History BoxOfficeBomb / KThroughM

* ''Film/{{Kuffs}}'' (1992) — Budget, $10-12 million. Box office, $21 million. This crime comedy was shredded by MoralGuardians for its violence and language, [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids especially for a PG-13 rated film]], which lead the Dallas Ratings Board to give it its own R-Rating. It also drew comparisons to crime drama ''Film/{{Juice}}'', which opened the following week, which airbrushed a pistol out of its poster while this film's own poster showed Creator/ChristianSlater proudly holding one. Critics, meanwhile, generally felt that it took itself too seriously. Its failure continued a lingering dry spell for Universal and kept Bruce A. Evans out of the director's chair until ''Film/MrBrooks'' in 2007.

* ''The King's Daughter'' (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.

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* ''Film/TheLegendOfTheLoneRanger'' (1981) — Budget, $18 million. Box office, $12.6 million. The bad reputation of the film's TroubledProduction and legal issues put a dent in any possible success. Was supposed to be the big debut of leading actor Klinton Spilsbury, yet it ended up being his ''[[OneBookAuthor only]]'' film appearance.

* ''Film/ALittlePrincess1995'' (1995) — Budget, $17 million. Box office, $10,015,449. [[AcclaimedFlop Despite critical acclaim]], Warner Bros. barely promoted the film, and it floundered out during a very competitive month.

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* ''[[Film/MannequinTwoOnTheMove Mannequin Two: On the Move]]'' (1991) — Budget: $13 million. Box office: $3,752,428. This sequel to [[Film/{{Mannequin}} the 1987 hit]] opened at #8 in its opening weekend, a far cry from its predecessor's third-place opening. It was also the last film infamous Hollywood mogul David Begelman oversaw before his death in 1995.
* ''Film/TheManySaintsOfNewark'' (2021) — Budget: $50 million; box office gross: $8,220,603 (domestic), $4.1 million (international). The prequel to ''Series/TheSopranos'' was left to be whacked by ''Film/VenomLetThereBeCarnage'' and for audiences to conveniently prefer to stream the film on HBO Max (where fans would have watched the rest of the show) instead.
* ''Literature/{{Maradonia|Saga}} and the Shadow Empire'' (2016) — Budget: Unknown, but it was expensive enough to get the creators evicted from their house. Box office: Unknown, but can safely be assumed to be tiny, as the film was only showed once in one theater (which the creators had to rent out).

* ''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation'' (1997) — Budget, $30 million. Box office, $35 million (domestic), $51 million (worldwide). While [[Film/MortalKombatTheMovie the first Mortal Kombat film]] was a financial success and generally regarded as one of the better video game movies, this sequel bombed both with critics and audiences, with both sides criticizing its large cast of characters (most of whom show up for just one fight scene and are never mentioned again)[[note]]Which is actually pretty faithful to the source material[[/note]], [[SpecialEffectsFailure awful visual effects]], and nonsensical story. Plans for a sequel were crippled by its failure and the film franchise would be rebooted [[Film/MortalKombat2021 in 2021]] to much better results. First-time director John R. Leonetti would return to his day job as a cinematographer, though after second attempt ''The Butterfly Effect 2'', he finally [[Film/{{Annabelle}} had a break in 2014]].

* ''Film/TheMajestic'' (2001) — Budget, $72 million. Box office, $37,317,558. This movie only making half its budget back put ''Film/TheShawshankRedemption'' director Frank Darabont's career in lock-up for 6 years, and he's been having career issues since. It also smashed up the general career of Michael Sloane.

* ''Film/{{Knock Knock|2015}}'' (2015) — Budget, $3 million. Box office, $36,336. Creator/EliRoth's remake of the 1977 film ''Death Game'' played at 22 theaters and was gone after two weeks, with critics panning the film for its ineffective satire, overused {{Fanservice}}, and [[{{Narm}} unintentionally campy tone]]. Audiences were similarly negative, though the film gained a [[CultClassic small cult following]] after it hit VOD services.

** ''Literature/LeftBehind'' (2014) — Budget, $16 million. Box office, $14,019,924 (domestic), $19,682,924 (worldwide). By 2010, Cloud Ten Pictures got a second chance to produce a version of the ''Left Behind'' books [[{{Retool}} more to]] [=LaHaye=]'s liking; this time with a bigger name cast that was headlined by Creator/NicolasCage and a bigger (by Christian film standards, at least) budget. Despite being the CreatorPreferredAdaptation of [=LaHaye=] and co-author Jerry Jenkins, the movie received poor reviews from secular (and [[http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2014/october-web-only/left-behind.html?start=3 some Christian)]] reviewers. A quasi-sequel, ''Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist'', was released in 2023, directed by and starring Kevin Sorbo; it made just $3.7 million in limited release, though there is little information available about its budget.

