Hollywood's biggest financial disasters revealed! Join us as we count down the most spectacular box office bombs of the last decade. From superhero flicks to Disney adventures, these movies cost studios millions and failed to capture audience imagination.
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00:00How dare you! Don't listen to her!
00:01Don't you listen to him!
00:02Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for those movies that saw
00:07major disappointment at the box office over the last 10 years. They might not all be bad films,
00:13but they were all financial losers.
00:15Oh yeah, that must be it.
00:17I knew you'd believe me.
00:19Number 30. Joker Foliadur.
00:22Given the massive hit that was 2019's Joker, we can't fault the filmmakers or the studio for
00:27thinking the sequel also had the potential to be a big moneymaker.
00:31Maybe I could talk to Joker about it.
00:35Would he like to talk to me?
00:36But it wasn't. In fact, the film grossed just north of its estimated production budget of
00:42$200 million dollars, not counting marketing. Projections have the studio losing anywhere
00:48from $125 to $200 million dollars when all is said and done. Foliadur translates to
00:55madness of two, as in a shared delusional disorder. And it would appear that those
01:00who thought a dark Joker jukebox musical was a good idea all shared in a delusion,
01:05until reality came and shone a big bright light on it.
01:08You don't know what it's like. Baby, you don't know what it's like.
01:17Number 29. Hellboy.
01:20After Guillermo del Toro wasn't given full writer-director powers, and Ron Perlman refused
01:26to return to the role without him, what was supposed to be a sequel became a reboot.
01:30Hellboy.
01:32No, it's Josh. People confuse us all the time.
01:38Come on, we gotta go.
01:39It also became a big flop. To be fair, we can't be sure that had del Toro and
01:44Perlman returned, the film would have been a hit. But we can be sure that without them,
01:49it only earned $55 million on a $50 million budget.
01:52Welcome back to the land of the living.
01:57Hardly a scratch left. You heal fast.
02:00It also earned a measly 17% on Rotten Tomatoes,
02:04and second place on Digital Spy's list of the biggest movie flops of 2019.
02:10Number 28. Mulan.
02:12Disney has seen huge box office numbers with live-action remakes of their classic animated
02:17movies, and no one thought Mulan would be any different.
02:20Yes.
02:25It is best. I will bring honor to us all.
02:30After its premiere in March of 2020, the film looked ready to take home plenty of
02:35box office dollars when it hit theaters later that month. But then COVID-19 hit,
02:40and everything changed. Instead of a huge theatrical push, the film went to Disney Plus
02:45premiere access, and only into theaters in countries without Disney Plus. Money-wise,
02:50the film took home about $70 million from theaters, and an estimated $62 to $93 million
02:57from premium VOD.
02:59We will live.
03:03I guarantee it.
03:06Because I will protect you.
03:09We'll protect each other.
03:11We'll fight for each other.
03:12At best, that's $160 million or so, which ain't very good on a $200 million budget.
03:19Number 27. The Goldfinch.
03:21When Warner Brothers bought the rights to Donna Tartt's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel in 2014,
03:27they probably thought they had a hit on their hands, or at least an emotional and
03:31thought-provoking drama that would bring with it a few Oscar nominations.
03:35Are you absolutely sure you want to do that?
03:38Do what?
03:39Your rook is in danger, but I would suggest you take a look at your queen.
03:43Well, if that's what they thought, boy were they wrong. Not only did the movie receive
03:48a critical lashing, but audiences weren't interested either. The film took home a paltry
03:53$10 million at the box office. Estimated losses for the studio came in at around $50 million.
04:00We're so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others,
04:05that in the end, we become disguised to ourselves.
04:10And the cherry on top? Tartt hated the movie so much, she fired her agent and said she would
04:15never sell the rights to anything she wrote in the future.
04:18Number 26. Haunted Mansion.
04:212023's Haunted Mansion was the second time Disney had made a film based on their
04:25similarly named theme park attraction.
04:28Sounds like you're trying to see the unseen.
04:31That's exactly what I'm doing. You said it in a much better way.
04:34One thing it had in common with the 2003 version is that both were disliked by the critics,
04:39with 38 and 13% Rotten Tomatoes scores respectively. However, while the first
04:45movie was a mild success at the box office, the 2023 one bombed hard. We're looking at
04:50$117 million on a $150 million production budget. Taking all the expenses into account,
04:57Disney's losses on the movie have been estimated at almost $120 million. Now that's scary.
