History BoxOfficeBomb / KThroughM

* ''Film/Loser2000'' (2000) — Budget, $20 million. Box office, $18.4 million. After this film's disappointing results, director Amy Heckerling took a break from movies until 2007's ''I Could Never Be Your Woman''.

* ''Film/{{Legend|1985}}'' (1985) — Budget, $30 million. Box office, $15,502,112 (domestic), $23,506,237 (worldwide). The production is noteworthy for starting an accidental fire at Pinewood Studios that decimated the famous [[Franchise/JamesBond 007 soundstage]] and forced a small change in the film's shooting schedule. Directed by Creator/RidleyScott, the alterations he allowed the studio to make resulted in a film that was praised for its makeup and special effects, but panned for its uninspired story and bland characters. The release of a Director's Cut DVD in 2002 was more warmly received and propelled the film to CultClassic status.

* ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' (1986) — Budget, $25 million. Box office, $12,729,917. This film's initial failure demoralized director and ''Muppet'' creator/puppeteer Creator/JimHenson; he became depressed and was never able to direct another film before he suddenly died four years later. Combined with ''Film/AbsoluteBeginners'', this was a StarDerailingRole for Music/DavidBowie's film career, who felt his costumes [[WTHCostumingDepartment were unsuited for the intended demographic]]; co-star Creator/JenniferConnelly [[CreatorBacklash does not look back fondly at this movie]] for her performance but appears to have warmed to the film in time for the 30th anniversary home media releases. This is also the only film co-written by author Dennis Lee and was one of two post-Creator/MontyPython films that derailed Creator/TerryJones' cinematic writing until TheNewTens. ''Labyrinth'' quickly became a CultClassic through cable showings and home video and was VindicatedByHistory after critics reevaluated the film in the 1990s.

* ''Film/TheLastDuel'' (2021) — Budget, $100 million. Box office, $10,853,945 (domestic), $30,494,876 (worldwide). Creator/RidleyScott's [[AllStarCast star-studded]] [[FilmOfTheBook adaptation]] of Eric Jager's book based on the last TrialByCombat in France opened to [[AcclaimedFlop strong reviews but an apathetic box-office]]. Scott [[DearNegativeReader blamed uninterested "millennians"]] [sic] for its disastrous opening, [[Film/Dune2021 but]] [[Film/NoTimeToDie stiff]] [[Film/HalloweenKills compet]][[Film/VenomLetThereBeCarnage ition]], [[AudienceAlienatingPremise dark subject matter]], the ongoing UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic keeping older crowds away from theaters, and [[InvisibleAdvertising sparse marketing]] are more likely reasons. Audiences and some critics also found the film's feminist themes [[UnfortunateImplications undermined]] by the exploitative treatment of its material.

* ''Film/ManOfTaiChi'' (2013) — Budget, $32 million. Box office, $5,400,144. This martial arts actioner is the first and thus far only film directed by Creator/KeanuReeves, who so far hasn't planned to step behind the camera again. Critics gave it decent reviews, though, and it has become a minor CultClassic among genre fans.

* ''Film/TheMatrixResurrections'' (2021) — Budget, $190 million. Box office, $37,481,470 (domestic), $153,681,470 (worldwide). [[SequelGap Released 18 years after]] ''Film/TheMatrixRevolutions'', this sequel proved to be polarizing for its MetaFiction commentary, LighterAndSofter tone, and action scenes seen as a step down from its predecessors. It gained a warmer reception from critics than ''Revolutions'' but is by far the lowest-grossing film in the franchise. At least part of the blame can be pinned on the arrival of the highly contagious Omicron variant of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, which encouraged audiences to watch it on HBO Max (it was also the last major WB film to have a hybrid release, a strategy that kneecapped the performances of almost every tentpole released in that stretch, before switching back to purely theatrical releases), along with ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' dominating the box office. [[https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2021/12/28/why-the-matrix-resurrections-was-a-box-office-disappointment/?sh=5ba0c5672562 Several]] [[https://screenrant.com/matrix-4-resurrections-box-office-failure-reasons-explained/ outlets]] also blamed a lack of audience interest in the franchise for its underwhelming numbers.

