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* ''Film/DoubleDragon'' (1994) — Budget, $7.8 million. Box office, $2,341,309. Another case of VideoGameMoviesSuck, it also helped put Gramercy Pictures in a bad spot (this would [[WesternAnimation/RatchetAndClank2016 not be the last video game-based movie to do serious damage to Gramercy]]). This came out before another beat'em up/fighting game-based film from Gramercy co-parent Universal, Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme's ''Film/StreetFighter'', which fared well at the box office, but not with critics. It proved to be a StarDerailingRole for leads Mark Dacascos and Robert Patrick (who mostly stuck to television, and the former plays the Chairman on Food Network's ''Series/IronChef''), and knocked off some of the health bars belonging to producers Jane Hamsher and Don Murphy, who did not produce another film for 4 years, director James Yukich, who didn't direct another film for 5 years and otherwise stuck to TV, screenwriters Michael Davis and Peter Gould (the latter eventually moved on to ''Series/BreakingBad''), and story men Paul Dini and Neal Shusterman (the former has only dealt with animated/comic book/video game material since, and the latter was written for TV and done novels since).

* ''Film/DangerousBeauty'' (1998) — Budget, Unknown. Box office, $4,553,271. This is the final theatrical film directed by Marshall Herskovitz, whose careers in writing and producing still survive. Any works he directed since were on TV.

* ''Film/ADangerousWoman'' (1993) — Budget, Unknown. Box office, $1,497,222. Notable for being the only film Stephen Gyllenhaal directed that was written and produced by his wife, Naomi Foner, and starred their kids, Creator/{{Jake|Gyllenhaal}} and Creator/{{Maggie|Gyllenhaal}}. It was never released on video past VHS after it was trampled at the box office.

* ''Film/TheDay'' (2011) — Budget, Unknown. Box office, $20,984. Another limited release by WWE, it lasted only 16 days.

* ''Film/{{Descent}}'' (2007) — Budget, Unknown. However, box office, $15,233. It's an understandable gross considering the film played in only two theaters and was gone after two weeks. This was director Talia Lugacy's only theatrical film until she began production on ''8000 Shots''.

* ''Film/{{Dogfight}}'' (1991) — Budget, Unknown. Box office, $394,631. Critics liked this drama film but it was stranded in a limited release spanning ''24 theaters''.

* ''Film/DreamLover'' (1993) — Budget, Unknown. Box office, $256,264. The first and only theatrical film directed by screenwriter Nicholas Kazan, who went back to writing and producing ever since.

* ''Film/{{Defiance}}'' (2008) — Budget, $32 million. Box office, $28,644,813 (domestic), $51,155,219 (worldwide). In spite of big names (actors Creator/DanielCraig and Creator/LievSchrieber, plus director Creator/EdwardZwick), struggled to find a place against ''Film/GranTorino'', DumpMonths releases, or actual award contenders (the film's score ended up nominated for an Oscar... but ''Film/SlumdogMillionaire'' and ''Film/TheCuriousCaseOfBenjaminButton'', which would dominate the ceremony, were on the rise).

* ''Film/{{Defiance}}'' (2008) — Budget, $32 million. Box office, $28,644,813 (domestic), $51,155,219 (worldwide). In spite of big names (actors Daniel Craig and Liev Schrieber, plus director Edward Zwick), struggled to find a place against ''Film/GranTorino'', DumpMonths releases, or actual award contenders (the film's score ended up nominated for an Oscar... but ''Film/SlumdogMillionaire'' and ''Film/TheCuriousCaseOfBenjaminButton'', which would dominate the ceremony, were on the rise).

* ''Film/{{The Deep End of the Ocean}}'' (1999) — Budget, $38 million. Box office, $28,121,100. The film version of Jacquelyn Mitchard's novel received mixed reviews from critics. It was the last film directed by Ulu Grosbard before his death in 2012.

