Expensive flops: the biggest box-office failures in cinema

Expensive flops: the biggest box-office failures in cinema

Expensive flops: the biggest box-office failures in cinema

Expensive flops: the biggest box-office failures in cinema

Expensive flops: the biggest box-office failures in cinema

Expensive flops: the biggest box-office failures in cinema

Expensive flops: the biggest box-office failures in cinema

Expensive flops: the biggest box-office failures in cinema

Expensive flops: the biggest box-office failures in cinema

Expensive flops: the biggest box-office failures in cinema

Expensive flops: the biggest box-office failures in cinema

Expensive flops: the biggest box-office failures in cinema

Expensive flops: the biggest box-office failures in cinema

Expensive flops: the biggest box-office failures in cinema

Expensive flops: the biggest box-office failures in cinema

Expensive flops: the biggest box-office failures in cinema

Expensive flops: the biggest box-office failures in cinema

Expensive flops: the biggest box-office failures in cinema

Expensive flops: the biggest box-office failures in cinema

Expensive flops: the biggest box-office failures in cinema

Expensive flops: the biggest box-office failures in cinema

Expensive flops: the biggest box-office failures in cinema

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'Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins' (2021) -

The rebooted 'G.I. Joe' franchise film 'Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins' was created on less than half the budget of the sequels, for around US$88 million. It was panned by critics and made just US$40 million at the box office.

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'3000 Miles to Graceland' (2001) -

Budget: US$62 million.

Box office: US$15.7 million.

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'The 13th Warrior' (1999) -

Budget: US$160 million.

Box office: US$61 million.

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'Stealth' (2005) -

Budget: US$135 million.

Box office: US$76.9 million.

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'Pluto Nash' (2002) -

Budget: US$120 million.

Box office: US$7 million.

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'Sahara' (2005) -

Budget: US$240 million.

Box office: US$119 million.

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'The Adventures of Baron Munchausen' (1988) -

Budget: US$32 million.

Box office: US$8 million.

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'One from the Heart' (1982) -

Budget: US$26 million.

Box office: US$1 million.

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'Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within' (2001) -

Budget: US$137 million.

Box office: US$85 million.

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'Speed Racer' (2008) -

Budget: US$120 million.

Box office: US$93 million.

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'47 Ronin' (2013) -

Budget: US$170 million.

Box office: US$147.6 million.

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'Cutthroat Island' (1995) -

Budget: US$110 million.

Box office: US$11 million.

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'Ishtar' (1987) -

Budget: US$55 million.

Box office: US$7.7 million.

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'Town & Country' (2001) -

Budget: US$90 million.

Box office: US$10 million.

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'Monkeybone' (2001) -

Budget: US$75 million.

Box office: US$5.4 million

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'The Alamo' (2004) -

Budget: US$145 million.

Box office: US$25 million.

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'Once Upon a Time in America' (1984) -

Budget: US$30 million.

Box office: US$2.5 million.

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'Mars Needs Moms' (2011) -

Budget: US$175 million.

Box office: US$38 million.

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'John Carter' (2012) -

Budget: US$300 million.

Box office: US$282 million.

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'Jack the Giant Slayer' (2013) -

Budget: US$195 million.

Box office: US$197.6 million.

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'Raise the Titanic' (1980) -

Budget: US$36 million.

Box office: US$7 million.

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'Heaven's Gate' (1980) -

Budget: US$44 million.

Box office: US$3 million.

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'Revolution' (1985) -

Budget: US$28 million.

Box office: US$1 million.

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'Pirates' (1986) -

Budget: US$31 million.

Box office: US$1 million.

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'The Postman' (1997) -

Budget: US$80 million.

Box office: US$17 million.

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'Evan Almighty' (2007) -

Budget: US$175 million.

Box office: US$173.4 million.

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'R.I.P.D.' (2013) -

Budget: US$130 million.

Box office: US$80 million.

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'Lion of the Desert' (1981) -

Budget: US$31 million.

Box office: US$1.5 million.

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'Green Lantern' (2011) -

Budget: US$200 million.

Promotional expenses: US$100 million.

Box office: US$219.8 million.

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'The Lone Ranger' (2013) -

Budget: US$250 million.

Promotional expenses: US$175 million.

Box office: US$260 million.

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'Jupiter Ascending' (2015) -

Budget: US$176 million.

Promotional expenses: US$100 million.

Box office: US$184 million.

Now check out the biggest movie leaks of all time!

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'Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins' (2021) -

The rebooted 'G.I. Joe' franchise film 'Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins' was created on less than half the budget of the sequels, for around US$88 million. It was panned by critics and made just US$40 million at the box office.

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BrunoPress

1 / 32 Fotos

'3000 Miles to Graceland' (2001) -

Budget: US$62 million.

Box office: US$15.7 million.

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2 / 32 Fotos

'The 13th Warrior' (1999) -

Budget: US$160 million.

Box office: US$61 million.

© BrunoPress

3 / 32 Fotos

'Stealth' (2005) -

Budget: US$135 million.