* ''Film/MaximumOverdrive'' (1986) — Budget, $10 million. Box office, $7.4 million. Creator/StephenKing vowed to never direct another theatrical film again.

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* ''Film/LostInSpace'' (1998) — Budget, $80 million. Box office, $69,117,629 (domestic), $136,159,423 (worldwide). This update of the [[Series/LostInSpace classic series]] ended ''Film/{{Titanic|1997}}'s'' historic 15-week reign at the top of the box office, but declined soon after. It left ''Series/{{Friends}}'' star Matt [=LeBlanc=]'s and director Stephen Hopkins's cinematic careers hopeless and any further adaptations of the show wouldn't materialize until Creator/{{Netflix}}'s [[Series/LostInSpace2018 reboot series]] two decades later.

* ''Film/LandOfTheLost'' (2009) — Budget, $100 million. Box office, $69,548,641. [[StillbornFranchise A failed attempt to start a cinematic franchise]] of the Krofft [[Series/LandOfTheLost1974 series]], and the worst reviewed film to involve Brad Silberling, who directed the film. Silberling has not worked on another theatrical project since. The Krofts also did not do another movie until 2016.

* ''Film/LandOfTheLost'' (2009) — Budget, $100 million. Box office, $69,548,641. [[StillbornFranchise A failed attempt to start a cinematic franchise]] of the Kroft [[Series/LandOfTheLost series]], and the worst reviewed film to involve Brad Silberling, who directed the film. Silberling has not worked on another theatrical project since. The Krofts also did not do another movie until 2016.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{My Little Pony the Movie|1986}}'' (1986) — Budget, Unknown. Box office, $5,958,456. Creator/{{Hasbro}} would never reveal the movie's budget but losses from it and ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie'' are estimated at $10 million combined. Both films also led to the cancellation of ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}'' movie then in development. This first movie in the ''My Little Pony'' franchise would later become [[VindicatedByHistory vindicated]] through home video sales, and it wouldn't be [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 until 2017]] (during the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic fourth generation]]) that another theatrical ''My Little Pony'' movie would get made, though that movie wound up being a success.[[note]]The 2017 movie had a budget of $6.5 million, and pulled in $61 million, earning a tidy profit.[[/note]]
* ''Anime/MyNeighborsTheYamadas'' (1999) — Budget, ¥2 billion. Box office, ¥1.56 billion. Creator/StudioGhibli's adaptation of the ''Nono-Chan'' manga opened to decent critical reviews, but it opened the same day as ''[[Anime/Pokemon2000 Pokemon: The Movie 2000]]'', which overtook it at the box office. This was the penultimate film of Creator/IsaoTakahata's career and it would take fourteen years before he made his next, and final film, ''Anime/TheTaleOfThePrincessKaguya''.

* ''Film/MyStepmotherIsAnAlien'' (1988) — Budget, $26 million. Box office, $13,854,000 (domestic). This sci-fi comedy was originally written as a horror film before [[ExecutiveMeddling the studio interfered]]. One of a handful of 1988/1989 films that caused the Weintraub Entertainment Group to implode right out of the gates, and one of the movies that ended Coca-Cola's control over Columbia and caused their merger with Tristar and Sony. It was probably a victim of poor timing and too much competition as it opened the same day as ''Film/Twins1988'' and only a week after the releases of ''Film/TheNakedGun'' and ''Film/{{Scrooged}}''. Thankfully for Creator/DanAykroyd and Creator/KimBasinger, they had ''Film/GhostbustersII'' and ''Film/Batman1989'' around the corner, respectively. Aykroyd would later reference the film when [[Recap/FamilyGuyS8E3SpiesReminiscentOfUs guest starring]] on ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' while expressing his bewilderment upon hearing Peter Griffin tell him that he has literally seen all of his movies.

