Go Grease Lightning! The Best Facts About The Film

Published on November 24, 2019 By Chloe Draws

Banking on success

The unprecedented success of Grease had every studio jealous of the massive revenue numbers that came rolling in. As a result, Paramount wanted to capitalize upon the success so they immediately commissioned Grease 2 and then had ideas for a Grease franchise.

Paramount Pictures

However, all plans were put on hold when Grease 2 was a flop and they realized they couldn’t recreate the magic that the original Grease had. Grease made a total of $396 million and their budget was a mere $6 million so it was a huge success that couldn’t be replicated.