05:08Number 25. Wonder Woman 1984.
05:12Following the unbelievable success of 2017's Wonder Woman, the prospects looked great for
05:18the sequel to be another massive hit. But it wasn't, or at least not in the same way,
05:23and that was because of COVID.
05:24We won't be doing that today.
05:26Wonder Woman 1984 was another cinematic victim of the pandemic. The film delayed its opening
05:31multiple times before finally dropping in December of 2020. However, with so many theaters shut down,
05:38the film didn't come close to the numbers of the first film, regardless of the lesser reviews.
05:43In the end, it took in $170 million on a budget of $200 million.
05:50What did you do?
05:51It did, however, also release on HBO Max at the same time, and was the most streamed movie of 2020.
05:58Number 24. Robin Hood.
06:01The Robin Hood story has been made into a movie many times over the years,
06:04but it seems like Mr. Hood has been trending down over the last three decades.
06:08We've got unfinished business.
06:10No, no business. You tried to kill-
06:12I stole the way for three months on your ship. I could have killed you then if I wanted to.
06:17Not why I'm here.
06:18You see, Kevin Costner's Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves made $390 million in 1991.
06:25Then in 2010, Russell Crowe's Robin Hood made $321 million. Eight years later,
06:32Taron Egerton took on the Robin Hood role and brought in just $86 million on a $100 million
06:38budget. Taking all expenses into account, 2018's Robin Hood is estimated to have lost
06:43the studio somewhere around $83 million.
06:47Well, I hope now that you're back, I get to see a lot more of you.
06:51As much as you'll allow, sir. I hope to earn your favor.
06:55There's got to be a take from the rich joke there somewhere, right?
06:58Number 23. A Wrinkle in Time.
07:01Following the success of 2014's Selma, director Ava DuVernay was a hot commodity in Hollywood.
07:07The talented filmmaker used that new clout to get her hands on $100 plus million to make
07:13A Wrinkle in Time in 2018.
07:16You need to get up, get out, get something. How will you make it if you never even try?
07:20Based on a beloved sci-fi fantasy novel, and with big stars like Oprah Winfrey and
07:25Reese Witherspoon on board, a lot was expected from this one.
07:28You should talk to them. Everyone knows that flowers are the best gossipers in the entire
07:34universe. You should show them a picture of your father and ask them if they've seen him.
07:40How will we understand each other?
07:46At least try.
07:48Unfortunately, what they got was a not-so-great 42% Rotten Tomatoes score,
07:53a box office haul of just $133 million,
07:56and estimated losses in the staggering $130 million range.
08:02Number 22. King Arthur, Legend of the Sword.
08:06Guy Ritchie's King Arthur, Legend of the Sword was supposed to be the first in a planned six-film
08:11franchise.
08:19If you're wondering when the next five films are coming out, they aren't.
08:23After this first one flopped as hard as it did, the studios put the kibosh on the franchise's
08:28future. The film only made about $148 million at the box office, which isn't great for a franchise
08:34starter, but it's even worse when they spend $175 million to make it and even more to market it.
08:48In the end, the studios were looking down the barrel of $150 million in losses.
08:55Number 21. Shazam! Fury of the Gods.
08:582019's Shazam! probably surprised a lot of people with its 90% Rotten Tomatoes score
09:05and $367 million box office. What wasn't a surprise, though, was that Warner Bros.
09:11started planning a sequel the instant the film became a hit.
09:25But unfortunately, said sequel didn't live up to the first film in either quality or box office.
09:35Shazam! Fury of the Gods holds a 49% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and its box office haul was
09:41a rather unimpressive $134.1 million. The production budget alone was between $110
09:49and $125 million. The studio was definitely not Shazamming a profit out of this one.
09:55They're a mole.
10:02Perfect. We'll take them all. No, it's not why we're here.
10:06Number 20. Black Adam.
10:10There's no one on this planet that can stop me.
10:12I can call in a favor and send people who aren't from this planet.
10:18Send them all.
10:19Just because you have one of the biggest stars in the world playing a DC superhero
10:23doesn't guarantee a billion-dollar hit. Black Adam fell just below grossing $400 million,
10:30which would have been solid for a film that cost $100 million.