Box office: US$76.9 million.

© BrunoPress

4 / 32 Fotos

'Pluto Nash' (2002) -

Budget: US$120 million.

Box office: US$7 million.

© Getty Images

5 / 32 Fotos

'Sahara' (2005) -

Budget: US$240 million.

Box office: US$119 million.

© BrunoPress

6 / 32 Fotos

'The Adventures of Baron Munchausen' (1988) -

Budget: US$32 million.

Box office: US$8 million.

© BrunoPress

7 / 32 Fotos

'One from the Heart' (1982) -

Budget: US$26 million.

Box office: US$1 million.

© BrunoPress

8 / 32 Fotos

'Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within' (2001) -

Budget: US$137 million.

Box office: US$85 million.

©

BrunoPress

9 / 32 Fotos

'Speed Racer' (2008) -

Budget: US$120 million.

Box office: US$93 million.

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BrunoPress

10 / 32 Fotos

'47 Ronin' (2013) -

Budget: US$170 million.

Box office: US$147.6 million.

© Getty Images

11 / 32 Fotos

'Cutthroat Island' (1995) -

Budget: US$110 million.

Box office: US$11 million.

© BrunoPress

12 / 32 Fotos

'Ishtar' (1987) -

Budget: US$55 million.

Box office: US$7.7 million.

© BrunoPress

13 / 32 Fotos

'Town & Country' (2001) -

Budget: US$90 million.

Box office: US$10 million.

© BrunoPress

14 / 32 Fotos

'Monkeybone' (2001) -

Budget: US$75 million.

Box office: US$5.4 million

© BrunoPress

15 / 32 Fotos

'The Alamo' (2004) -

Budget: US$145 million.

Box office: US$25 million.

© BrunoPress

16 / 32 Fotos

'Once Upon a Time in America' (1984) -

Budget: US$30 million.

Box office: US$2.5 million.

© Getty Images

17 / 32 Fotos

'Mars Needs Moms' (2011) -

Budget: US$175 million.

Box office: US$38 million.

© Getty Images

18 / 32 Fotos

'John Carter' (2012) -

Budget: US$300 million.

Box office: US$282 million.

© Getty Images

19 / 32 Fotos

'Jack the Giant Slayer' (2013) -

Budget: US$195 million.

Box office: US$197.6 million.

© Getty Images

20 / 32 Fotos

'Raise the Titanic' (1980) -

Budget: US$36 million.

Box office: US$7 million.

© BrunoPress

21 / 32 Fotos

'Heaven's Gate' (1980) -

Budget: US$44 million.

Box office: US$3 million.

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BrunoPress

22 / 32 Fotos

'Revolution' (1985) -

Budget: US$28 million.

Box office: US$1 million.

© BrunoPress

23 / 32 Fotos

'Pirates' (1986) -

Budget: US$31 million.

Box office: US$1 million.

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BrunoPress

24 / 32 Fotos

'The Postman' (1997) -

Budget: US$80 million.

Box office: US$17 million.

© BrunoPress

25 / 32 Fotos

'Evan Almighty' (2007) -

Budget: US$175 million.

Box office: US$173.4 million.

© BrunoPress

26 / 32 Fotos

'R.I.P.D.' (2013) -

Budget: US$130 million.

Box office: US$80 million.

© BrunoPress

27 / 32 Fotos

'Lion of the Desert' (1981) -

Budget: US$31 million.

Box office: US$1.5 million.

© Getty Images

28 / 32 Fotos

'Green Lantern' (2011) -

Budget: US$200 million.

Promotional expenses: US$100 million.

Box office: US$219.8 million.

© Getty Images

29 / 32 Fotos

'The Lone Ranger' (2013) -

Budget: US$250 million.

Promotional expenses: US$175 million.

Box office: US$260 million.

© Getty Images

30 / 32 Fotos

'Jupiter Ascending' (2015) -

Budget: US$176 million.

Promotional expenses: US$100 million.

Box office: US$184 million.

Now check out the biggest movie leaks of all time!

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Expensive flops: the biggest box-office failures in cinema

'West Side Story' tanks at box office with US$10 million debut

Expensive flops: the biggest box-office failures in cinema

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13/12/21 | StarsInsider

MOVIES Box office

Big budgets do not necessarily mean good films. Pleasing the critics and the public is a difficult job, which requires a good director, cast, script, and a little bit of luck as well. Even the best actors and directors have had a few failures during their careers. Sometimes it doesn't matter how much funding a film has, it still ends up being a bust anyway.

Even in the case of Steven Spielberg's remake of the famed musical 'West Side Story,' nothing is a sure success. The Shakespearean classic has been historically beloved, but it tanked in its box office debut, collecting just US$10.5 million from 2,820 theaters—which is particularly concerning when you know that Disney and 20th Century Studios spent US$100 million on it. It could earn more throughout the holidays, but it's a terrible start for what was supposed to be one of the most critically acclaimed films of the year, which also opened exclusively in theaters during yet another wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

Check out the other big budget films that ended up being box-office disasters!

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