* ''Film/{{Daylight}}'' (1996) — Budget, $90 million. Box office, $33,023,469 (domestic), [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff $159,212,469 (worldwide)]]. Director Rob Cohen's next two movies were both TV movies, but he would return to cinema in 2000. This movie and Leslie Bohem's next writing job, ''Dante's Peak'', blacked out his writing career until ''Film/{{The Alamo|2004}}'' from Touchstone in 2004.

* ''Film/DungeonsAndDragons2000'' — Budget, $45 million. Box office, $33,807,409. Director Courtney Solomon blamed this movie's failure on an outdated script and ExecutiveMeddling from [=D&D=]'s copyright holders forcing him into the director's chair. This film had sequels, but they were sent straight to the home entertainment field and do not directly continue this film's story. No other attempts to make a cinematic version of the famed RPG have materialized yet. Solomon did return for the first sequel, but he did not direct that one (as a matter of fact, he didn't direct or get another screen credit until 2005, and he's only directed two movies since).
* ''Film/DunstonChecksIn'' (1996) — Budget, $16 million. Box office, $9,871,066. Managed to send ideas of making movies with apes [[GenreKiller into the dumpster]] unless they are gorillas. It and ''Beautician and the Beast'' also left director Ken Kwapis's career lost in space until 2005, and it dealt serious damage to the careers of all the actors in the movie who are not named Glenn Shadix and Faye Dunaway. (That list includes Jason Alexander, Rupert Everett and Paul Reubens, the last of whom was still recovering from the nudie theater fiasco.)

* ''Film/{{Dracula|1979}}'' (1979) -- Budget, $12 million. Box office, $20 million (domestic), $31.2 million (worldwide). Creator/JohnBadham's take on the literary count was praised for Creator/FrankLangella's (reprising his role from the concurrent Broadway revival of the 1924 play) performance in the title role but [[DuelingWorks had to contend with]] ''Film/NosferatuTheVampyre'' and the spoof ''Film/LoveAtFirstBite''. Its box-office gross was healthy but was still deemed a disappointment by Universal.

* ''Film/ADirtyShame'' (2004) — Budget, $15 million. Box office, $1,914,166. This [[EverybodyHasLotsOfSex very dirty]] movie's ugly box office returns and mixed reviews was cited by Creator/JohnWaters as to why he hasn't directed again.

* ''Film/ADirtyShame'' (2004) — Budget, $15 million. Box office, $1,914,166. This [[EverybodyHasLotsOfSex very dirty]] movie's ugly box office returns and mixed reviews was cited by John Waters as to why he hasn't directed again.

* ''Manga/{{Devilman}}'' (2004) — Budget, ¥1 billion ($9.4 million). Box office, ¥520 million (approx $5 million). The live-action version of Creator/GoNagai's classic manga received a rancid reception from critics and audiences, primarily for its poor acting from its inexperienced cast, [[SpecialEffectFailure lackluster visual effects]], and nonsensical story. This was the final film for director Hiroyuki Nasu, who died a few months later. His wife, Machiko Nasu, the film's screenwriter, saw her career slow down soon after.

* ''Film/DearEvanHansen'' (2021) — Budget, $27-28 million. Box office, $15,002,646 (domestic), $17,246,176 (worldwide). While nowhere near as big a fiasco as [[Film/{{Cats}} Universal's previous attempt at adapting a hugely popular Tony-winning musical]], it was still negatively received by critics for its casting decisions and controversial plotline, and became hugely contentious with the show's fanbase, quickly falling by the wayside in theaters.

* ''Film/{{Destroyer}}'' (2018) — Budget, $9-12.4 million. Box office, $1.5 million (domestic), $5.6 million (worldwide). Despite decent reviews and a gritty performance by Creator/NicoleKidman this bleak film failed to gain an audience, opening in only three domestic theatres and topping out at only two hundred and thirty five. The overseas take was somewhat better but still not enough to rescue the film.

* ''Film/{{Detroit}}'' (2017) — Budget, $34 million. Box office, $21,096,357. The first film distributed (as opposed to co-produced) by Creator/AnnapurnaPictures, it was [[AcclaimedFlop praised by critics]] but came out at [[DumpMonths the tail-end]] of a mostly lackluster summer.

