History BoxOfficeBomb / NumbersThroughB

* ''Film/TheAffairOfTheNecklace'' (2001) — Budget, $30 million. Box office, $471,210. It topped out at 40 theaters. The critics lambasted the film for Creator/HilarySwank's [[WTHCastingAgency miscasting]] but praised the [[SceneryPorn elaborate sets]] and [[CostumePorn costumes]].

* ''Film/{{Ambulance}}'' (2022) - Budget, $40 million. Gross, $52.3 million. Despite good reviews (for Creator/MichaelBay's standards), opening on the same weekend as ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2'' and the wide expansion of ''Film/EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce'' did this film no favours at the box office, and it dropped out of the top 10 after only four weeks.

* ''Film/BigMiracle'' (2012) — Budget, $40 million. Box office, $24.7 million. It got pretty good reviews, but director Ken Kwapis wouldn't return to the director's chair until 2015's ''A Walk in the Woods.'' This was also arguably, a star derailing role for Creator/DrewBarrymore. She has only done two movies since (reuniting with Creator/AdamSandler in ''Blended'' and appearing in low budget British film ''Miss You Already'') and has since transitioned into [[Series/SantaClaritaDiet television]], finding the most success as a daytime talk-show host.

* ''Film/TheBorder'' (1982) — Budget, $22 million. Box office, $6,118,683. This was the film Creator/JackNicholson made in-between his Oscar-nominated role in ''Film/{{Reds|1981}}'' and his Oscar-winning role in ''Film/TermsOfEndearment''. This lacked the critical and financial support of either of those two films.

* ''Film/BattlefieldEarth'' (2000) — Budget, $75 million ([[UsefulNotes/HollywoodAccounting declared]]), $44 million (actual). Box office, $29,725,663. The JustForFun/{{egregious}} case of UsefulNotes/HollywoodAccounting involved in the production led to Franchise Pictures being [[CreatorKiller sued into bankruptcy.]] The infamous film's creation also [[StillbornFranchise crippled plans for a sequel about the second half of the book]] and put Creator/JohnTravolta's career back in jeopardy after his CareerResurrection with ''Film/PulpFiction'', from which he never fully recovered. Co-stars Barry Pepper and Forest Whitaker and director Roger Christian, who all hate this film, also fell off the map (Whitaker would come back with ''Film/TheLastKingOfScotland''), one of the writers, J.D. Shapiro, criticized Travolta's creative "input" and personally accepted the UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward this movie received. The film is also guilty of ruining the chances of any further adaptations of Creator/LRonHubbard's work or anything connected to Scientology being taken seriously. The film's financial failure eventually ended up [[CreatorKiller bankrupting]] Franchise Pictures, but for the exact opposite reason of most of the films on this list- the company lied about ''how'' big a loss they took by inflating the reported budget, leading to investors suing the company for even more money.

* ''Film/{{The Avengers|1998}}'' (1998) — Budget, $60 million. Box office, $23,384,939. The last of three career-zapping bombs for director Jeremiah Chechik, and one of two {{Star Derailing Role}}s for star Creator/UmaThurman, with her role as Poison Ivy in ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' being the other. Chechik didn't direct another film until 2013, and Thurman fell into limbo before clawing her way back up with the ''Film/KillBill'' films in 2003. Both this and ''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' 5 years later also convinced ex-Film/JamesBond Creator/SeanConnery (who played the BigBad in this film) to retire from acting. The British ''[[Series/TheAvengers Avengers]]'' television franchise (which has nothing to do with Marvel) has since been banished to audio plays by Creator/BigFinish in the 2010s.

* ''Film/{{Blood and Chocolate|2007}}'' (2007) — Budget, $15 million. Box office, $6,311,117. This InNameOnly film version of Annette Curtis Klause's [[Literature/BloodAndChocolate novel]] was heavily panned by critics and was cast out of theaters after nine weeks.

* ''Film/{{Bird}}'' (1988) — Budget, $9-$14.4 million. Box office, $2.2 million. Creator/ClintEastwood's {{biopic}} of jazz saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker [[AcclaimedFlop was liked by critics and awards groups]], but it never expanded beyond 93 theaters.

* ''Film/{{Anna}}'' (2019) - Budget, $30 million. Box office, $31.6 million. Director and Creator/EuropaCorp founder Creator/LucBesson was accused of sexual assault and harassment in the months prior to this film's release, which coincided with Creator/EuropaCorp beginning to disintegrate due in no small part to the massive failure of his preceding film ''Film/ValerianAndTheCityOfAThousandPlanets''. Both of these factors lead to this film being quietly sent out amidst a crowded summer headlined by ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'', where it was largely dismissed by critics as [[FollowTheLeader derivative]] of Besson's own ''Film/{{Nikita}}''. Besson continued directing with ''Dogman'' in 2023.