* ''Film/{{Legendary}}'' (2010) — Budget, $5 million. Box office, $200,393. This Wrestling/JohnCena vehicle from Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s film division was only in theaters for one week, and left theaters at the end of said week, taking $4 million in losses with it. Cena had much better luck as a supporting player in comedies like ''Film/Sisters2015'' and ''Film/{{Blockers}}'' later in the decade.

* ''Film/{{Letters to God}}'' (2010) — Budget, $3 million. Box office, $2,908,893. This was generally panned by critics. It was praised by Christian groups; however, it wasn't enough to bring in the faithful to the box office.

* ''{{Film/Mandy|2018}}'' (2018) — Budget, $6 million. Box office: $1,214,525. This trippy and [[{{Gorn}} hyper-violent]] action-horror film (directed by Panos Cosmatos, the son of director George P. Cosmatos) only got a limited release in 250 theaters, but received rave reviews from critics (currently sporting a 91% on Rotten Tomatoes). The low box office take actually exceeded expectations for its distributor, and the film made a profit from VOD sales and night time only showings to become a SleeperHit. It managed to win a Saturn Award and prompted a CareerResurrection for leading man Creator/NicolasCage, who had been mired in a string of bombs and direct-to-video films for the better part of a decade.

* ''Film/MeAndEarlAndTheDyingGirl'' (2015) — Budget, $8 million. Box office, $6.8 milllion (domestic), $9.1 million (worldwide). The film version of Jesse Andrews's novel was an AcclaimedFlop that never expanded beyond 870 theaters.

* ''Film/{{Morgan}}'' (2016) — Budget, $8 million. Box office, $3,915,251 (domestic), $8,810,591 (worldwide). The movie had a massive 75% drop between its first and second weekends, and it left all but 99 of its theaters by the end of the third. This is not a good start to the directing career of Ridley Scott's son, Luke Scott.

* ''Kidnapping, Caucasian Style!'' (2014) -- Budget, $3.5 million. Box office, ''$179,843''. This remake of the 1967 Soviet film was lambasted by critics for being too much of a ShotForShotRemake of the original.

* ''Film/KillingZoe'' (1994) — Budget, $1.5 million. Box office, $418,961 (domestic). Roger Avary's directorial debut only played in 14 theaters and was given a mixed-to-negative reception by critics. Avary bounced back a few months later when ''Film/PulpFiction'' (which he co-wrote) came out, and the film itself became a CultClassic.

* ''Theatre/KingLear'' (1987) — Budget, $1 million. Box office, ''$61,821''. Creator/JeanLucGodard's InNameOnly take on the Shakespeare play divided critics over its egregious MindScrew and was dumped in only a handful of theaters for a two week run.

* ''Film/TheLastFiveYears'' (2015) — Budget, $2 million. Box office, $145,427. It received a very limited release in theaters and a simultaneous release on VOD.

* ''Literature/LeftBehind'' (2000) — Budget, $4 million. Box office, $4.2 million. This version was produced at the midpoint of the book series' success but barely broke even; thanks in large part to an unorthodox release strategy in which the film was released on video first, but what really damaged this film was co-author Tim [=LaHaye=] [[DisownedAdaptation not only disowning the film]] (blasting the poor quality of the films) but eventually suing film producer Cloud Ten Pictures for breach of contract, with the case taking nearly a decade before being settled in 2008. (Two more films in this version were produced covering the 2nd book "Tribulation Force"[[note]]Those were ''Left Behind II: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Tribulation Force]]'' and ''Left Behind: World at War''[[/note]] during the period this was being fought in court). Needless to say, it didn't help Kirk Cameron's career out much.

* ''Film/LifeDuringWartime'' (2010) — Budget, $4.5 million. Box office, $744,816. The critics generally liked it but it only played in 20 theaters.

* ''[[Film/TheLostMedallionTheAdventuresOfBillyStone The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone]]'' (2013) — Budget, $2.5 million. Box office, $705,854. Its widest release was at 68 theaters.

* ''Film/LustInTheDust'' (1984) – Budget, $2.5 million. Gross, $727,659. This western spoof was Creator/TabHunter's first film as a producer as well as Creator/{{Divine|Actor}}'s first non-documentary film that wasn't directed by Creator/JohnWaters.

* ''Film/TheMalayChroniclesBloodlines'' (2011) — Budget, $2.2 million. Box office, $1.9 million. This was promoted as Malaysia's first big-budget historical EpicFilm. It didn't break even, though that was likely due to it being out on video-on-demand a month after its release.

* ''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 Johnny Depp was cast as Indian Tonto, which earned a bit of a backlash from the Native American community. This is part of a string of flops for Depp as well as a StarDerailingRole for co-star Armie Hammer, who played the titular character. Plus, it has 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/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.

