The 1996 stop - animation version, backed by the dynamic duo of producer Tim Burton and director Henry Selick (who previously teamed up for The Nightmare Before Christmas), remains a cult favorite amongst «90s kids despite
a dismal box office return — it made less than $ 30 million in the U.S.
Critics have not been impressed by the film and the crowded opening weekend
box office returns have been kind of
dismal, but that won't have been for any lack of effort on John Cusack's part.