10:34However, Black Adam was originally budgeted at $190 million,
10:39which skyrocketed to $260 million after reshoots.
10:44Taking its marketing into consideration, numerous outlets deemed the film a flop.
10:49Star Dwayne Johnson argued otherwise, although the figures he pointed to were called into question.
10:56Even if there is a road to profitability, Black Adam was far from the game-changer
11:00that was supposed to reinvigorate the DCEU. Despite Johnson's initial claims that Black
11:06Adam will absolutely fight Superman, James Gunn seems to have other plans.
11:12It's been a while since anyone's made the world this nervous.
11:21Black Adam, we should talk.
11:25Number 19. The 355.
11:28Please put the guns down.
11:29No, but listen to her.
11:30And by all means, do.
11:31Eight, seven.
11:33We all want the same thing here.
11:34No, we don't.
11:35Six.
11:36Please.
11:37Five.
11:37Four.
11:38Three.
11:38Two.
11:39One.
11:39We're not going to act like COVID hasn't factored into more than a few recent flops.
11:44The Omicron surge didn't do this espionage ensemble piece any favors.
11:50Given the lackluster reviews, though, we're not convinced that the 355 would
11:54have been a box office success even in a pre-pandemic world.
11:59As much as we like Jessica Chastain, Penelope Cruz, and the rest of the cast,
12:04there's only so much they can do with a forgettable script and a director who,
12:08quite frankly, is better off as a producer.
12:11Thanks for everything you taught me, Nick.
12:14A girl really does need a guy to explain it all to her.
12:21But I'll take it from here.
12:22Nevertheless, Universal was confident enough in the picture to pay $20 million out of Cannes.
12:28The 355 made about $7.8 million more than its distribution rights,
12:34with the budget falling between $40 and $75 million.
12:39Number 18.
12:40Amsterdam.
12:42Who knows?
12:42Maybe I'll find a new life and a new love.
12:46I hope so.
12:47Because when it comes to love, there's nothing quite so good as clarity.
12:52I agree.
12:53Amsterdam proved two things.
12:55Star power isn't what it used to be, and neither is director David O. Russell.
13:00After a lengthy hiatus, Russell returned with this star-studded revisionist history,
13:05mystery, comedy, period picture that's also a political thriller.
13:10Yeah, you can tell from this description that Amsterdam doesn't know what it wants to be.
13:15Since the film can't pick a tone, the actors struggled to unearth any chemistry.
13:19Okay, things were a little more difficult.
13:21I had to stab a guy.
13:22I had to hit a lady with a brick one time.
13:24What?
13:24Wow.
13:25Yeah, it's a long story, but with you two, it'll be a cakewalk.
13:28Too ambiguous for its own good, Amsterdam could have used a critical boost,
13:33but reviews unsurprisingly were not so forgiving.
13:36Costing $80 million to produce and an estimated $70 million to promote,
13:42the film got off to a disastrous $6.5 million opening weekend,
13:46with its final worldwide total amounting to $31.2 million.
13:52Number 17.
13:53The Last Duel.
13:55With a price tag of $100 million,
13:57The Last Duel got better reviews than some other award season hopefuls.
14:02Even if you took COVID out of the equation though, it would have been a tough sell.
14:06I begged you to find another way and now I might be vandalized.
14:10I am risking my life for you.
14:14You are risking my life.
14:17In addition to the uncomfortable subject matter, the film clocks in at two and a half hours,
14:22limiting the number of potential showings and alienating those turned off by long run times.
14:28With older demographics still hesitant about returning to theaters,
14:32Ridley Scott's latest historical epic opened with $10.9 million,
14:36ultimately grossing about three times that amount.
14:40Lady, upon your evidence, I hazard my life in combat with Jacques Legree.
14:47You know my cause is just and true.
14:50Scott pinned the blame on millennials who, quote,
14:52do not ever want to be taught anything unless you are told it on the cell phone.
14:57We'd love to see Scott's TikTok remake that appears to the younger crowd.
15:02Number 16.
15:03West Side Story.
15:05Unlike The Last Duel, West Side Story at least managed to win over Academy voters.
15:21In terms of box office, however, the pandemic's effects were once again felt.