* ''Film/{{Morbius|2022}}'' (2022) - Budget, $75–83 million. Box office, $73.8 million (domestically), $163.8 million (worldwide). Unlike the ''Film/{{Venom|2018}}'' movies, the third entry of ''Film/SonysSpiderManUniverse'' was not so CriticProof, as terrible reviews and the COVID-19 pandemic drew a stake through the Living Vampire. In its second weekend opposite ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2'', it experienced a 74% drop, with only ''Film/{{Steel}}'' falling harder among superhero movies. And even when the studio heard the [[Memes/Morbius2022 ironic fandom making appreciative memes]] and brought it back to theaters, [[https://kotaku.com/morbius-memes-jared-leto-movie-theaters-marvel-sony-bom-1849024089 it barely added to financial intakes]] and failed to top even ''Film/FantasticBeastsTheSecretsOfDumbledore'', which had already been in theaters for weeks in addition to streaming on HBO Max -- partly because the memes were explicitly built on the premise that [[FanworkOnlyFans nobody involved actually wanted to watch the movie]].

* ''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/MortalKombatAnnihilation'' (1997) — Budget, $30 million. Box office, $35 million (domestic), $51 million (worldwide). While [[Film/MortalKombatTheMovie the first Mortal Kombat film]] was a financial success and generally regarded as one of the better video game movies, this sequel bombed both with critics and audiences, with both sides criticizing its large cast of characters (most of whom show up for just one fight scene and are never mentioned again)[[note]]Which is actually pretty faithful to the source material[[/note]], [[SpecialEffectsFailure awful visual effects]] and its nonsensical story. Plans for a sequel were crippled by its failure and the film franchise would be rebooted [[Film/MortalKombat2021 in 2021]] to much better results. First-time director John R. Leonetti would return to his day job as a cinematographer, though after second attempt ''The Butterfly Effect 2'', he finally [[Film/{{Annabelle}} had a break in 2014]].

* ''Film/TheMountainBetweenUs'' (2017) — Budget, $35 million. Box office, $30,348,555 (domestic), $62,587,178 (worldwide).

* ''WesternAnimation/MrPeabodyAndSherman'' (2014) — Budget, $145 million. Box office, $111,506,430 (domestic), $272,912,430 (worldwide). This is Creator/DreamWorksAnimation's biggest disappointment since 2003's ''WesternAnimation/SinbadLegendOfTheSevenSeas'', and helped lead to three DWA heavyweights including founder Jeffrey Katzenberg ending substantial involvement with [=DreamWorks=], as well as getting PDI closed and ending the DWA careers of at least 500 other employees. It, however, didn't stop DWA from making a 2D talkshow-esque spinoff on Netflix the next year.

* ''Film/{{Mulan|2020}}'' (2020) — Budget, $200 million. Box office, $70 million worldwide. In normal conditions, it would be a huge moneymaker like the previous Film/DisneyLiveActionRemakes, with analysts expecting the opening weekend alone to be [[https://www.boxofficepro.com/long-range-box-office-tracking-disneys-mulan/ $60]] or [[https://variety.com/2020/film/box-office/disney-mulan-box-office-opening-weekend-tracking-1203524872/ $80 million.]] But the exact month the movie would premiere was the one where the Usefulnotes/COVID19Pandemic escalated to the point of closing all theaters, forcing a postponement. By the time ''Mulan'' premiered six months later, it was only in countries that were willing to have a theatrical release -- and that didn't count the United States, where the movie went straight to Creator/DisneyPlus (but under a fee of $30[[note]]for the first three months, after which it would be freely available for all subscribers; the profit from this "Premier Acess" is estimated at [[https://twitter.com/Brian_Markerr/status/1307346094607814656 $62–93 million]][[/note]]) and a few others that chose to get it on Disney's streaming service [[LateExportForYou whenever it arrived]] -- and yet still afflicted enough by COVID to not have all screens available. This, most damningly, included the source of Mulan's story, China, that was expected to be a big market and instead barely cared to go watch it.

* ''Film/{{Munich}}'' (2005) — Budget, $70 million. Box office, $47,403,685 (domestic), $130,358,911 (worldwide). Creator/StevenSpielberg's film about Israeli agents hunting down the perpetrators of the 1972 Munich Olympic Massacre was OvershadowedByControversy for equating the agents with "terrorists". Its [[InvisibleAdvertising limited advertising]], partially due to its ChristmasRushed nature, did it no favors either.

