History BoxOfficeBomb / D

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Delgo}}'' (2008) — Budget, $40 million. Box office, $915,840. No, that's not a typo. [[MedalOfDishonor It had one of the worst openings ever for a film playing in over 2,000 theaters]], earning just $511,920 at 2,160 sites. It's also one of the most critically panned films of 2008 and only spent a single week in theaters before it vanished, and this is after director/writer Marc Adler spent a full decade getting the film through DevelopmentHell. In the end, it's the only credit for Adler and production companies Electric Eye and Fathom Studios.

* ''Film/{{Deadfall}}'' (1993) — Budget, $10 million. Box office, $18,369. Its gross came from a whopping ''two theaters.'' Between this and the same year's ''Gunfight at Red Dog Corral'', it would be six years before Christopher Coppola (brother of star Creator/NicolasCage) would direct another film.

* ''Film/DumbMoney'' (2023) - Budget, $30 million. Box office, $13,925,356 (domestic), $20,036,382 (worldwide). [[AcclaimedFlop Despite garnering good reviews]], this movie about the 2021 [=GameStop=] short stop was severely kneecapped by the SAG-AFTRA strike, which prevented its high-profile cast from doing any publicity for the movie.

* ''Film/DeadHeat'' (1988) - Budget, $5 million. Box office, $3,588,626.

* ''Film/DTox'' (2002) — Budget, $55 million. Box office, about $12,000 (domestic, and there is no mistake), $6,337,141 (worldwide). This film [[StarDerailingRole derailed Sylvester Stallone's film career]], which was already damaged by the failures of ''Film/GetCarter'' and ''Film/{{Driven}}'' just a year ago. The film was shelved for a few years, Creator/RonHoward and Brian Grazer took their names off of the film (they were the executive producers), and the test screenings were so bad that Universal decided not to release it. The film was subsequently picked up by DEJ Productions, who gave the film an EXTREMELY limited release before sending it to video (said company was owned by Blockbuster Video).

* ''Film/{{Downtown}}'' (1990) — Budget, $10 million. Box office, $2,346,150. The movie was released during one of the fiercest seasons in movie history at the time, and suffered from barely any promotion. It almost ended director Richard Benjamin's career, though another movie he did later that year, ''Mermaids'', did well enough to keep him steady.

* ''Film/DeathOnTheNile2022'' - Budget, $90 million. Box office, $137.3 million. A still recovering COVID-impacted marketplace, and controversy around cast member (and frequent box office cyanide pill) Creator/ArmieHammer hurt this sequel to ''Film/MurderOnTheOrientExpress2017''. Still managed to get a sequel, ''Film/AHauntingInVenice'', with the studio betting on a different tone, lower budget and recovered theatrical marketplace.

* ''Film/DeathOnTheNile2022'' - Budget, $90 million. Box office, $137.3 million. A still recovering COVID-impacted marketplace, and controversy around cast member (and frequent box office cyanide pill) Creator/ArmieHammer hurt this sequel to ''Film/MurderOnTheOrientExpress2017''. Still managed to get a sequel, ''Film/AHauntingInVenice'', with the studio betting on a different tone and recovered theatrical marketplace.

* ''Film/{{Dune|1984}}'' (1984) — Budget, $40 million. Box office, $30,925,690 (domestic). This adaptation of Creator/FrankHerbert's [[Literature/{{Dune}} legendary novel]] was derided by critics for its incomprehensible plot and quickly died at the box office, [[StillbornFranchise taking plans to adapt the sequel novels with it]]. Although it is now a CultClassic and Frank Herbert [[ApprovalOfGod gave his approval]] of the final product, Creator/DavidLynch disowned it instantly thanks to an infamously TroubledProduction and lack of creative control, and Lynch resented the experience so much that he demanded [[AlanSmithee his name taken off the extended cut]]. It also put producer Raffaella De Laurentis in the B-list of producers before she made a comeback with ''Film/{{Backdraft}}''. It would be over three decades before Hollywood [[Film/Dune2021 would try once again]] to adapt the novel to better commercial results.

* ''Film/DungeonsAndDragonsHonorAmongThieves'' - Budget, $150 million. Box office, $208,177,026. Despite [[AcclaimedFlop general praise from both critics and general audiences]], the film faced stiff competition from ''Film/JohnWickChapter4'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'', not helped by the ''very'' negative relationship between core franchise fans and Wizards of the Coast, and the studio failed to recoup the production budget in the theatrical window.