15:28By December 2021, audiences were starting to return to theaters,
15:32although most of them were flocking to see Spider-Man No Way Home.
15:36West Side Story could have provided an alternative for the older crowd,
15:41although that demographic was still steering clear of theaters with Omicron on the rise.
15:46How will you fire it?
15:49There's police.
15:54How many bullets are left?
15:58Enough for you?
15:59It didn't help that another adaptation of the classic musical already exists,
16:04leading many to question if a remake was necessary.
16:07Steven Spielberg hasn't lost his touch as a director,
16:11but with a gross of 76 million dollars against 100 million dollars,
16:15his reign as box office king may be over.
16:19Number 15.
16:20Dark Phoenix.
16:22While the previous X-Men movies had been critically hit and miss,
16:25all of them were financially successful.
16:28So when Fox gave Dark Phoenix the go-ahead, it seemed like another guaranteed blockbuster.
16:33Please, stop.
16:35Not until I know you're gonna be okay.
16:37Unfortunately, the film was a storm of unforeseen obstacles.
16:41What was originally supposed to be a two-part movie suddenly had to be squeezed into one.
16:46If you break something, anything, I can fix it.
16:50Not anything.
16:51Reshoots were ordered due to negative test screenings,
16:54and tweaks were allegedly also made to avoid comparison to an MCU movie.
16:59Meanwhile, Disney was in the midst of acquiring Fox,
17:01which was partially blamed for the film's poor marketing.
17:05Horrible reviews were the final nail in the coffin for Dark Phoenix,
17:08which made roughly 250 million dollars on a 200 million dollar budget.
17:13Reportedly, it lost 100 million dollars in total.
17:17Until New Mutants came along and made just 49 million dollars at the box office,
17:23it was the lowest grossing X-Men movie.
17:25Indubitably, it's indisputable that you are the absolute worst mutants I've ever seen.
17:31Number 14.
17:32Fantastic Four.
17:34A couple years before Disney came along with 71 billion dollars to burn,
17:38Fox made a last-ditch effort to prove that they could make a watchable Fantastic Four movie.
17:43I need you to manually override the re-entry, okay?
17:46Okay, I got it.
17:47Manually override the re-entry!
17:49I'm trying!
17:50Did audiences embrace Fox's gritty take on the colorful superhero team?
17:54Well, by the end of its opening weekend,
17:56the film came in second at the domestic box office to Mission Impossible Rogue Nation,
18:01which had already been out for over a week.
18:03In North America, Fantastic Four grossed 56.1 million dollars,
18:08which is about how much its 2005 predecessor made in its opening weekend alone.
18:13Gotta say, it's fantastic.
18:16With an overall intake of 167.9 million dollars,
18:21the film lost nearly 100 million dollars on a budget of no less than 120 million.
18:27We guess their loss was the MCU's gain.
18:30Enough!
18:32When your world is destroyed and I'm all that's left, then it will be enough.
18:39Number 13.
18:40Monster Trucks
18:42A film about monster trucks that are literally monsters living inside trucks
18:46doesn't exactly scream bonafide hit.
18:49Nevertheless, we guess the idea offers a few possibilities for tie-in merchandise.
18:54There's something going on here.
18:56Really?
18:57Yeah, something crazy and I don't even know how to begin to explain it.
19:01Maybe this could have actually turned a respectable profit with a modest budget of 25 million dollars.
19:06The studio unwisely decided to throw 125 million dollars at Monster Trucks, however.
19:13It's the truck!
19:14That thing is in the truck!
19:17We can only assume one of the studio heads thought this was going to be
19:20the next Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
19:22Where Ninja Turtles built a fan base with comics, toys, and a cartoon though,
19:26Monster Trucks went blindly charging into the fast lane without any driving experience.
19:32Grossing 64.5 million dollars worldwide,
19:35what was intended to jumpstart a franchise instead lost an estimated 123.1 million dollars.
19:42We're a family.
19:46He was looking for his parents.
19:49Number 12.
19:50Justice League
19:52They're all too weak to see the truth.
19:55Well, I believe in truth, but I'm also a big fan of justice.
20:03After Marvel broke records with the Avengers, DC seemed destined to do the same.
20:08Where the MCU took its time establishing its heroes though,
20:12the DCEU accelerated things to catch up.
