Article: Movies That Were Supposed To Be Blockbusters But Bombed

[Stash]

There were only 3 Matrix films and the Animatrix shorts. Anything else has been erased from my memory.

Good idea.

 

[Creeper]

I may be one of the few that like both Cutthroat Island and Jon Carter.

I liked John Carter too. I also liked Deep Water Horizon, 47 Ronin and R.I.P.D. There is definitely something wrong with me!

 

[DallasEast]

More movies from last year (minus those from the earlier list):

Biggest Movie Flops: The 42 Biggest Box-Office Bombs
By Joal Ryan
UPDATED ON: NOVEMBER 17, 2021 / 8:15 AM / CBS NEWS

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Using stats from the box-office site The Numbers, we've compiled a list of the 42 movies that, versus their production budgets, lost the most at the box office.

We came up with our Hollywood hall of shame by culling through The Numbers' rundown of the most expensive movies ever made, focusing on 508 movies with reported budgets of $90 million or more. From this group, we zeroed in on the films that failed to make back their budgets at the worldwide box office. We eliminated titles that had no reported grosses because they debuted on streaming (a la Will Smith's "Bright")...

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Shortfall/Film (Budget; Worldwide Gross)

$69.50 million The Nutcracker in 3D ($90 million; $20.5 million)
$68.10 million The Alamo [2004] ($92 million; $23.9 million)
$63.40 million Monster Trucks ($125 million; $61.6 million)
$63.30 million The 13th Warrior ($125 million; $61.7 million)
$61.60 million Stealth ($138 million; $76.4 million)
$51.90 million Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within ($137 million; $85.1 million)
$40.10 million Son of the Mask ($100 million; $59.9 million)
$38.00 million Around the World in 80 Days [2004] ($110 million; $72 million)
$37.40 million Windtalkers ($115 million; $77.6 million)
$33.50 million Home on the Range ($110 million; $76.5 million)
$30.50 million Land of the Lost ($100 million; $69.5 million)
$29.30 million The Road to El Dorado ($95 million; $65.7 million)
$26.64 million Conan the Barbarian [2011] ($90 million; $63.36 million)
$24.50 million Cats ($100 million; $75.5 million)
$24.30 million The Widowmaker ($90 million; $65.7 million)
$23.30 million Sahara ($145 million; $121.7 million)
$21.30 million Ali (Budget: $109 million; worldwide gross: $87.7 million)
$17.90 million Catwoman ($100 million; $82.1 million)
$14.70 million Mortal Engines ($100 million; $85.3 million)
$13.80 million Robin Hood [2018] ($99 million; $85.2 million)
$12.80 million The Chronicles of Riddick ($120 million; $107.2 million)
$10.30 million In the Heart of the Sea ($100 million; $89.7 million)
$08.20 million Treasure Planet ($100 million; $91.8 million)
$07.40 million The Wolfman ($150 million; $142.6 million)
$04.70 million Peter Pan ($100 million; $95.3 million)
$03.80 million The Stepford Wives ($100 million; $96.2 million)
$03.30 million Ben-Hur [2016] ($95 million; $91.7 million)
$02.60 million Bicentennial Man ($90 million; $87.4 million)
$02.50 million Green Zone ($100 million; $97.5 million)
$01.80 million The Flowers of War ($100 million; $98.2 million)
$01.20 million Gods of Egypt ($140 million; $138.8 million)


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[Roadtrip635]

The 13th Warrior was a great movie, very underrated, I've re-watched it many times.

 

[Jammer]

More movies from last year (minus those from the earlier list):

Biggest Movie Flops: The 42 Biggest Box-Office Bombs
By Joal Ryan
UPDATED ON: NOVEMBER 17, 2021 / 8:15 AM / CBS NEWS

<snip>

Using stats from the box-office site The Numbers, we've compiled a list of the 42 movies that, versus their production budgets, lost the most at the box office.

We came up with our Hollywood hall of shame by culling through The Numbers' rundown of the most expensive movies ever made, focusing on 508 movies with reported budgets of $90 million or more. From this group, we zeroed in on the films that failed to make back their budgets at the worldwide box office. We eliminated titles that had no reported grosses because they debuted on streaming (a la Will Smith's "Bright")...

