Salkind's biggest box office flop was the 1992 film "Christopher Columbus: the Discovery", with Marlon Brando and Tom Selleck.
Salkind made films with his father, Mikhail (aka Miguel) Salkind, an independent producer, in both Cuba and Mexico; he later became a citizen of Mexico.
Son of Mikhail (later Miguel) Salkind (aka Michael Salkind) and Maria Gertchikoff.