Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened (2016): Ratings & Box Office

This documentary explores the dramatic story of the 1981 Broadway musical Merrily We Roll Along, examining its spectacular debut and abrupt closure after only 16 performances. It delves into the events surrounding the production's challenges and the lasting impact the experience had on the careers and personal lives of the talented young cast members involved. The film serves as a revealing look at the complexities of theatrical ambition and the price of failure.

• Director Lonny Price

• IMDb

  7.6 /10

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• Rotten Tomatoes

  95% Tomatometer

  Popcornmeter 78%

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• Metacritic

  81 Metascore

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• TMDB

  75% User score

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• Letterboxd

  3.7 /5

  2 ratings

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• Movie Insider

  2.8 /5

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Also known as

• 不幸中之万幸
• 史上最萬幸之事
• Το Καλύτερο Χειρότερο Πράγμα που θα Μπορούσε να Είχε Συμβεί
• הדבר הכי גרוע הכי טוב שיכול היה לקרות
• ベスト・ワースト・ストーリー
• 찬란한 실패
• 메릴리
• เรื่องแย่ที่ดีที่สุดในโลก
• Olabilecek En Güzel Felaket