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Shortfall/Film (Budget; Worldwide Gross)

$69.50 million The Nutcracker in 3D ($90 million; $20.5 million)
$68.10 million The Alamo [2004] ($92 million; $23.9 million)
$63.40 million Monster Trucks ($125 million; $61.6 million)
$63.30 million The 13th Warrior ($125 million; $61.7 million)
$61.60 million Stealth ($138 million; $76.4 million)
$51.90 million Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within ($137 million; $85.1 million)
$40.10 million Son of the Mask ($100 million; $59.9 million)
$38.00 million Around the World in 80 Days [2004] ($110 million; $72 million)
$37.40 million Windtalkers ($115 million; $77.6 million)
$33.50 million Home on the Range ($110 million; $76.5 million)
$30.50 million Land of the Lost ($100 million; $69.5 million)
$29.30 million The Road to El Dorado ($95 million; $65.7 million)
$26.64 million Conan the Barbarian [2011] ($90 million; $63.36 million)
$24.50 million Cats ($100 million; $75.5 million)
$24.30 million The Widowmaker ($90 million; $65.7 million)
$23.30 million Sahara ($145 million; $121.7 million)
$21.30 million Ali (Budget: $109 million; worldwide gross: $87.7 million)
$17.90 million Catwoman ($100 million; $82.1 million)
$14.70 million Mortal Engines ($100 million; $85.3 million)
$13.80 million Robin Hood [2018] ($99 million; $85.2 million)
$12.80 million The Chronicles of Riddick ($120 million; $107.2 million)
$10.30 million In the Heart of the Sea ($100 million; $89.7 million)
$08.20 million Treasure Planet ($100 million; $91.8 million)
$07.40 million The Wolfman ($150 million; $142.6 million)
$04.70 million Peter Pan ($100 million; $95.3 million)
$03.80 million The Stepford Wives ($100 million; $96.2 million)
$03.30 million Ben-Hur [2016] ($95 million; $91.7 million)
$02.60 million Bicentennial Man ($90 million; $87.4 million)
$02.50 million Green Zone ($100 million; $97.5 million)
$01.80 million The Flowers of War ($100 million; $98.2 million)
$01.20 million Gods of Egypt ($140 million; $138.8 million)


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I wouldn't consider myself an expert on what would sell and what wouldn't, but if I was the final say on these movies I would have nixed them all - especially the remakes of the classics.

 

[Stash]

More movies from last year (minus those from the earlier list):

Biggest Movie Flops: The 42 Biggest Box-Office Bombs
By Joal Ryan
UPDATED ON: NOVEMBER 17, 2021 / 8:15 AM / CBS NEWS

<snip>

Using stats from the box-office site The Numbers, we've compiled a list of the 42 movies that, versus their production budgets, lost the most at the box office.

We came up with our Hollywood hall of shame by culling through The Numbers' rundown of the most expensive movies ever made, focusing on 508 movies with reported budgets of $90 million or more. From this group, we zeroed in on the films that failed to make back their budgets at the worldwide box office. We eliminated titles that had no reported grosses because they debuted on streaming (a la Will Smith's "Bright")...

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Shortfall/Film (Budget; Worldwide Gross)

$69.50 million The Nutcracker in 3D ($90 million; $20.5 million)
$68.10 million The Alamo [2004] ($92 million; $23.9 million)
$63.40 million Monster Trucks ($125 million; $61.6 million)
$63.30 million The 13th Warrior ($125 million; $61.7 million)
$61.60 million Stealth ($138 million; $76.4 million)
$51.90 million Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within ($137 million; $85.1 million)
$40.10 million Son of the Mask ($100 million; $59.9 million)
$38.00 million Around the World in 80 Days [2004] ($110 million; $72 million)
$37.40 million Windtalkers ($115 million; $77.6 million)
$33.50 million Home on the Range ($110 million; $76.5 million)
$30.50 million Land of the Lost ($100 million; $69.5 million)
$29.30 million The Road to El Dorado ($95 million; $65.7 million)
$26.64 million Conan the Barbarian [2011] ($90 million; $63.36 million)
$24.50 million Cats ($100 million; $75.5 million)
$24.30 million The Widowmaker ($90 million; $65.7 million)
$23.30 million Sahara ($145 million; $121.7 million)
$21.30 million Ali (Budget: $109 million; worldwide gross: $87.7 million)
$17.90 million Catwoman ($100 million; $82.1 million)
$14.70 million Mortal Engines ($100 million; $85.3 million)
$13.80 million Robin Hood [2018] ($99 million; $85.2 million)
$12.80 million The Chronicles of Riddick ($120 million; $107.2 million)
$10.30 million In the Heart of the Sea ($100 million; $89.7 million)
$08.20 million Treasure Planet ($100 million; $91.8 million)
$07.40 million The Wolfman ($150 million; $142.6 million)
$04.70 million Peter Pan ($100 million; $95.3 million)
$03.80 million The Stepford Wives ($100 million; $96.2 million)
$03.30 million Ben-Hur [2016] ($95 million; $91.7 million)
$02.60 million Bicentennial Man ($90 million; $87.4 million)
$02.50 million Green Zone ($100 million; $97.5 million)
$01.80 million The Flowers of War ($100 million; $98.2 million)
$01.20 million Gods of Egypt ($140 million; $138.8 million)


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I expected bigger losses for Cats.

