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As for today’s video, not every movie can be a box office hit right?
The hardest part is figuring out which ones will bomb and then not investing so much money
and time into them.
Well, the movies on today’s list convinced someone to spend a lot of money to make them,
and then failed to deliver the success.
Let’s check out todays list of Top 10 Big Movies That Epically Failed.
10.
Starting off the list in spot number 10 is The lone ranger.
Any Johnny Depp fan would’ve been thrilled to learn that the actor was taking the lead
in the action adventure movie.
The movie came out in 2013 and followed the story of a boy who discovers an ancient Native
American in a sideshow carnival tent.
The movie had a big budget between 225-250 million dollars.
With a budget so big, and the duo of Johnny Depp with Gore Verbinski, it was expected
to be box-office gold.
However, the production ran into trouble while filming due to escalated costs and the whole
movie was almost shut down before it was even completed.
Needless to say, they used up way more budget than they should have.
To make matters worse, when it finally hit theatres, it only earned 260.5 million dollars
back.
They barely made their budget back and reports say they lost around 98 million dollars because
their earnings didn’t include their marketing budget.
To put the cherry on top, the movie was slammed by critics and audiences and received a 31%
on rotten tomatoes.
9.
At number 9 we have John Carter.
The movie is based on the novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, which gave the movie
high expectations before it ever came out.
The movie came out in 2012 and it was Disney’s attempt at building a movie franchise based
on the novel series.
Unfortunately, the movie John Carter was a financial disaster after production and marketing
costs were taken into account.
The budget for the movie was 250 million dollars, and it earned 284 million back.
However, once production and marketing costs were deducted, the film was reported that
it lost over 100 million dollars.
Not only financially, but critics considered it a flop as well.
Critics at Rotten Tomatoes said: While John Carter looks terrific and delivers its share
of pulpy thrills; it also suffers from uneven pacing and occasionally incomprehensible plotting
and characterization.
Let’s just say the movie that was supposed to be the start at a whole new franchise,
was actually the end of it instead.
8.
Swiping the number 8 spot on our list is Evan Almighty.
The movie was supposed to be some sort of sequel to the hit movie Bruce Almighty, but
it epically failed instead.
Evan Almighty had the same writer and director as Bruce Almighty, but for some reason it
flopped this time around.
The hilarious Steve Carrell took on the lead role of Evan, but people didn’t seem to
care for his character.
Some people blamed the religious theme that the movie and character had.
Basically, the Lord tells Evan he has to build an ark and line up all the animals two-by-two
in preparation for the flood.
This story sounds familiar because it’s obviously the same story of Noah’s ark that
one can find written in the Bible.
The budget for the movie was 200 million dollars and it didn’t break even; it only earned
back 173 million of their budget.
They took a huge loss financially and the movie was rated at a 23%.
7.
In the number 7 spot is Green Lantern.
In 2011, Warner Bros tried to launch the DC Extended Universe with a Green Lantern movie,
and it didn’t work out like they had hoped.
Ryan Reynolds took the lead playing the rest pilot Hal Jordan who is chosen by a dying
alien to become the new guardian of the solar system.
Green Lantern was a movie that Warner Bros was trying to get going for a long time.
When it got to the screen, critics say it was edited to a point where it has some of
the worst CGI ever seen in a mainstream studio movie.
The budget for the movie was 200 million dollars and it only earned 219 million dollars when
all was said and done.
To me, that’s a lifetime of money, to DC comics, that’s coffee change.
The movie only got a 39% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and Ryan Reynolds is first to admit
that the movie was bad.
When speaking about the movie he says: I don’t think anyone ever figured out exactly what
it was.
It also fell victim to the process in Hollywood which is like poster first, release date second,
script last.
Yeah, I feel like the script should always be number 1.
6.
Taking our number 6 spot is Robin hood.
The famous tale has had a number of different adaptations but in 2018 a new one came out
that had people believing it would be worthwhile.
It starred Taron Edgerton and Jamie Foxx which might have brought more people to theatres,
but it still didn’t save the movie.
The movie was basically a re-telling of the classic tale but was filled with different
effects.
The budget for the movie was 100 million dollars and sadly it didn’t break even.
The movie only earned back 84 million dollars.
Not only was the movie a box-office flop, but it only received 15% on rotten tomatoes.
The worst part is, reports went on to say that the movie was more of a flop than the
public realizes.
Marketing costs weren’t included in their budget which means they lost out on more money
than we even know about.
5.
Half way through the list at number 5 is Ben-Hur, the 2016 remake to be more precise.
The original 1959 movie was an Oscar-winning smash so people were expecting the same success
for the remake.