* ''WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons'' (2007) — Budget, Undisclosed (figures estimate it at [[http://www.bombreport.com/yearly-breakdowns/2007-2/meet-the-robinsons/ $150]]-[[http://smokefreemovies.ucsf.edu/movie/49298 $195 million]], including marketing costs). Box office, $97,822,171 (domestic), $169,333,034 (worldwide). This film started production under Michael Eisner and David Stainton, but they were both kicked out and replaced with John Lasseter, who asked for a reworking of about 60% of the film, hence why it was not released in 2006. This did OK with critics (much better than ''Chicken Little''), but director Steve Anderson only directed one other film so far, ''Winnie-The-Pooh''.

* ''Literature/AMonsterCalls'' (2016) — Budget, $43 million. Box office, $3,740,823 (domestic), $43,456,127 (worldwide). It was an AcclaimedFlop, however.

* ''Film/TheKingsDaughter'' (2022) - Budget, $40 million. Box office, $1.8 million. This one sat on TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment for '''''eight years''''', bouncing all around various distributors before finally being quietly dropped in January. This was not the last film that Creator/WilliamHurt appeared in, but the last one to be released before his passing on March 13 that year.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Lightyear}}'' (2022) - Budget, $200 million. Box office, $117.7 million (domestic), $219.6 million (worldwide). After being relegated to Creator/DisneyPlus for [[Westernanimation/{{Soul}} three]] [[Westernanimation/{{Luca}} straight]] [[Westernanimation/TurningRed movies]] during the COVID-19 pandemic, Pixar came back to theaters with a spin-off from the beloved and lucrative ''Franchise/ToyStory'' franchise. However, audiences weren’t entirely impressed at this attempt at Buzz Lightyear's origin story (or even understood the concept) and had seemingly been trained over the pandemic to wait for Disney animation to hit streaming rather than rush out to see it in theaters. Its opening weekend couldn't overtake ''Film/JurassicWorldDominion'', and it experienced a steep second week drop (comparable among Pixar films only to ''WesternAnimation/{{Onward}}'', which came out right as the pandemic closed theaters). International numbers were also undercut by many countries who banned the film for a single scene with a same-sex kiss (which may have had an impact on domestic numbers as well).

* ''Film/{{Moonfall}}'' (2022) - Budget, $138-146 million. Box office, $18,978,784 (domestic), $39,403,856 (worldwide). The biggest disaster of all for DisasterMovie auteur Creator/RolandEmmerich, it struggled to survive against new release ''[[Series/{{Jackass}} Jackass Forever]]'' and the still-popular ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' in its opening weekend before rapidly falling out of orbit. Came on the end of a string of disappointments and bombs for both Emmerich and the genre he had helped spearhead since the 1990s.

* ''Film/MurderByNumbers'' (2002) — Budget, $50 million. Box office, $31,945,749 (domestic), $56,714,157 (worldwide). Director Barbet Schroeder wouldn't return to the director's chair for five years until ''Terror's Advocate''.

* ''Film/{{Manhunter}}'' (1986) — Budget, $15 million. Box Office, $8.6 million. This first adaptation of the novel ''Literature/RedDragon'' was one of several busts for producer Dino De Laurentiis that ultimately ended his production company DEG. De Laurentiis sold the sequel rights to Orion for a pittance, but when the result was ''Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs'', the famous film producer returned to the Hannibal Lecter franchise.

* ''Film/{{Ladybugs}}'' (1992) — Budget, $20 million. Box office, $14.8 million. Paramount had trouble marketing the film, as it was aimed more at teens; not the typical audience for a Creator/RodneyDangerfield movie. It also came out when ''Film/WaynesWorld'' and ''Film/MyCousinVinny'' were dominating the box office, both of which stole most of its audience, and the movie disappeared from theaters within two weeks. Director Sidney J. Furie hasn't helmed a theatrical film since.