* ''Literature/MommieDearest'' (1981) Budget, $10 million. Box office, $19 million (domestic gross), $8 million (domestic rentals), [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff $39 million (worldwide)]]. This adaptation of Christina Crawford's memoir chronicling her abusive upbringing by her adopted mother Creator/{{Joan|Crawford}} earned instant notoriety with its [[{{Narm}} unintentionally funny script]] and LargeHam performance of Creator/FayeDunaway as Joan. Critics such as Creator/RogerEbert were appalled by its depiction of child abuse. Paramount [[ParodyRetcon tried to rebrand the film as a comedy]], and while it didn't save its domestic run, it helped the film become a CultClassic.

* ''Film/MoneyTrain'' (1995) — Budget, $68 million. Box office, $35,431,113 (domestic), $77,224,232 (worldwide). In addition to poor reviews, someone robbed a ticket booth with a rubber tube and a flammable liquid at some point after this movie's release, and this was a stunt from the film, which earned it a boycott. This, ''Return to Paradise'', and the critical hatred towards ''Film/TheGoodSon'' all delivered a severe blow to the career of director Joseph Ruben.

* ''Film/{{Monkeybone}}'' (2001) — Budget, $75 million. Box office, $7,622,365. The film was significantly changed from its source material, and the resulting film was blasted by critics. Henry Selick wouldn't play producer/director on a full length movie again until 2009 with ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}'', though he did do work with Wes Anderson and LAIKA in the meantime. Co-producer Sam Hamm, on the other hand, has not played producer at all since this movie. It was also a major factor in Bridget Fonda deciding to retire from acting.

* ''WesternAnimation/MonsterHouse'' (2006) — Budget, $75 million. Box office, $73,661,010 (domestic), $140,175,006 (worldwide). This did get generally good reviews and [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestAnimatedFeature an Oscar nomination]], but some, even screenwriter Dan Harmon, questioned [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids its suitability for kids]].
* ''Film/{{Monster Hunter|2020}}'' (2020) — Budget, $60 million. Box office, $15,104,790 (domestic), $40,783,539 (worldwide, excluding China). This attempt by the husband-wife duo of writer/director Creator/PaulWSAnderson and star Creator/MillaJovovich to follow up their ''Film/ResidentEvilFilmSeries'' with another adaptation of a Creator/{{Capcom}} [[VideoGame/MonsterHunter game series]] recieved mixed-to-negative reviews from critics and fans of the game series, though general audiences were more accepting. It predictably did weak business stateside and in most other countries, what with being released in the middle of the still-ongoing UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, but what really sealed ''Monster Hunter''’s fate was when China, a notable market for the ''Resident Evil'' films whose movie industry was getting back on track after dealing with the pandemic, pulled the movie from wide release only a couple days into its run after audiences were offended by a perceived racist joke made by one of the characters, resulting in it falling a third short of its budget worldwide.

* ''Film/MarieAntoinette2006'' — Budget, $40 million. Box office, $15,962,471 (domestic), $60,917,189 (worldwide). It received mixed reviews for its historical and stylistic liberties. Creator/SofiaCoppola stayed off the big screen until 2010's ''Somewhere''.

* ''Film/TheMarryingMan'' (1991) — Budget, $26 million. Box office, $12,454,758. Dashed Creator/KimBasinger's hopes of being a singer, and one of a few flops in the early 90's that [[StarDerailingRole melted her A-list career]]. The film was also critically panned and its failure led co-star Creator/AlecBaldwin to go on an epic tirade against distributor Disney/Touchstone's boss, Jeffrey Katzenberg, calling him "The [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Eighth Dwarf, Greedy]]" for giving the film a small budget (the writer of the movie, Neil Simon, also got heat from Baldwin, though the rant against Katzenberg didn't prevent them from working together again at Creator/DreamWorksAnimation. Katzenberg, for his part, DIDN'T go on a counter-rant against Baldwin). As for director Jerry Rees, he did not direct another full-length theatrical film until 2013. ''The Marrying Man'' is perhaps most notorious for its [[TroubledProduction turbulent production]], in which stars Baldwin and Basinger made the crew's lives miserable with their on-set nastiness and [[ThePrimaDonna prima donna]] attitudes.

* ''WesternAnimation/MarsNeedsMoms'' (2011) — Budget, $150 million. Box office, $38,992,758. Adjusted for inflation, this movie is one of two finalists for being the biggest animated box office bomb of all time (the other movie is Creator/DonBluth's final film to date, ''WesternAnimation/TitanAE''). On top of that, it's also critically disliked. Its production company [=ImageMovers=] Digital, a joint venture of {{Creator/Disney}} with the film's producer Creator/RobertZemeckis, had already been shuttered during production for the underwhelming ''WesternAnimation/{{A Christmas Carol|2009}}'', and the failure of ''Mars Needs Moms'' ensured the studio also killed the ''WesternAnimation/YellowSubmarine'' remake Zemeckis was producing. It also [[GenreKiller vaporized the motion-capture film as well]]. Director Simon Wells, a veteran of Creator/DreamWorksAnimation and the ''Franchise/KungFuPanda'' series, saw his directing/writing career [[CreatorKiller beamed off to Mars]] by this film's failure; his only credits past this are as story artist for DWA's ''KFP'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheCroods''. ''Mars Needs Moms'' also helped derail the main careers of producers Steve Starkey and Jack Rapke, and actor Creator/SethGreen has done smaller roles in cinema, but is still very much employed, moving on to other work such as voicing Leonardo in ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012''.