20:15Along the way, they turned out five films that ranged from awesome to Suicide Squad.
20:21HUNKER HUNKER!
20:22As if that wasn't enough to make moviegoers skeptical,
20:25Zack Snyder left during post-production due to a family tragedy, with Joss Whedon stepping in.
20:31When Justice League hit theaters,
20:33it was about as tonally inconsistent and rushed as people expected.
20:37So, how do I help?
20:39We buy him some time he can stop that box from destroying all life on Earth.
20:43We hope.
20:45Well, I knew you didn't bring me back because you liked me.
20:48I don't... not.
20:50Its $658 million gross would have been passable for a middle-tier superhero movie,
20:56but for a $300 million tentpole, it didn't reach the break-even point.
21:01At least Snyder eventually got to finish his version,
21:04although measuring its profitability is tricky.
21:08Not impressed.
21:10Number 11.
21:11The BFG
21:12On paper, the BFG appeared to be too big to fail.
21:16Where am I?
21:17Giant country.
21:19It was being distributed by Disney,
21:21it was based on a cherished book by literary legend Roald Dahl,
21:25and it marked director Steven Spielberg's return to family-friendly entertainment.
21:40Unlike some of the other films on this list,
21:42the BFG also had mostly positive reviews on its side.
21:46For whatever reason, though,
21:48more people wanted to see The Purge election year
21:50and The Legend of Tarzan over the 4th of July weekend.
22:01Making just over $55 million in North America and $183.3 million in total,
22:08the BFG had much smaller returns than expected.
22:11Like Willy Wonka, BFG could become a cult classic someday,
22:15but it likely won't recoup its $140 million budget anytime soon.
22:30Number 10.
22:31Chaos Walking
22:32You're not from Earth?
22:34Took 64 years to get from Earth to here.
22:37I mean, you don't look 64 years old.
22:39Yellow hair.
22:39Pretty.
22:40Really pretty.
22:41Please ignore that.
22:42People like Spider-Man.
22:43People like Star Wars.
22:45We think they still like dystopian YA adaptations?
22:49Let's throw them all together and let the money flow in.
22:52If only the formula for success was that simple.
22:55Even before the pandemic was delaying most big budget movies,
22:59Chaos Walking was already in release window limbo
23:02as poor test screenings and reshoots spelled doom.
23:06When Chaos Walking was finally released in February 2021,
23:10four years after principal photography started,
23:13it felt like the film had been sent adrift on an ice flow.
23:17Our whole life you lied to me.
23:19We thought we could protect you.
23:23That's not protecting me.
23:24That's lying.
23:25I'm sorry.
23:26Let me protect you now.
23:27Nobody expected it to survive the cold critical reception.
23:31With an intake of $27.1 million against at least $100 million,
23:37the studio could only take solace in one thing,
23:40the almighty write-down.
23:43Number nine, Terminator Dark Fate.
23:45Sarah Connor.
23:49I'll kill you.
23:50I'll kill you.
23:52Considering that Terminator 2 was the highest grossing movie of 1991,
23:56we can understand why Hollywood would want to recapture that magic.
24:00After Rise of the Machines, Salvation, and Genesis though,
24:04studios should have learned by 2019 that it's not going to happen, ever.
24:09Regardless, they made another attempt with Dark Fate,
24:12which marked the return of Linda Hamilton and James Cameron,
24:16albeit not as a director.
24:18Although better received than some other sequels,
24:21it rehashed most of the same tired plot points
24:24with several questionable new ideas thrown in.
24:28Once, I saved three billion lives,
24:33but I couldn't save my son.
24:36A machine took him from me.
24:39The budget of nearly $200 million bit off more than it could chew,
24:43reportedly losing the studio $122.6 million.
24:48If you think this is truly the end,
24:50Cameron says that a reboot is, quote,
24:52in discussion.
24:54Number 8.
24:55Lightyear
24:56Initiate hyper launch.
24:58Certainly.
25:00All right, space rangers.
25:02Here we go.
25:03To infinity,
25:06and beyond.
25:07How could a Toy Story movie possibly flop?
25:10Well, by removing most of the toys,
25:13substituting the playful tone with gritty realism,
25:16and not even bringing Tim Allen back to voice Buzz Lightyear.