* ''Film/{{Anna}}'' (2019) - Budget, $30 million. Box office, $31.6 million. Director and Creator/EuropaCorp founder Creator/LucBesson was accused of sexual assault and harassment in the months prior to this film's release, which coincided with the production company beginning to disintegrate due in no small part to the massive failure of his preceding film ''Film/ValerianAndTheCityOfAThousandPlanets''. Besson has yet to direct another picture.

* ''Film/AboutMyFather'' (2023) - Budget, $29 million. Box office, $15.5 million. This semi-autobiographical film starring stand-up comic Sebastian Maniscalco AsHimself had the misfortune of opening the same day as ''The Machine'', [[DuelingMovies another movie based off a stand-up playing himself]]. The two films likely cannibalized each other's potential audiences, and both were panned by critics; while ''Father'' came out ''slightly'' better commercially, it marked another major box office disappointment for studio comedies in the 2020s.

* ''Literature/BonesAndAll'' (2022) - Budget, $16-20 million. Box office, $15.1 million. Good reviews, but an AudienceAlienatingPremise of YA-adjacent romance with cannibal ''protagonists'' was always going to be a tough sell.

* ''Film/FourteenNinetyTwoConquestOfParadise'' (1992) — Budget, $47 million. Box office, $11,089,907. This was one of several films released in 1992 to coincide with the 500th Anniversary of UsefulNotes/ChristopherColumbus' journey to the Americas. One such film, Alexander and Ilya Salkind's ''Christopher Columbus: The Discovery'', was going to be directed by Creator/RidleyScott, who dropped out of that film and made ''1492'' instead. This led to the Salkinds suing the producers of ''1492'', which they lost because this film was developed first. Was nearly a CreatorKiller for Scott, who didn't direct another movie for four years.

* ''Film/{{The Alamo|2004}}'' (2004) — Budget, $107 million. Box office, $25,819,961. One of a handful of flops in 2004 that ultimately helped end Disney CEO Michael Eisner's long run at the company. While liked by several UsefulNotes/{{Texas}} critics and ''Ebert & Roeper'', this movie also derailed director/writer John Lee Hancock's career; he wasn't credited on anything again until the end of the decade with 2009's ''Film/TheBlindSide'' and didn't direct another Disney movie until ''Film/SavingMrBanks'' in 2013. This was the first writing/story job for Leslie Bohem in seven years after 1997's ''Dante's Peak'', and he would have to wait another seven for his next story job.

* ''Film/{{Below}}'' (2002) — Budget, $40 million. Box office, $605,562. This UsefulNotes/WorldWarII horror film topped out at 353 theaters and sunk after three weeks. It also didn't help that it suffered from InvisibleAdvertising so bad, there wasn't a trailer, poster, or official website '''''less than two weeks before its release.'''''

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* ''Film/AllThisAndWorldWarII'' (1976) — Budget, $1.3 million. Box office, unknown. This UsefulNotes/WorldWarII documentary, featuring covers of [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]] songs, lasted only two weeks in cinemas.

* ''[[Film/AllTheQueensMen All the Queen's Men]]'' (2001) — Budget, $15 million. Box office, $23,662. One of the biggest bombs in history percentage-wise, earning a -99.92% return on the budget. This movie confirmed the derailing of ''Series/{{Friends}}'' star Matt [=LeBlanc=]'s cinematic prospects; after ''Film/CharliesAngelsFullThrottle'' in 2003, the conclusion of ''Friends'' in 2004, and the weak performance of ''Friends'' spinoff ''Series/{{Joey}}'' in the mid 2000's, [=LeBlanc=] took a 4-year leave from acting (he would eventually move on to ''Top Gear''). The film's failure also beheaded the producing career of Phil Alden Robinson and several other factors in the early 2000's led to him not getting any credits for the rest of the decade. Writer David Schneider also would not write another film until 2017.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Balto}}'' (1995) — Budget, $31 million. Box office, $11.3 million. It notably killed off Creator/{{Amblimation}} and caused a planned animated adaptation of ''Theatre/{{Cats}}'' to be scuttled (though Amblin themselves would hold on to the rights long enough to co-produce [[Film/{{Cats}} the eventual live-action adaptation]]), prompting the chain of events that would form Creator/{{DreamWorks|Animation}}. Home video releases were profitable enough to produce two sequels, however.