* ''Film/TheMachine2023'' - Budget, $20 million. Box office, $10.5 million. This movie starring stand-up comedian Bert Kreischer AsHimself faced an uphill battle from the start. This was Kreisher's first ever film role and was largely based on a viral clip from his comedy set that was over six years old at the time of the film's release. It was savaged by critics and had the misfortune of opening the same day as ''About My Father'', [[DuelingWorks another movie starring a stand-up playing himself]], in a theatrical market that was becoming increasingly apathetic towards comedies.

* ''Film/TheLoneRanger2013'' (2013) — Budget, $215–275 million (not counting marketing costs), $380–$450 million (counting them). Box office, $89,302,115 (domestic), $260,502,115 (worldwide). One of [[MedalOfDishonor the biggest flops of all time]], with or without adjusting for inflation, and, along with ''Cowboys And Aliens'', is guilty of dropping the bridge on the fantasy western for the foreseeable future. The film was derided not only for trying the fantasy angle, but also for simply being ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' [[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace recycled for the old west]], and mocked when Jack Sparrow actor Creator/JohnnyDepp was cast as Indian Tonto, which earned a bit of a backlash from the Native American community. This became part of a string of flops for Depp as well as co-star Creator/ArmieHammer, whose next attempt to jump to the Hollywood A-list in ''Film/TheManFromUNCLE2015'' quashed any ambitions of him being a leading man. ''Long Ranger'' also severely burned the careers of superwriter duo Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio (the men who co-wrote the earlier ''Pirates'' films, Disney Animation's ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', and the first ''WesternAnimation/Shrek1'' film from ''Lone Ranger'' copyright holder [=DreamWorks=] Animation), as they do not have a theatrical credit past this movie. In addition, Disney ended their long relationship with producer Creator/JerryBruckheimer after this film, though for other reasons; the only major work with Disney Bruckheimer has past this point is 2017's ''Dead Men Tell No Tales''. Its massive flop (the highest figure on the loss is ''$193 million'') may have vindicated Disney's decision to terminate studio chairman Rich Ross after the failure of ''John Carter'' the year prior.

* ''Film/MortalEngines'' (2018) — Budget, between $100–150 million. Box office, $15.9 million domestic, $83.2 million worldwide. It opened to a pitiful $7.5 million domestically, fifth below ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Grinch|2018}}'', ''Film/TheMule'', and ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', then was hammered further the following week by ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'', ''Film/MaryPoppinsReturns'', and ''Film/{{Bumblebee}}''. It's easily the biggest bomb in Creator/PeterJackson[='=]s résumé (he served as producer and co-writer), and Universal anticipated a $100-150 million loss when the accounting was done. However when all the numbers were in it was actually even worse, the film lost the studio ''$175 million'', making it currently the largest confirmed box office loss in history.

* ''Film/LostHighway'' (1997) — Budget, $15 million. Box office, $3.7 million. This Creator/DavidLynch thriller got a mixed reception for its [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible murky plot]] and never went past a limited release. This marked the final theatrical film for Creator/RichardPryor, Robert Blake and Jack Nance. It became a CultClassic once [[VindicatedByCable it hit home video]].

* ''Film/KnightsOfTheZodiac'' (2023) - Budget, $60 million. Box office, $6.4 million. This LiveActionAdaptation of the ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' manga was caught in DevelopmentHell for several years, was panned by critics upon its release, received only a brief limited release in North America, and died quickly on the vine in theaters.

* ''Film/TheLightBetweenOceans'' (2016) — Budget, $20 million. Box office, $12.5 million (domestic), $24.3 million (worldwide). The last Creator/DreamWorksSKG film to be released by Disney's Creator/TouchstonePictures label as part of its five-year deal and no films have been confirmed to be in development from Touchstone, effectively ending the label.[[note]]Dreamworks' ''Film/GhostInTheShell2017'' live-action film was going to be released by Touchstone before Dreamworks opted not to renew their deal and switched to Universal with this film being one of the exceptions as it ended up being released by Paramount.[[/note]] Also part of a bad string for Creator/MichaelFassbender (who at least [[RomanceOnTheSet met his future wife]] Creator/AliciaVikander while filming).