* ''Film/MaryShelleysFrankenstein'' (1994) — Budget, $45 million. Box office, $22,006,296 (domestic), $112,006,296 (worldwide). Creator/KennethBranagh's take on ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'' was [[TruerToTheText more faithful than most interpretations of the story]], but critics took it apart for its [[HamAndCheese grandiose tone]] and MoodWhiplash. Its failure made it hard for Branagh to get his ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'' movie going and he wouldn't [[CareerResurrection return to prominence as a director]] until ''Film/{{Thor}}''.

* ''Film/MastersOfTheUniverse'' (1987) — Budget, $22 million. Box office, $17,336,370. Despite the heavy promotion of this adaptation of ''[[Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse He-Man]]'', the film failed, and was one of the movies that eventually did in Creator/TheCannonGroup. Plans for a sequel were [[ScrewedByTheNetwork screwed]] when ''He-Man'' copyright holder Mattel hiked their licensing fees, and star Creator/DolphLundgren was hammered into the B list of film actors and treats the movie [[CreatorBacklash with much contempt]]. Finally, it solidified ''He-Man'''s status as an 80's cheese symbol, which left the franchise dated by the end of the decade, although a remake is being worked on.

* ''Film/{{Matilda}}'' (1996) — Budget, $36 million. Box office, $33,459,416 (domestic), $62.1 million (worldwide). Part of a string of {{Acclaimed Flop}}s based off of Creator/RoaldDahl's work going back to ''Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'', and it was released the same year as another Dahl bomb, Disney/Tim Burton's ''Film/JamesAndTheGiantPeach''. ''Matilda'' fared better overseas and on home video, making it a defining role for child actress Creator/MaraWilson. Still harmed co-star and director Creator/DannyDevito's prospects; he only directed two more films after this, the last in 2003.
* ''Film/{{Matinee}}'' (1993) — Budget, $13 million. Box office, $9,532,895. It was an AcclaimedFlop however, and it would later do better on television and video.

* ''Film/MaxPayne'' (2008) — Budget, $35 million. Box office, $40,689,393 (domestic), $87,066,930 (worldwide). This adaptation of the [[VideoGame/MaxPayne video game of the same name]] earned some praise for stylish visuals, but was otherwise [[VideoGameMoviesSuck blasted by critics and fans alike]] for an illogical plot, neutered action sequences, and [[WTHCastingAgency miscast stars]]. Despite opening at number one against ''Film/BeverlyHillsChihuahua'' and ''Film/{{W}}'', its numbers quickly fell off. Its international performance and strong home video sales helped turn a profit, but [[StillbornFranchise not enough to save a planned sequel]]. Part of a rough year for Creator/MarkWahlberg, who also starred in ''Film/TheHappening''. Director John Moore would go on to helm ''Film/AGoodDayToDieHard''.

* ''Film/MaximumRisk'' (1996) — Budget, $25 million. Box office, $14,502,483 (domestic), $51,702,483 (worldwide). The American debut of Hong Kong director Ringo Lam, this Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme action thriller debuted at the number one spot, but faltered afterwards. The first of several Jean-Claude films to go DirectToVideo in many regions, though its healthy international gross allowed it to turn a profit.

* ''Film/{{Megaforce}}'' (1982) — Budget, $20 million. Box office, $5,675,599. Critics tore into this sci-fi action film for rampant {{Narm}}, [[SpecialEffectsFailure cheap effects]] and cartoonish plot. Plans for a sequel titled ''Deeds Not Words'' [[StillbornFranchise were dropped after this movie failed.]] The first in a string of underperforming films from director Hal Needham, who had previously helmed box office successes with ''Film/SmokeyAndTheBandit'' and ''Film/TheCannonballRun''.

* ''Film/MemoirsOfAnInvisibleMan'' (1992) — Budget, $40 million. Box office, $14,358,033. This is the first film directed by Creator/JohnCarpenter to have a 1980's/1990's tentpole budget since ''Film/BigTroubleInLittleChina''. It also happens to be the first of a 9-year streak of bombs that ended his serious directing career. Co-writer Dan Kolsrud had his writing career go "poof" for 5 years until doing Creator/{{Disney}}'s adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/GeorgeOfTheJungle'', and the film didn't exactly help the careers of stars Creator/ChevyChase and Creator/DarylHannah out a whole lot, either. Finally, it's one of three 1992 bombs that set Creator/WilliamGoldman's cinematic career back by 5 years.