25:20To its credit,
25:21Lightyear featured some stunning animation
25:23and intriguing ideas that might have worked fine
25:26in another sci-fi picture,
25:28just not necessarily one about Buzz Lightyear.
25:31What was supposed to be Pixar's grand return to theaters
25:34only grossed $226.4 million.
25:38That would have been great for the original Toy Story,
25:41which cost $30 million in 1995.
25:44But this 2022 spinoff came with a $200 million price
25:48plus marketing and distribution costs.
25:51What's wrong?
25:53Did you not hear that?
25:55She believed I could fix the mistake I made.
25:58And that belief cost her everything.
26:00Following its failure,
26:02Pixar's CCO Pete Docter deduced that the film,
26:05quote,
26:05asked too much of the audience.
26:08Number 7.
26:09Tomorrowland
26:10You can never guarantee a hit movie,
26:12but Tomorrowland seemed to have all the pieces needed to be one.
26:16Do you want to tell the story?
26:17No, you're doing fine.
26:18Because if you think you could tell the story better,
26:19I would absolutely love to hear you try.
26:22Wow, really?
26:23Really.
26:24You had director Brad Bird,
26:25who'd seen loads of box office dollars with previous films
26:29that included The Incredibles to Mission Impossible, Ghost Protocol.
26:32Then you had co-writer Damon Lindelof,
26:35best known as one of the creators of Lost.
26:37And finally, there was George Clooney in the starring role.
26:40And yet with all those pieces,
26:42the film only brought in $209 million.
26:45Set against the film's production and marketing budget,
26:47that meant a $120 to $150 million loss for Disney.
26:52Why don't we just get you to your amazing dad?
26:55Pretend this never happened.
26:56But hey, the film did pick up three Teen Choice Award nominations.
27:01So, silver lining, right?
27:02Number 6.
27:04Cats
27:05You've learned enough to take the view.
27:09The cats are very much like you.
27:13The stage version of Cats made almost $4 billion worldwide,
27:17breathing new life into the Broadway musical.
27:19The cinematic version of Cats was such a catastrophic flop
27:22that it probably would have killed the movie musical
27:25if Frozen 2 hadn't come out a month earlier.
27:28That said, Cats was completely overshadowed by the Frozen sequel,
27:31not to mention Rise of Skywalker.
27:33Cats is already developing a so-bad-it's-good reputation,
27:37not unlike The Room.
27:38You are tearing me apart, Lisa!
27:41Where The Room cost just $6 million to make, however,
27:44Cats had a $95 million budget.
27:46So, it's gonna take a lot of late-night screenings and home media sales
27:50for this thing to ever show a profit.
27:52Universal was estimated to have lost somewhere between
27:55$70 and $114 million from the film.
27:59Me-ouch.
28:13Number 5.
28:14Moonfall
28:15Find out if you're ready.
28:17Ready for what?
28:18We need a human to lure the swarm away from the core
28:21so the moon will return to its orbit.
28:23We need you, Brian, to join the fight.
28:25After Sun to Leslie, Roland Emmerich's Moonfall?
28:29What do they all have in common?
28:31They're all technically independent movies.
28:34Before you say anything, yes, Moonfall cost a lot more
28:37than the aforementioned indies,
28:39with its budget ranging from $138 million to $146 million.
28:45However, rather than go the traditional funding route
28:48for a disaster picture of this magnitude,
28:50Emmerich independently financed Moonfall with help from backers
28:54like Lionsgate and Waii Brothers.
28:57You know, if Earth gets a second chance,
29:01I think we deserve one too.
29:05I'd like that.
29:06Did Emmerich's gamble pay off?
29:08Well, Moonfall didn't make back half of its budget,
29:11bringing in $67.3 million.
29:14It didn't even open number one, losing to Jackass Forever,
29:18which cost just $10 million.
29:21If Emmerich wants to save face,
29:23he should produce a documentary about how this movie got made,
29:26which sounds far more interesting.
29:29Number 4.
29:30Strange World
29:31What did it feel like?
29:34And how does it feel?
29:37Feels perfect.
29:41How badly did Strange World bomb?
29:43It made even less than Treasure Planet,
29:46which came out 20 years earlier.
