The Phantom of the Opera (1925 film) like a grasshopper. One of them will save Raoul's life, but at the cost of Christine marrying Erik, while the other will blow up the barrels in the chamber Raoul and Ledoux are trapped in, in effect destroying the Opera House and killing them all. Christine picks the scorpion, but it is a trick by the Phantom to "save" Raoul and Ledoux from being killed by drowning them. Christine begs the Phantom to save Raoul, promising him anything in return, even becoming his wife. At the last second, the Phantom opens a trapdoor in his floor through which Raoul and
The Phantom of the Opera (1989 film) is Segal's rendition of the Phantom's opera composition 'Don Juan Triumphant', with the Phantom on the organ and Christine singing. "The Phantom of the Opera" opened theatrically on November 3, 1989 in 1,468 venues, ranking sixth at the domestic box office, with $2,050,000 in its first weekend. The film closed three weeks later, having grossed $3,953,745. The film received negative reviews from critics. Caryn James of "The New York Times" wrote, "This 'Phantom' is not lively enough to be kitschy, or original enough in its badness to be funny." "Variety" called the film "competent but flatly directed," adding that "Englund