* ''Film/{{Metro}}'' (1997) — Budget, $40 million. Box office, $32,000,301 (domestic), $74,400,000 (worldwide). Critics dismissed this Creator/EddieMurphy action comedy as a SoOkayItsAverage ClicheStorm.

* ''Film/MiamiVice'' (2006) — Budget, $135 million. Box office, $63,450,470 (domestic), $163,794,509 (worldwide). A DarkerAndEdgier take on the [[Series/MiamiVice 80s cop series]] by original series producer Creator/MichaelMann. The film suffered a TroubledProduction due to hurricanes, star Creator/JamieFoxx's ego, and security issues [[RealLifeWritesThePlot which rewrote the ending]]. The end result garnered mixed reviews and fell flat in the box office after opening at number one. It's still one of Mann's most financially successful films, though.

* ''Film/MidnightMadness'' (1980) — Budget, $7 million (estimated). Box office, $2.9 million. The second PG-rated Creator/{{Disney}} movie, a very atypical attempt at a raucous, ''Film/AnimalHouse''-style teen[=/=]college comedy, including early roles for Creator/MichaelJFox and Creator/PaulReubens, it disappeared quickly from theaters, but got VindicatedByCable as one of Creator/{{HBO}}'s 80s staples. Co-directors Michael Nankin and David Wechter have worked in television ever since, but the film has attained CultClassic status.

* ''Film/MidnightSpecial'' (2016) — Budget, $18 million. Box office, $6,212,282. This was [[AcclaimedFlop highly acclaimed by critics]] but it never left a limited release.

* ''Film/MightyJoeYoung'' (1998) — Budget, $90 million. Box office, $50,632,037. This film, along with the poor reception of Roland Emmerich's version of ''Film/{{Godzilla|1998}}'', sent the giant monster movie genre into remission until the New 10s (the 2005 remake of ''King Kong'' didn't end it).

* ''Film/Mile22'' (2018) — Budget, $50 million. Box office, $36.1 million (domestic), $66.3 million (worldwide). The fourth film from director Peter Berg to star Creator/MarkWahlberg, this one fell short of [[Film/LoneSurvivor their]] [[Film/PatriotsDay prior]] [[Film/DeepwaterHorizon efforts]] in the eyes of critics, who were turned off by the film's choppy action scenes, jingoistic tone and unsympathetic characters. The [[Film/SpenserConfidential next film]] from Berg and Wahlberg would skip theaters and go straight to Netflix.

* ''Film/MillionDollarMystery'' (1987) — Budget, $10 million. Box office, $989,033 (domestic). The studio, hoping to make a big profit, put together a million dollar prize contest for the film after release. Because it bombed, they ended up losing MORE money due to the contest. This finished off notable 50's director Richard Fleischer's (the man who directed Disney's ''Film/TwentyThousandLeaguesUnderTheSea'') career. The movie also saw a stuntman's death during filming, and was hit by Roger Ebert for being no more than a [[ProductPlacement plug-in]] for Glad trash bags (The Other Wiki also stated the film borrowed the plot from ''Film/ItsAMadMadMadMadWorld.'')

* ''[[Film/MiracleAtStAnna Miracle at St. Anna]]'' (2008) — Budget, $45 million. Box office, $9,323,833. This UsefulNotes/WorldWarII drama faced protests in Italy for depicting a Partisan in league with the Nazis. Director Creator/SpikeLee did the film no favors by criticizing Creator/ClintEastwood for not depicting black soldiers in his film, ''Film/FlagsOfOurFathers''.

* ''Film/TheMisfits'' (1961) — Budget, $4 million. Box office, $4.1 million (rentals). This Creator/JohnHuston movie suffered from an extremely TroubledProduction which saw, among other misfortunes, Creator/MarilynMonroe suffering CreatorBreakdown over her collapsing marriage with Creator/ArthurMiller (the film's screenwriter) and Creator/ClarkGable's poor health. This was the final completed film for both stars; Gable died 12 days after filming wrapped. [[AcclaimedFlop This was liked by critics]] even if it didn't recoup its budget.
* ''Film/MishimaALifeInFourChapters'' (1985) — Budget, $5 million. Box office, $502,758. This {{biopic}} of Japanese writer Creator/YukioMishima directed by Creator/PaulSchrader and produced by Creator/GeorgeLucas and Creator/FrancisFordCoppola was regulated to a limited release. Schrader considers the film his masterpiece as director.