* ''Film/TheBigBlue'' (1988) — Budget, 80 million French Francs (roughly $14 million or €11.5 million). Box office, 2.4 million admissions [$3,580,882] (outside France), 9 million admissions (France). One of a handful of 1988/1989 films that caused the Weintraub Entertainment Group to implode right out of the gate, and one of the movies that ended Coca-Cola's control over Columbia and caused their merger with [=TriStar=] and (much later) Sony. This movie was heavily edited and received a different ending for the U.S. release, which was panned by critics.

* ''Film/TheBigYear'' (2011) — Budget, $41 million. Box office, $7.4 million. Despite [[Creator/JackBlack three]] [[Creator/SteveMartin bankable]] [[Creator/OwenWilson names]] in the lead roles, an established supporting cast, and a director whose two [[Literature/TheDevilWearsPrada previous]] [[Film/MarleyAndMe films]] grossed well over $100 million, Fox [[ScrewedByTheNetwork dumped this film in theaters]] with a [[NeverTrustATrailer misleading trailer]] and [[InvisibleAdvertising no promotion]]. Its failure might partly explain why Creator/SteveMartin has mostly retired from acting, having not starred in a live action film since.

* ''Film/BillionaireBoysClub'' (2018) — Budget, $15 million. Box office, $2,209,689 (worldwide). This film became OvershadowedByControversy for being the first film project starring Creator/KevinSpacey since he was outed as a sexual predator, though the film was shot well before that became public and was spending time on TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment. A limited release in the US and toxic press coverage revolving around Spacey earned it only $126 dollars in ten theatres on opening day, cementing Spacey as box office poison. Creator/AnselElgort's career was also damaged by this film, with ''Film/TheGoldfinch'', ''Film/WestSideStory2021'', and his own personal controversies seemingly ending his era as a bankable star. However, Creator/TaronEgerton quickly [[CareerResurrection rebounded]] with his performance as Music/EltonJohn in ''Film/Rocketman2019''.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron'' (1985) — Budget, $44 million [[note]]Disney claims it was $25 million[[/note]]. Box office, $21,288,692. Disney's adaptation of ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfPrydain'' became the most expensive animated film at the time due to its [[DevelopmentHell protracted]] [[TroubledProduction production]] spanning nearly twelve years. It faced an UncertainAudience due to its whimsical moments clashing with frightening content (which earned it the first "PG" rating for a Disney animated film) and was trampled that year by, of all things, ''WesternAnimation/TheCareBearsMovie'' (which was released four months earlier). Its failure [[CreatorKiller nearly killed Disney itself]], but the success of [[WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective their next animated feature]], as well as those of [[WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail their]] [[WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime rivals]], kept them afloat, eventually leading to the Disney Renaissance beginning with ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989''. ''The Black Cauldron'' still ended the Disney careers of CEO Ron Miller and the film's producers and directors; co-director Richard Rich found success with his own studio beginning with ''WesternAnimation/TheSwanPrincess'' (Miller became a successful winemaker). It ended further plans for the ''Prydain'' series until Disney announced a reboot in 2016. It was the last film Disney Animation made in its classic building before being moved to the Glendale Warehouses for the next decade. It would take thirteen years before Disney finally released it to home video, where it became a CultClassic in part due to mistaken belief that the film had been ''banned''.

* ''Film/TheBurning'' (1981) — Budget, $1.5 million. Box office, $270,508 (domestic, original release), $707,770 (domestic, after reissue). This was the debut release of Creator/MiramaxFilms and the film debuts of Creator/JasonAlexander, Creator/FisherStevens, and Creator/HollyHunter. It initially failed to expand from its original limited release due to the over-saturation of slasher films at the time. Creator/OrionPictures gave the film a wide release the next year, but it still came nowhere close to making back its small budget. Apparently, it [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff did well internationally]] though, making over $1 million in Japan alone. It later became a cult hit in the US on video.

* ''Film/BabysDayOut'' (1994) — Budget, $48 million. Box office, $16,827,402. After this film's implosion and the mixed reception to director Patrick Read Johnson's next movie, ''Angus'', Johnson would not direct another theatrical release until 2007. He did executive produce ''Film/{{Dragonheart}}'' in 1996, though. It still managed to [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff break box-office records in India]], and led to a [[ForeignRemake Bollywood remake]], ''Sisindri'', released a year later.

* ''Film/AtCloseRange'' (1986) — Budget, $6.5 million (estimated). Box office, $2,347,000. In spite of being an AcclaimedFlop.

