No matter how much time passes, “Blade Runner” consistently holds up as not just one of Harrison Ford’s best films, but one of the greatest sci-fi movies of all time.
Forty years after Ridley Scott’s 1982 masterpiece debuted, it still feels fresh, relevant, and looks incredible.Which is why you’d think Hollywood would have milked it for all its worth in the age of the legacy sequel and rampant nostalgia bait.
The thing is, “Blade Runner” didn’t make that much money at the box office, bringing in just shy of $40 million globally.
In the decades since, the film gained a significant cult following, to the extent that Warner Bros.
was tempted to try a “Blade Runner” revival with 2017’s “Blade Runner 2049,” — a movie far too good to be a box office hit.
Which it wasn’t.
It underperformed, bringing in a respectable $258 million at the global box office but
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