* ''Film/MissSloane'' (2016) — Budget, $13 million. Box office, $3,500,605. The third and last of three commercial false starts for [=EuropaCorp=]'s U.S. film division's beginning in 2016 alone, after ''Nine Lives'' and ''Shut In''. Unlike the other two, this one got decent reviews, but all three movies dealt a serious blow to [=EuropaCorp=]'s business going into 2017.

* ''Film/TheManySaintsOfNewark'' (2021) — Budget: $50 million; box office gross: $8,220,603 (domestic), $4.1 million (international). The prequel to ''Series/TheSopranos'' was left to be whacked by ''Film/VenomLetThereBeCarnage'' and for audiences to conveniently prefer to stream the film on HBO Max instead.

** ''Literature/LeftBehind'' (2014) — Budget, $16 million. Box office, $14,019,924 (domestic), $19,682,924 (worldwide). By 2010, Cloud Ten Pictures got a second chance to produce a version of the ''Left Behind'' books [[{{Retool}} more to]] [=LaHaye=]'s liking; this time with a bigger name cast that was headlined by Creator/NicolasCage and a bigger (by Christian film standards, at least) budget. Despite being the CreatorPreferredAdaptation of [=LaHaye=] and co-author Jerry Jenkins, the movie received poor reviews from secular (and [[http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2014/october-web-only/left-behind.html?start=3 some Christian reviewers]]). Sequels focusing on the 2nd book are in the planning stages.

* ''Film/TheLegendOfTarzan'' (2016) — Budget, $180 million. Box office, $126.6 million (domestic), $356.7 million (worldwide). This adaptation of Tarzan was cannibalized at the box office by a bunch of other failed tentpoles in 2016's Summer Bomb Buster [[note]] A report on the film from [=Showbiz411=] coined the "Summer Bomb Buster" term [[/note]] and got some weak reviews from critics. Audiences were more forgiving. Notably, the film didn't bomb nearly ''as'' bad as expected, but it still didn't earn the $400 million it would apparently need to break even, according to insiders.

* ''Film/TheLegendOfZorro'' (2005) — Budget, $75 million. Box office, $46,464,023 (domestic), $142,400,065 (worldwide). This was the last hurrah for the ''Zorro'' movies with Creator/AntonioBanderas, being critically derided. No further cinematic adaptations of ''Zorro'' have come up since. Director Martin Campbell, however, was saved for a time since his next major film was Creator/DanielCraig's first Film/JamesBond film, ''Film/{{Casino Royale|2006}}''.

* ''WesternAnimation/LegendsOfOzDorothysReturn'' (2014) — Budget, $70 million. Box office, $18,662,027. This was the first time since ''Home on the Range''[='=]s critical and financial implosion in 2004 that Will Finn directed a feature film, and this movie's failure could send his career back to prison (along with the directing career of Dan St. Pierre). Production company Summertime Entertainment quietly folded after this film's failure, and it was the first of three busts for distributor Clarius Entertainment. Two sequels and a follow-up TV series were announced to be in the works around the film's wide release, but after flopping with critics and the box office and the shutdown of Summertime, [[StillbornFranchise word on all of that happening went into dead silence]].
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoNinjagoMovie'' (2017) — Budget, $70 million. Box office, $59,281,555 (domestic), $123,081,555 (worldwide). This movie failed to receive the critical and commercial love that ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOBatmanMovie'' managed to earn. It notably had a pretty bad opening weekend ($20 million, which is lower than ''WesternAnimation/TheEmojiMovie'''s $24 million despite that movie's critical savaging), and did so poorly that it was booted out of theaters after week ''ten'', something unheard of for a wide-release animated film. It also marked [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom the beginning of the end]] of ''The LEGO Movie'' franchise as that film’s failure led to people ignoring the actual sequel ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie2TheSecondPart''. While that film wasn't a bomb, it still badly underperformed, which convinced Warner Bros. that the LEGO movie series wouldn't be successful in the long term, and the rights to the franchise were sold to Creator/{{Universal}}.

* ''Film/{{Life|2017}}'' (2017) — Budget, $58 million. Box office, $30,234,022 (domestic), $100,541,806 (worldwide). Critics generally liked it even if they felt it added nothing new to the sci-fi genre. It didn't help that it came out in proximity to the similarly-themed ''Film/AlienCovenant'', which overperformed ''Life'' in spades. Its own opening weekend saw it trounced by a tight crowd (''Film/{{Beauty and the Beast|2017}}'', ''Film/{{Power Rangers|2017}}'' and ''Film/KongSkullIsland'') of other films.

* ''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, with an underperforming opening weekend that couldn't overtake ''Film/JurassicWorldDominion'', and the numbers having 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.

