The Biggest Box Office Flops in History

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It was supposed to launch a new franchise like the Indiana Jones franchise, and help turn Mathew McConaughey into a bone-fide action movie star. It did not turn out that way though and in fact, Sahara is unique among box office bombs. While it is considered to be one of the biggest financial failures in Hollywood history, the movie actually opened in first place and earned $18 million on its first weekend. It went on to make $119 million in box office sales but the movie had run into several problems. It had very high costs, roughly $160 million, as well as $81 million in distribution costs. The movie became famous of how a movie can have a successful run, but do poorly financially because of high costs. Released in 2005, the movie cost $241 to make, which made its adjusted for inflation losses at $133 million.

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Starring Antonio Banderas, the 13th Warrior was adapted from a Michael Crichton novel and many expected it to be successful along the same lines as Jurassic Park, but instead it proved to be a big box office bomb. The budget of the movie was originally $85 million but by the time principal photography began, the cost of the movie had exceeded $115 million. Eventually, the cost of the movie would reach $160 million. By the time it was released, it had received negative reviews, although it was praised for its balanced portrayal of the Arab people. In the end, the movie only brought in $61,698,899 in revenue, meaning that its net losses adjusted for inflation come to $125,887,312.

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So far in our list we have stuck with movies that were meant to be big budget blockbusters, but Town & Country is going to change that pattern. Starring Diane Keaton and Warren Beatty, the movie was expected to do well as an ensemble dramedy but various difficulties began to arise for the movie very early on. First, there was the constant demand of multiple takes, reshoots and rewrites by Warren Beatty, which doubled the original budget from $44 million to $88 million.
Scheduling issues also began to occur due to the large number of well-known actors in the movie. Coupled with large salary demands, the cost of the movie eventually reached over $100 million.
This is pretty amazing since a movie of this type usually does not cost anywhere near $100 million to make. Most dramedy movies cost around $50 million and usually make the money back in the box office and home video sales.
Released in 2001, this movie only brought in $10,372,291 and ended up losing around $115 million in net losses that have been adjusted for inflation.
So, now you know that not all movie flops are big budget action movies that require a huge amount of special effects.
So, now you know the movies that have not only failed, but failed on an epic scale and ruined the careers of many actors. The great thing is that every year, new movies can be added to this list because for every surprise blockbuster, there are a dozen box office bombs.

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