* ''Film/DreamHouse'' (2011) — Budget, $50 million. Box office, $38,502,340. Director Jim Sheridan and stars Creator/DanielCraig and Creator/RachelWeisz [[CreatorBacklash hated it so much]] they refused to promote it. The critics agreed with their disdain.

* ''[[Film/{{DOA}} D.O.A.]]'' (1988) — Budget, $29 million. Box office, $12 million. A loose remake of the 1949 FilmNoir of the same name, this directorial debut of ''Series/MaxHeadroom'' creators Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel kept their careers alive by its [[AcclaimedFlop relatively positive reviews]]. Their next directorial effort was ''Film/SuperMarioBros1993''.

* ''Film/DamnationAlley'' (1977) — Budget, $17 million. Box office, $4 million. This film adaptation of the Creator/RogerZelazny novel was expected to be Fox's big summer movie but it was delayed to the fall due to extensive post-production. By that point, Fox's [[Film/ANewHope actual big summer movie]] made its mark and ''Damnation Alley'' was left in the dust. Its mixed reviews and [[DisownedAdaptation dismissal by]] Zelazny himself for straying from the novel didn't help either.

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* ''Film/DriveAngry'' (2011) — Budget, $50 million. Box office, $41,042,583. One of several busts in The New '10s for Creator/NicolasCage. It also [[CreatorKiller derailed]] director Patrick Lussier's career, whose next credits [[note]]Other than editing ''Film/Apollo18'', which spent a year in TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment.[[/note]] were co-writing ''Film/TerminatorGenisys'' and directing an episode of ''Series/{{Scream|TVSeries}}''.

* ''Film/DungeonsAndDragonsHonorAmongThieves'' - Budget, $150 million. Box office, $208,177,026. Despite [[AcclaimedFlop general praise from both critics and general audiences]], the film faced stiff competition from ''Film/JohnWickChapter4'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'', and the studio failed to recoup the production budget in the theatrical window.

* ''Film/{{Dragonfly}}'' (2002) — Budget, $60 million. Box office, $52,323,400. Writer David Seltzer wrote one more film before sticking with television.

* ''Literature/TheDamnedUnited'' (2009) - Budget, $6.4 million. Box office, $4.1 million. This adaptation of a novel based on Brian Clough's infamous tenure as manager of Leeds United was a flop, despite critical acclaim. It has since become a CultClassic amongst association football fans.

* ''Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse'' (2013-2023): The troubled first incarnation of Warner Bros.’s answer to the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse had such a noticeable string of flops, especially during the end of its life, that it’s earned its own page '''[[BoxOfficeBomb/DCExtendedUniverse here]]'''.

* ''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. 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). It would take 23 years for the property to get another crack at the big screen with ''Film/DungeonsAndDragonsHonorAmongThieves'', which was an AcclaimedFlop.

* ''Film/DropZone'' (1994) — Budget, $45 million. Box office, $28,735,315. After this film, one of the writers, John Bishop, never wrote another original screenplay (he did do rewrites over the next few years). The other writer, Peter Barsocchini, didn't write another film for 14 years, but he eventually moved on to the ''High School Musical'' series. Part of a string of flops for director John Badham.

* ''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. 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). It would take 23 years for the property to get another crack at the big screen, with a more earnest production that did much better critically and commercially. However...
** ''Film/DungeonsAndDragonsHonorAmongThieves'' - Budget, $150 million. Box office, $208,177,026. Despite [[AcclaimedFlop general praise from both critics and general audiences]], the film faced stiff competition from ''Film/JohnWickChapter4'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'', and the studio failed to recoup the production budget in the theatrical window.

* ''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. 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). It would take 23 years for the property to get another crack at the big screen, with ''Film/DungeonsAndDragonsHonorAmongThieves'', a more earnest production that did much better critically and commercially. However...

* ''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. 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). It would take 23 years for the property to get another crack at the big screen, with ''Film/DungeonsAndDragonsHonorAmongThieves'', a more earnest production that did much better critically and decently better commercially.

* ''Film/DisasterMovie2008'' (2008) — Budget, $20 million. Box office, $14,190,901 (domestic), $31,683,375 (worldwide). Considered to be the movie that started slowing the infamous Creator/SeltzerAndFriedberg director duo.

* ''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 of mostly DirectToDVD sequels.