* ''WesternAnimation/ArcticDogs'' (2019) — Budget, $50 million. Box office, ''$5,801,249'' (domestic), '''''[[EpicFail $9,841,678]]''''' (worldwide). Yes, ''less than one-fifth'' of its budget! This British-American-Canadian animated film with an AllStarCast was hit with a number of delays and was NotScreenedForCritics before its November 1 release to 2,844 theaters, during a slow period for family films three weeks before the release of ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII''. It ended up having one of the [[https://www.forbes.com/sites/travisbean/2019/11/03/box-office-arctic-dogs-had-one-of-the-worst-opening-weekends-of-all-time/#75e822d4ec46 worst opening weekends]] of all time at just $2,901,335. Some articles tried pinning its failure on lead star Creator/JeremyRenner's recent abuse allegations, but the more plausible reasons are [[InvisibleAdvertising a lack of marketing]] and poor critical reception. Entertainment Studios, the film's distributor, has not released another film since this one.

* ''Film/BeauIsAfraid'' (2023) - Budget, $35 million. Box office, $11.4 million. After the great success of ''Film/{{Hereditary}}'' and ''Film/{{Midsommar}}'', Creator/{{A24}} gave Creator/AriAster a much bigger budget for an even more personal and strange project (that also boasted an audience unfriendly three-hour runtime). After a very successful first weekend in extremely limited release, the film failed to catch on with general audiences after going wide.

* ''Film/TheBigBlue'' (1988) — Budget, 80 million French Francs (roughly $14 million or €11.5 million). Box office, $3,580,882.[[note]]Outside of France anyway: France got nine million ticket sales, more than thrice all other countries put together.[[/note]] One of a handful of 1988/1989 films that caused the Weintraub Entertainment Group to implode right out of the gate, and one of the movies that ended Coca-Cola's control over Columbia and caused their merger with [=TriStar=] and (much later) Sony. This movie was heavily edited and received a different ending for the U.S. release, which was panned by critics.

* ''Film/BigTroubleInLittleChina'' (1986) — Budget, $20 million (not counting marketing costs), $25 million (counting them). Box office, $11.1 million. This movie's original failure in theaters thanks to [[ScrewedByTheNetwork distributor 20th Century Fox also releasing]] ''Film/{{Aliens}}'' the next week led to director Creator/JohnCarpenter to return to lower budget features and got a planned sequel cast into limbo until BOOM! comics continued it in 2014. Carpenter would not return to directing big budget features until the '90s, by which point he got ensnared in a line of bombs that knocked out his directing career. This movie quickly became a CultClassic on home video and with [[AcclaimedFlop critics]].

* ''Film/{{Bloodhounds of Broadway}}'' (1989) — Budget, $4 million. Box office, $43,671. The film opened in under 10 theaters and was gone less than a week after release. In addition, film helmer Howard Brookner passed away from AIDS months before this movie's release.

* ''Film/TheBigBlue'' (1988) — Budget, 80 million French Francs (roughly $14 million or €11.5 million). Box office, $3,580,882.[[note]]Outside of France anyway: France got nine million ticket sales, more than thrice all other countries put together.[[/note]] One of a handful of 1988/1989 films that caused the Weintraub Entertainment Group to implode right out of the gate, and one of the movies that ended Coca-Cola's control over Columbia and caused their merger with Tristar and Sony. This movie was heavily edited and received a different ending for the U.S. release, which was panned by critics.

* ''Film/BeauIsAfraid'' (2023) - Budget, $35 million. Box office, $11.3 million. After the great success of ''Film/{{Hereditary}}'' and ''Film/{{Midsommar}}'', Creator/{{A24}} gave Creator/AriAster a much bigger budget for an even more personal and strange project (that also boasted an audience unfriendly three-hour runtime). After a very successful first weekend in extremely limited release, the film failed to catch on with general audiences after going wide.

* ''Film/BlindedByTheLight'' (2019) - Budget, $15 million. Box office, $11,901,145 (domestic), $17,736,480 (worldwide). While [[AcclaimedFlop critics loved it]], this musical comedy-drama opened too close to ''Film/{{Yesterday2019}}'', another movie about a British Asian inspired by a popular rock artist. Not all major cinemas in the United Kingdom screened it, likely for this reason.

* ''Film/BlindedByTheLight'' (2019) - Budget, $15 million. Box office, $11,901,145 (domestic), $17,736,480 (worldwide). While [[AcclaimedFlop critics loved it]], this musical comedy-drama opened too close to ''Film/{{Yesterday}}'', another movie about a British Asian inspired by a popular rock artist. Not all major cinemas in the United Kingdom screened it, likely for this reason.