** ''Film/{{Death Wish|2018}}'' (2018) — Budget, $30 million. Box office, $34,017,028 (domestic), $48,578,407 (worldwide). This remake of the 1974 film was delayed from its planned Thanksgiving 2017 release after the Las Vegas shooting, only to land two weeks after the Parkland shooting. The film's poor timing bore the brunt of its scathing reception from critics. It also killed Creator/BruceWillis’s mainstream career for good, with him only appearing in low-budget DirectToVideo action films before he retired from acting in 2022 due to his aphasia diagnosis.

** ''Film/{{Death Wish|2018}}'' (2018) — Budget, $30 million. Box office, $34,017,028 (domestic), $48,578,407 (worldwide). This remake of the 1974 film was delayed from its planned Thanksgiving 2017 release after the Las Vegas shooting, only to land two weeks after the Parkland shooting. The film's poor timing bore the brunt of its scathing reception from critics.

* ''[[Film/DylanDogDeadOfNight Dylan Dog: Dead of Night]]'' (2011) — Budget, $20 million. Box office, $4,634,062. Producer Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, who is a Marvel alumni and the founder of Malibu Comics and Platinum Studios, has not had his name or Platinum's name attached to any film since thanks to this and ''Cowboys and Aliens''. The other producer, Gilbert Adler, also does not have his name attached to another cinematic release past this point, and director Kevin Munroe and co-writer Thomas Dean Donnelly had the lights go out for their cinematic careers for 5 years. It also didn't help [[Film/SupermanReturns former Superman]] Creator/BrandonRouth's career either.

* ''[[Film/DeucesWild Deuce's Wild]]'' (2002) — Budget, $10 million. Box office, $6,282,446. Its universal panning from critics and that it opened the same day as ''Film/SpiderMan1'' killed it financially. It was rubbed out of theaters after four weeks.

* ''Manga/{{Devilman}}'' (2004) — Budget, ¥1 billion ($9.4 million). Box office, ¥520 million (approx $5 million). The live-action version of Creator/GoNagai's classic manga received a rancid reception from critics and audiences, primarily for its poor acting from its inexperienced cast, [[SpecialEffectFailure lackluster visual effects]], and nonsensical story. This was the final film for director Hiroyuki Nasu, who died the following year. His wife, Machiko Nasu, the film's screenwriter, saw her career slow down soon after.

* ''Film/DraculaDeadAndLovingIt'' (1995) — Budget, $30 million. Box office, $10,772,144. Where ''Life Stinks'' failed (since that was followed by ''Film/RobinHoodMenInTights'', which despite negative reception was a moderate box office success), ''Dracula: Dead and Loving it'' [[CreatorKiller succeeded]] in ending Creator/MelBrooks' movie career after a previous record of accomplishments. He later found success in Broadway, notably stage versions of ''Film/TheProducers'' and ''Film/YoungFrankenstein''.

* ''Film/DoctorDolittle'' (1967) — Budget, $17 million. Box office, $6.2 million. An infamous TroubledProduction, part of a string of musical bombs for Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox that killed the live-action musical, the Fox careers of Darryl Zanuck and his son Richard (Richard bounced back as a producer; his father didn't), and put the studio in a financial black hole until ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]'' in 1977 and the move to embrace VHS as an alternate viewing method, thanks in part due to negative reception from critics and competition from Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{The Jungle Book|1967}}'' for family audiences. Creator/RexHarrison [[StarDerailingRole sunk his career]] with his [[ThePrimaDonna prima donna attitude on the set]]. Despite this, the film was still nominated for nine {{UsefulNotes/Academy Award}}s (in which it won two for Best Original Song and Best Visual Effects), and an [[AnimatedAdaptation animated series adaptation]] produced by Creator/DepatieFrelengEnterprises (of ''WesternAnimation/ThePinkPanther'' fame) was produced in 1970. Another film version with Creator/EddieMurphy eventually surfaced in the 90's, which spawned a series.