 

[Stash]

I wouldn't consider myself an expert on what would sell and what wouldn't, but if I was the final say on these movies I would have nixed them all - especially the remakes of the classics.

Sometimes, you do see the iceberg coming.

 

[timb2]

A movie I hate and despise that should be added but I think slick advertising suckered people to watch this trash is " Moulin Rouge". When it came out MTV made a big push for it since that remake Patty Labelle song with Christiana Aguilera and Mary J Blige. Also it got nominated for an Oscar so some other group of people suckered watched it then thinking it was good. A couple years later, movies companies were accused of bribing the Oscar's board of bribes for nominating poor movies to get a fianacial push to create interest so it wouldn't be considered a bomb.

 

[nobody]

WW84 is one of the worst movies I've ever seen. Funny, because the majority of today's super hero movies have been pretty good.

The thing about that is that if it's a DC movie, there's a better than even chance it'll suck. Most of that is from executive meddling I believe and a lack of one person in control with one vision.

If it's Marvel, there's a better than even chance that it'll be entertaining. Still DC has put out some good ones and Marvel some bad ones. The first Wonder Woman was hands down my favorite DCEU movie. It had the right mix of action and comedy. (I don't consider the Nolan Batman movies to be DCEU. They're stand alone and the Dark Knight is still the best DC movie of the modern era.(being made after 2000))

I haven't seen Wonder Woman 84, but enough friends told me it sucked that I'm glad I didn't see it. I am curious about the new Batman just because I sort of want to see Colin Farrell as the Penguin in it. I saw the makeup and it's fantastic.

 

[terra]

I wouldn't consider myself an expert on what would sell and what wouldn't, but if I was the final say on these movies I would have nixed them all - especially the remakes of the classics.

It is noticeable how many remakes truly suck. But hollywood in its infinite stupidity keeps throwing money at them.
That has always been the case but in the last 20 years its happening more and more often.
The Remake of Ben Hur was especially idiotic and frankly unwatchable.
There are some movies so iconic its beyond stupid to even THINK about remaking them.

 

[DallasEast]

(I don't consider the Nolan Batman movies to be DCEU. They're stand alone and the Dark Knight is still the best DC movie of the modern era.(being made after 2000))

Just as the original Iron Man movie was the first planned by Marvel Entertainment (and was a contributing factor in Disney buying the company a year after its release) launching the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Man of Steel was settled upon by DC and Warner Bros as the initial film to introduce/re-introduce their characters in an unstructured fashion--primarily in response to the former's success with its Phase One that ended with the first Avengers film. Like Tim Burton, Christopher Nolan created his version of Batman purposefully as independent and separate from any long-term plan (organized or just thrown together) between a publisher and a studio.

I agree about The Dark Knight. However, I do give Zack Snyder props for his director's cut of Justice League. Warner Bros' handling of that film (allowing Joss Whedon to gut and re-shoot it) is a prime example of the studio's lack of vision and bungling of its own DC Extended Universe.

 

[SlammedZero]

I am curious about the new Batman just because I sort of want to see Colin Farrell as the Penguin in it. I saw the makeup and it's fantastic.

I watched the entire movie and had no idea that was Colin Farrell until I looked up the cast after the movie. He/they did an incredible job with that Penguin role and the costume.

 

[DallasEast]

The Remake of Ben Hur was especially idiotic and frankly unwatchable.

Tonya Harding should have been contracted to take out the kneecaps of those responsible in making that remake.

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

Surprised no one has mentioned this.

 

[DallasEast]

Surprised no one has mentioned this.

Shortfall (Budget; Worldwide Gross)

$25.6 million ($40 million; $14.4 million) [Link]

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

Shortfall (Budget; Worldwide Gross)

$25.6 million ($40 million; $14.4 million) [Link]

Interesting. The films wiki page has the budget at 51 million and 14.4 million at the box for a deficit of 36 million.

 

[DallasEast]

Interesting. The films wiki page has the budget at 51 million and 14.4 million at the box for a deficit of 36 million.

Your source could be correct but I am always wary of any info published by Wikipedia.

EDIT: IMDB.com lists an estimated budget of $55 million. That movie is flopping more and more with each passing minute.

 

[Roadtrip635]

One of the biggest flops was "Waterworld". I actually went to see it on opening weekend, my date and I both fell asleep during the movie.

 

[DallasEast]

One of the biggest flops was "Waterworld". I actually went to see it on opening weekend, my date and I both fell asleep during the movie.

I can recall the advertising blitz for the movie. It was a huge buildup that was all-for-nothing.

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

I think WW84 got far more of a ‘Pass’ than it deserved. That film was flat out trash. Such a disappointment following the pleasant surprise of the first film.

I’m surprised Matrix Resurrections isn’t on that list. That was a film that should never have been made. A blight on the franchise.

Lol, 100%