SeanPenn as Sean O'Connell.
5* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
6** Creator/JimCarrey, Creator/SachaBaronCohen, Creator/WillFerrell, Creator/MikeMyers, and Creator/OwenWilson were considered to star.
7** Creator/RonHoward and Creator/StevenSpielberg considered directing the film.

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