Instead, they got a movie that is at the top of the list of massive box-office wipeouts.
The movie had a budget estimated between 87-100 million dollars, and only made back 94 million
dollars.
In 2016, the studio’s CEO at MGM admitted that the company lost approximately 47.8 million
dollars.
The company released its quarterly earnings statement on November 10th telling investors
that its earnings were lower due to the film impairment that Ben-Hur left them with.
Critics also weren’t on the movies side.
One critic simply asked: what were they thinking?
The movie only got a 25% on rotten tomatoes and 37% on Metacritic.
4.
Alright guys, at number 4 is Jupiter Ascending.
The 2015 fantasy sci-fi movie had high expectations but didn’t match up to any of them.
The movie had two huge stars taking the leads; Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum, which would
lead anyone to believe a movie flop wasn’t possible.
But it very much was; it was more than possible, it was the reality.
The movie tanked at the box office, earning 184 million dollars worldwide, which wasn’t
nearly enough to cover their 179 million dollar budget and marketing costs.
Reports say the studio lost 87 million dollars from the movie.
Critics were not thrilled about the movie either, and it showed by the 27% it received
on rotten tomatoes.
It was a good attempt at creating something new for science fiction fans, but unfortunately
it just wasn’t enough.
3.
At number 3 is Battlefield Earth; the movie was an adaptation of Ron Hubbard’s 1982
science fiction novel.
One of Hollywood’s biggest names for Scientology, John Travolta, wanted to make the movie for
years.
Apparently, he struggled to find funding from any major studio, because of the shaky script
and his ties to the controversial religion.
But in 1988, the film was finally given a chance and was taken on by Franchise Pictures:
an independent production company that specialized in financing stars’ stalled projects.
It might not have been the smartest business move after all.
The movie took 73 million to make but only made back 29 million worldwide.
Not only did they take a hit financially, but they also took a hit from the audience
and critics.
The move got a whopping 3% on rotten tomatoes, and was nominated for a then-record of 9 Golden
Raspberry Awards.
To this day it is still considered one of the worst movies ever made; it’s also one
of John Travolta’s worst on-screen look.
2.
Here we are at number 2 with Cutthroat Island.
The movie was another pirate story that tried to make it a success back in 1995.
It was actually this movie that deemed pirate themed movies as box office poison.
The movie really tried to be the success of the pirate genre, casting Geena Davis as a
lady pirate captain on a quest to find a treasure map, and eventually, the treasure.
Critics went on to say that the majority of the actors didn’t do a good job at convincing
the audience that they were pirates.
They called the story bland and said it was difficult to watch.
It received a 38% on rotten tomatoes.
But not only was it just a bad movie, financially it held the Guinness Book of World Records
for largest box office loss.
Like, I’m not even kidding that’s a fact.
The budget for the film was 98 million dollars, along with 17 million in marketing expenses.
What were the earnings?
The movie only made 10 million dollars back.
It’s been reported that the studio lost a total of 137 million dollars and still remains
to be one of the worst financial disasters in film history.
1.
Taking our number 1 spot is The adventures of pluto nash.
The 2002 action adventure movie starred the one and only Eddie Murphy who took on the
title character.
The actor had a long period of time where his movies were a huge financial success at
the box office throughout the 1980’s and 1990’s.
But, It was this movie that put his box office success to complete halt.
The production budget for the movie was 100 million dollars and marketing costs were 20
million.
The movie was highly anticipated and with Eddie Murphy’s name on it at the time, there
was no way people would expect it to do so poorly.
Ask me how much the movie made?
Chris, ask me.
7.1 MILLION DOLLARS… so, let’s do a quick math calculation here.
With a total cost of 120 million dollars for the movie, the film’s losses were just over
113 million dollars.
Not only that, but critics said that it was easily the worst-performance of Eddie Murphy’s
career.
Fans weren’t thrilled about it either; the movie was rated 4% on rotten tomatoes and
12% on metacritic.
Alright guys, there’s our list for today.
Give the video a thumbs up if you enjoyed it and let me know what you thought of these
movies; I want to hear YOUR opinions.
For now, let’s check out some comments from some of my other videos.
K. Labban says: who came here to see what other people say - - uhh ME, isn’t that
what the comment section is for?
Greg says: Dexter?
Really?
It’s more interesting than scary - - listen, I don’t find it scary but some people are
so sensitive when it comes to that stuff.
SSJGSamuel says: who’s excited for Godzilla: King of the Monsters?!
- - MEEE!!
Mainly because Millie Bobby Brown is in it, if I’m being honest.
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