2013 was such a banner year for mega-flops. It’s crazy to think that 47 Ronin, Lone Ranger, RIPD, and Giant Slayer all happened within the span of 12 months. Ouch.
What about Pacific Rim? Production Budget: $190 million, Marketing & Distribution: $175 million, Worldwide Gross: $411 million (including over $111 million from China). Doesn’t that make the list?
I would take that Hollywood Reporter marketing number with a serious grain of salt. Pacific Rim was a certainly a box office disappointment, but if Thomas Tull lost $100 million on the pic, it would be publicly known to his investors –just as his write downs on Blackhat and Seventh Son. That article was typical reactionary clickbate when a film opens to disappointing numbers stateside — it was written just as it opened in the US and weeks before most of its overseas rollout. Pacific Rim is the kind of underperformer that probably just about recouped its costs after worldwide homevid and cable sales.
Leo says
December 16, 2018 at 5:45 pmWalking with Dinosaurs!
Planet Schlock says
December 3, 2018 at 2:25 am2013 was such a banner year for mega-flops. It’s crazy to think that 47 Ronin, Lone Ranger, RIPD, and Giant Slayer all happened within the span of 12 months. Ouch.
Anonymous says
August 24, 2018 at 3:19 pmEscape From Planet Earth budget: 40 million box office: 74 million
Dan B says
March 16, 2018 at 2:04 amAnd he never did.
Timmy Sargent says
November 3, 2017 at 9:35 pmEscape from plant Earth? The Smurfs 2?
Anonymous says
August 24, 2018 at 3:18 pmThe Smurfs 2 was a success. joke on Sony for calling it a dissapointment.
Dylan W says
January 29, 2017 at 5:56 pmMore movies to add:
– Walking With Dinosaurs ($80m budget, $126.5m gross)
– Machete Kills ($20m budget, $15m gross)
– Red 2 ($84m budget, $148.1m gross)
– After Earth ($130m budget, $243.8m gross)
– The Host ($40m budget, $63.3m gross)
– Stand Up Guys ($15m budget, $5.1m gross)
BoxOfficeFlops says
January 29, 2017 at 9:43 pmI removed The Host. The gross budget was $44m and after a large tax credit it was closer to $30m.
Machete Kills has already been posted.
Missed Red 2. I’ll get to it.
John says
November 22, 2016 at 11:07 pmWhat about The Internship?
BoxOfficeFlops says
November 29, 2016 at 12:07 pmadded. More 2013 titles will be added over the next few weeks.
John says
June 13, 2016 at 12:32 amWhere’s The Counselor? Didn’t that flop hard
BoxOfficeFlops says
June 13, 2016 at 1:09 amIt tanked in the US, got a hateful D cinemascore, but made $71 million worldwide on a $25 million budget.
Grant says
April 11, 2016 at 5:43 pm“Parker” as well. Budget of $35 million, total was $48.5 million.
John says
February 17, 2016 at 7:25 pmWhat about Ron Howard’s Rush? Or did that break even or at leas not bomb as bad as ITHOTS
BoxOfficeFlops says
February 22, 2016 at 10:50 amIt didn’t do well in the states, but it made a solid $71,283,215 overseas.
John says
February 13, 2016 at 11:48 pmwhy isnt After Earth on the list?
BoxOfficeFlops says
February 14, 2016 at 9:50 amIt’s the kind of underperformer that probably just about broke even after ancillary. But thankfully Nepotism: The Movie isn’t getting a franchise.
Leo says
December 24, 2015 at 5:43 pmDon’t forget The Big Wedding! Budget: $35 million, Gross: $46 million.
BoxOfficeFlops says
December 26, 2015 at 4:52 pmadded
Tyler says
December 14, 2015 at 9:32 pmWhat about Pacific Rim? Production Budget: $190 million, Marketing & Distribution: $175 million, Worldwide Gross: $411 million (including over $111 million from China). Doesn’t that make the list?
BoxOfficeFlops says
December 15, 2015 at 12:09 pmI would take that Hollywood Reporter marketing number with a serious grain of salt. Pacific Rim was a certainly a box office disappointment, but if Thomas Tull lost $100 million on the pic, it would be publicly known to his investors –just as his write downs on Blackhat and Seventh Son. That article was typical reactionary clickbate when a film opens to disappointing numbers stateside — it was written just as it opened in the US and weeks before most of its overseas rollout. Pacific Rim is the kind of underperformer that probably just about recouped its costs after worldwide homevid and cable sales.