As ludicrous as it sounds, directing The Godfather, based on the novel by Mario Puzo, was not a creatively inspiring prospect for Coppola, who found its content to be "sleazy." He didn't want to direct the film for Paramount,

Megalopolis was a major flop at the box office. Here's why the film performed so poorly despite a great cast and director.

Coppola, the director of all-timers including "The Godfather' and 'Apocalypse Now,' put $120 million of his own money into the ambitious oddity of a project.

Francis Ford Coppola directed classics like 'The Godfather' and "Apocalypse Now' with tons of flops and hits along his way to 'Megalopolis,' now in theaters.

Francis Ford Coppola’s decades-in-the-making, self-financed epic “Megalopolis” flopped with moviegoers, while the acclaimed DreamWorks

Francis Ford Coppolas told reporters at the Cannes Film Festival in May that he "never cared about money" when it came to making 'Megalopolis'

After decades in the making, Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis finally hits theaters, but the ambitious sci-fi epic falls short of expectations. With a star-studded cast and stunning visuals, the film promises much but delivers a confusing mix of themes and metaphors.