** ''Film/{{Death Wish|2018}}'' (2018) — Budget, $30 million. Box office, $34,017,028 (domestic), $48,578,407 (worldwide). This remake of the 1974 film was delayed from its planned Thanksgiving 2017 release after the Las Vegas Shooting, only to land two weeks after the Parkland shooting. The film's poor timing bore the brunt of its scathing reception from critics.

* ''Film/{{Domino}}'' (2005) — Budget, $50 million. Box office, $22,944,502. This dramatization of the life of bounty hunter Domino Harvey saw its release date shuffled around multiple times, including at least once when the real Harvey died that June. The end result got scathing reviews from critics and was greeted apathetically by audiences. Director Creator/TonyScott considered it one of his favorite films while Creator/KeiraKnightley had better luck that year with ''Film/PrideAndPrejudice2005''.

* ''Film/{{Dracula}}'' (1979) -- Budget, $12 million. Box office, $20 million (domestic), $31.2 million (worldwide). Creator/JohnBadham's take on the literary count was praised for Creator/FrankLangella's (reprising his role from the concurrent Broadway revival of the 1924 play) performance in the title role but [[DuelingWorks had to contend with]] ''Film/NosferatuTheVampyre'' and the spoof ''Film/LoveAtFirstBite''. Its box-office gross was healthy but was still deemed a disappointment by Universal.

* ''Film/DangerousGame'' (1993) — Budget, $10 million. Box office, '''$23,671''' (domestic). It's an understandable gross considering that it played for ''one week in one theater''.

* ''Film/DantesPeak'' (1997) — Budget, $116 million. Box office, $67,127,760 (domestic), $178,127,760 (worldwide). Buried the screenwriting career of Leslie Bohem for 7 years, by which point the Michael Eisner/John Lee Hancock killer ''Film/{{The Alamo|2004}}'' buried it for another 7 years. This movie also knocked ''Terminator'' vet Creator/LindaHamilton out of the A list.

* ''Film/DarkCity'' (1998) — Budget, $27 million. Box office, $14,378,331 (domestic), $27,200,316 (worldwide). Although Creator/RogerEbert called Alex Proyas' sci-fi thriller the best film of the year, most critics gave it OK reviews largely due to its ExecutiveMeddling mandated cuts. It quickly became a CultClassic and its subsequent director's cut allowed it to become VindicatedByHistory.
* ''Literature/TheDarkHalf'' (1993) — Budget, $15 million. Box office, $10.6 milllion. This Creator/GeorgeARomero adaptation of the Creator/StephenKing book was finished in 1991 but was held back by Creator/OrionPictures' bankruptcy.

* ''Film/DearEvanHansen'' (2021) — Budget, $27-28 million. Box office, $15,002,646 (domestic), $17,056,646 (worldwide). While nowhere near as big a fiasco as [[Film/{{Cats}} Universal’s previous attempt at adapting a hugely popular Tony-winning musical]], it was still negatively received by critics and became hugely contentious with the show’s fanbase, quickly falling by the wayside in theaters.

* ''Film/{{Dracula}}'' (1979) -- Budget, $12 million. Box office, $20 million (domestic), $31.2 million (worldwide). Creator/JohnBadham's take on the literary count was praised for Creator/FrankLangellla's (reprising his role from the concurrent Broadway revival of the 1924 play) performance in the title role but [[DuelingWorks had to contend with]] ''Film/NosferatuTheVampyre'' and the spoof ''Film/LoveAtFirstBite''. Its box-office gross was healthy but was still deemed a disappointment by Universal.

* ''Film/{{Dracula}}'' (1979) -- Budget, $12 million. Box office, $20 million (domestic), $31.2 million (worldwide). Creator/JohnBadham's take on the literary count was praised for Creator/FrankLangellla's (reprising his role from the concurrent Broadway revival of the 1924 play) performance in the title role but [[DuelingFilms had to contend with]] ''Film/NosferatuTheVampyre'' and the spoof ''Film/LoveAtFirstBite''. Its box-office gross was healthy, but was still deemed a disappointment by Universal.