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Lightyear}}'' (2022) - Budget, $200 million. Box office, $117.7 million (domestic), $219.6 million (worldwide). After being relegated to Creator/DisneyPlus for [[Westernanimation/{{Soul}} three]] [[Westernanimation/{{Luca}} straight]] [[Westernanimation/TurningRed movies]], Pixar came back to theaters with a spin-off from the beloved ''Franchise/ToyStory'' franchise. Yet audiences weren’t entirely impressed at this attempt at Buzz Lightyear's origin story (or even understood it) and had seemingly been trained to wait for Disney animation to hit streaming rather than rush out to theaters. Its opening weekend that couldn't overtake ''Film/JurassicWorldDominion'', and it experienced a steep second week drop (comparable to ''WesternAnimation/{{Onward}}'', which came out right as a pandemic closed theaters). International numbers were also undercut by many countries who banned it for a scene with a same-sex kiss (which may have had an impact on domestic numbers as well).

* ''[[Film/TheManFromUNCLE2015 The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]]'' (2015) — Budget, $75 million. Box office, $45,312,930 (domestic), $100,412,930 (worldwide). This cinematic reboot of the [[Series/TheManFromUncle 1960s spy TV series]] got a fairly warm reception from critics, but was lost among a [[Film/KingsmanTheSecretService crowd]] [[Film/MissionImpossibleRogueNation of]] [[Film/{{Spectre}} spy films]] that year. This film's failure in the domestic market and the box office derailment of ''Film/TheLoneRanger2013'' [[StarDerailingRole slammed the brakes on]] Creator/ArmieHammer's time as an up-and-coming action star before his abuse allegations drove him from the spotlight entirely; Creator/HenryCavill has fared better by comparison. One of two consecutive bombs directed by Creator/GuyRitchie, who would bounce back with ''Film/Aladdin2019''.

* ''Film/MuppetsMostWanted'' (2014) — Budget, $50 million. Box office, $51,183,113 (domestic), $80,383,290 (worldwide). There have been a number of reasons suggested as to why the film didn't do well, such as [[Film/{{Divergent}} tough]] [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier competition]], a string of previous [[WesternAnimation/Frozen2013 animated]] [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie family]] [[WesternAnimation/MrPeabodyAndSherman movies]] likely leaving its audience exhausted, poor timing (part of the film involves Kermit being imprisoned in a Russian gulag; the film came out around the same time as the Ukraine crisis), and an over-reliance on ViralMarketing [[InvisibleAdvertising at the expense of traditional advertisements]]. [[AcclaimedFlop While it was well-received]], most critics didn't find it [[{{Sequelitis}} as good]] as [[Film/TheMuppets2011 the last Muppet movie]]. After this, the future of the Muppets seems uncertain. [[Series/TheMuppets2015 A new TV series for ABC]] premiered the following year, but even that failed to reinvigorate the franchise as ratings took a huge downturn, leading it to be axed after only one season.

* ''Film/{{Moonfall}}'' (2022) - Budget, $138-146 million. Box office, $18,978,784 (domestic), $39,403,856 (worldwide). The sixth consecutive flop in a row for Roland Emmerich, it struggled to survive against new release ''[[Series/{{Jackass}} Jackass Forever]]'' and the still-popular ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' in its opening weekend before rapidly falling out of orbit.

