David Lynch, who died this week at the age of 78, was the kind of visionary artist whose value has little to do with its commercial success at the time. Still, a review of the U.S./Canada box office for his 10 feature film releases shows most attracted interest from devotees,

David Lynch, the surrealist artist who managed mainstream success in borderline experimental works like TV’s Twin Peaks and films like The Elephant Man, has died. The prolific director was 78. Lynch’s family announced his passing on his official Facebook page but did not reveal the cause of death.

The brilliant auteur whose unsettling, beautiful dreamscapes skewered the hypocrisy of the American dream has passed away at 78