29:49To be fair, the game has significantly changed since then,
29:52thanks to the rise of streaming, not to mention COVID.
29:56Disney also could have done much more to market Strange World,
30:00not receiving the same fanfare as some of their other films.
30:04If Puss in Boots' The Last Wish proved anything a month later, though,
30:08it's that positive word of mouth can still produce a sleeper hit,
30:12even after an underwhelming opening weekend against stiff competition.
30:16You're still here?
30:19Okay, okay.
30:21One more number.
30:22I call this one The Legend Will Never Die.
30:26The word of mouth simply wasn't there for Strange World.
30:29While the film has performed better on Disney+,
30:32the financial loss of $147 million will forever be tied to its legacy.
30:38You could be right there with me when I did it.
30:42This was supposed to be our legacy.
30:45Father and son.
30:46You want to talk about legacy?
30:48I'm about to destroy mine.
30:50Number 3.
30:51Jupiter Ascending
30:53Walking out of Jupiter Ascending, audiences asked the same question.
30:57Somebody paid $176 million to $210 million for this?
31:03You begged me to do it!
31:07I am not your damn mother.
31:09The high investment makes more sense given the involvement of the Wachowskis,
31:13the visionaries behind The Matrix.
31:16Of course, that revelation comes with another question.
31:18The people who brought us The Matrix made this?
31:21While the space opera performed better outside of the US and Canada,
31:25where it made just $47.4 million,
31:28the worldwide total of $183.9 million was a far cry from the franchise starter
31:35that the filmmakers were hoping for.
31:37We'd like to give the film credit for originality,
31:40but the characters, plot, and visuals all feel recycled from superior sci-fi stories.
31:45And I wouldn't blame them either.
31:48Besides, I'm still trying to understand exactly what it means to myself.
31:51Maybe it just means that your majesty's planet has a different future
31:54than the one that was planned for.
31:56And yet, few modern films are more uniquely bad.
32:00Number 2.
32:01Pan
32:03Speaking of redundant ideas,
32:05Pan feels like a Warner Brothers executive said,
32:07we need something to fill the Harry Potter void,
32:10and Disney hasn't done a live-action Peter Pan remake yet.
32:13Let's strike while the iron is lukewarm at best.
32:17Now kneel.
32:18I said kneel!
32:20I am the son of a warrior and a prince.
32:24I will never bow to you.
32:26Pan abides by the mentality that if something is familiar,
32:29audiences will show up in droves.
32:31While Hollywood sometimes gets lucky with this philosophy,
32:35it wasn't the case for Pan.
32:37The studio sank $150 million into the production budget alone,
32:41with at least another $100 million going into a new film.
32:45With the break-even point being in the half a billion dollars range,
32:53Pan finished with an abysmal $128 million.
32:57Peter Pan may be timeless,
32:59but this movie epitomized several tropes that became dated years earlier.
33:03You've seen what Blackbeard has done to Neverland already.
33:06He'll reduce the rest of it to nothing but mind piss if we don't stop him.
33:09Has anybody ever told you you have really beautiful eyes?
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33:29Number 1.
33:30Mortal Engines
33:32With a production budget somewhere between $100 and $150 million,
33:36Mortal Engines was a risky venture for Universal.
33:40Give me everything you have!
33:46When Peter Jackson is attached as a screenwriter and producer though,
33:49a risk can start to seem like a sure thing.
33:52I've heard that before.
33:53I just need a little more time.
33:55Always assure yourself.
33:57Plus, the film was based on a beloved YA novel by Philip Reeve,
34:01inviting plenty of franchise potential.
34:03The studio knew it was in big trouble when Mortal Engines was released.
34:07The studio knew it was in big trouble when Mortal Engines only brought in $7.5 million
34:12over its opening weekend.
34:14Your heart is broken.
34:20I will take away the pain.
34:26Things went downhill from there as the film plummeted 77% during its second weekend.
34:32Grossing just $83.7 million worldwide,
34:35Mortal Engines crashed and burned thanks to unenthusiastic reviews and a crowded holiday season.
34:41High post-production costs further contributed to the studio's monumental loss of $174.8 million.
34:50You've failed.
34:51Did you love any of these flops?
34:54Which ones deserved better?
34:55Let us know in the comments.
34:57It's not like I'm not trying, but I really, really need your help.