* ''Film/TheLastTemptationOfChrist'' (1988) — Budget, $7 million. Box office, $8.9 million. Creator/MartinScorsese's film version of the Nikos Kazantzakis novel about the life of Christ was [[OvershadowedByControversy heavily protested by Christian groups]] over its DarkerAndEdgier take on the story, especially over a scene [[ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch taken out of context]] where Jesus is tempted on the cross. Only about 200 theaters screened the film after several theater chains dropped it. It's still [[BannedInChina banned in Chile, Phillipines, and Singapore]] to this day. The critics [[AcclaimedFlop still liked it]] and Scorsese got an Oscar nomination for directing. Many of the same Christian groups that protested it [[VindicatedByHistory lightened their stance in later years]] (though others were unwilling to give Scorsese's 2016 historical religious drama ''Film/{{Silence}}'' a chance because of the earlier film despite there being nothing in it that would offend religious sensibilities). It has since been ranked as one of Scorsese's best and considered by many to be the best film adaptation of the gospel story.

* ''Film/TheLastWitchHunter'' (2015) — Budget, $70-90 million. Box office, $27,367,660 (domestic), $140,396,650 (worldwide). Director Breck Eisner had to take himself out of the sequel to the Jackie Chan remake of ''The Karate Kid'' to work on this film. The plans for a franchise based off ''The Last Witch Hunter'' were burned up by it failing with both the box office and critics, and star and producer Vin Diesel's schedule becoming hectic.

* ''Film/{{Late Night|2019}}'' (2019) — Budget, $4 million, but Creator/AmazonStudios paid $13 million for U.S. distribution rights and $35 million for marketing. Box office, $15,499,454 (domestic), $22,367,121 (worldwide). Despite receiving good reviews, Amazon canned this comedy’s chances of making a profit by spending ''twelve times'' its initial budget on distribution and marketing. This prompted them to start rethinking their theatrical distribution strategy after this tanked.

* ''Film/LicoricePizza'' (2021) - Budget, $40 million. Box office, $29.8 million. Another Creator/PaulThomasAnderson AcclaimedFlop, that managed to earn less in its expansion to over 1,000 theaters following the Oscar nominations than its expansion to 700 in a crowded Christmas weekend.

* ''Film/TheLifeAquaticWithSteveZissou'' (2004) — Budget, $50 million. Box office, $34,808,403. One of a handful of flops in 2004 that ultimately helped end Disney CEO Michael Eisner's long run at the company, and it also ended Creator/WesAnderson's relationship with Disney; the major films he's directed past this were distributed by Fox instead (except for ''Moonrise Kingdom'', which was distributed by Focus Features).

* ''Film/LoveWrecked'' (2005) — Budget, $11 million. Box office, $3,505,963. Randal Kleiser directed [[Series/TheAmandaShow Amanda Bynes]] in this [[AudienceAlienatingPremise lighthearted romantic comedy about a teenage girl who holds her celebrity crush hostage on a tropical island.]] Harvey Weinstein sat on this film for a year before deciding to dump it onto cable TV in the United States sometime in January 2007. It was still released theatrically overseas. Kleiser has not directed another major film since.
* ''Film/TheLovelyBones'' (2009) — Budget, $65 million. Box office, $44,114,232 (domestic), $93,621,340 (worldwide). The film was received poorly for its jarring MoodWhiplash though the performances were praised.

* ''Theatre/LovesLaboursLost'' (2000) — Budget, $13 million. Box office, $299,792. Creator/KennethBranagh's version of the Shakespeare play turned it into a Hollywood musical and its jarring tonal shifts bore the brunt of its mixed to negative reviews. Its limited release did it no favors. Miramax cut its three-picture deal with Branagh early after this bomb and it would be six years before he directed another film (or two, ''Theatre/TheMagicFlute'' and ''Theatre/AsYouLikeIt'').

* ''Film/LandOfTheLost'' (2009) — Budget, $142 million. Box office, $69,548,641. [[StillbornFranchise A failed attempt to start a cinematic franchise]] of the Kroft [[Series/LandOfTheLost series]], and the worst reviewed film to involve Brad Silberling, who directed the film. Silberling has not worked on another theatrical project since. The Krofts also did not do another movie until 2016.