* ''Film/{{Limelight}}'' (1952) — Budget, $900,000. Box office, $1 million (US box office), $8 million (Worldwide). Its US release was halted by controversy over Creator/CharlieChaplin's alleged Communist sympathies, which led to him being refused re-entry into the US while he was promoting the film in Britain. It got a wide US release '''twenty years''' later, which included its first showing in Los Angeles, thus making it eligible for that year's Oscars.[[note]]It won for Best Original Dramatic Score, Chaplin's only competitive Oscar.[[/note]] It's since been VindicatedByHistory as one of Chaplin's finest films.

* ''Film/LittleGiants'' (1994) — Budget, $20 million. Box office, $19,306,362. Director Duwayne Dunham was regulated to TV movies until 2011. It became a CultClassic with a few College Football teams.

* ''Film/KingRichard'' (2021) - Budget, $50 million. Box office, $15 million (domestic), $36 million (worldwide). Both this sports biopic and Creator/WillSmith's performance as the titular father of Venus and Serena Williams were acclaimed, with Smith ultimately winning an Oscar, but it became another part of Warner Bros.' 2021 release slate to flop financially thanks to both COVID-19 and a simultaneous release on Creator/HBOMax.

* ''The King's Daughter'' (2022) - Budget, $40 million. Box office, $1.8 million. Having sat on TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment for '''''eight years''''', 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.
* ''Film/TheKingsMan'' (2021) - Budget, $100 million. Box office, $37.2 million (domestic), [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff $125.7 million]] (worldwide). After suffering many delays due to both corporate shuffling following Disney's purchase of Fox and the Usefulnotes/Covid19Pandemic, this prequel to the ''Film/{{Kingsman}}'' movies saw its chances lower even more once ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' came out the week prior and took the box office by storm. In spite of somewhat steady domestic numbers (it remained in the top 5 for a month) and much better international ones, its gross was far from profitable.

* ''Film/KnightAndDay'' (2010) — Budget, $117 million. Box office, $76,423,035 (domestic), $261,930,436 (worldwide). It had the worst opening day for a Creator/TomCruise film since ''Film/FarAndAway'' and the worst debut for a Cruise action film since ''Film/{{Legend|1985}}''.
* ''Film/AKnightsTale'' (2001) — Budget, $65 million. Box office, $56,569,702 (domestic), $117,487,473 (worldwide). The film's gleeful AnachronismStew and ClicheStorm plot led to its mixed-to-positive reception from critics but it's become a CultClassic with time.

* ''WesternAnimation/KuboAndTheTwoStrings'' (2016) — Budget, $60 million. Box office, $48 million (domestic), $69.9 million (worldwide). [[AcclaimedFlop Despite glowing reviews]] from virtually every critic in show business (this has the highest RT score for Creator/{{Laika}}'s films so far), this stop-motion feature was overshadowed by bigger films such as ''Film/{{Suicide Squad|2016}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/SausageParty'' (the former got hard knocks from critics, and the latter has its own stories), and was one of the last few films released during 2016's Summer Bomb Buster.

* ''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/LadyInTheWater'' (2006) — Budget, $70 million. Box office, $42,285,169 (domestic), $72,785,169 (worldwide). Critics largely saw this film as a dull and self-indulgent VanityProject from Creator/MNightShyamalan, whom wrote, directed, '''and''' starred in this, along with throwing in a gratuitous TakeThatCritics within the film itself. This bomb pulled away the AuteurLicense that Shyamalan had enjoyed up to this point, and started a series of critical and/or commercial disasters for the director.

* ''Film/LaraCroftTombRaiderTheCradleOfLife'' (2003) — Budget, $95 million. Box office, $65,660,196 (domestic), $156,505,388 (worldwide). Paramount Pictures and copyright holder Eidos Interactive blamed this film's failure on the terrible reception of the ''Tomb Raider'' video game that was released alongside it, ''VideoGame/TombRaiderTheAngelOfDarkness'', seemingly ignoring that the film was not only greeted with negative reviews but lacked the audience enthusiasm the first film benefited from. As a result, this daily double not only [[FranchiseKiller permanently entombed]] the ''Tomb Raider'' movie series with Creator/AngelinaJolie after only two adventures, but began the dominoes to Creator/CoreDesign going out of business after Eidos revoked their control over the series in response to both failures, almost killing the entire IP before Creator/CrystalDynamics swooped in and [[VideoGame/TombRaiderLegend saved it]] [[VideoGame/TombRaider2013 (twice).]] This movie, along with ''Film/Speed2CruiseControl'' and the critical thrashing of ''Film/TheHaunting1999'', [[CareerKiller killed off]] Jan de Bont's directing career. The only film De Bont received a credit for since ''Cradle of Life'' was as a cinematographer on the autobiographical Dutch film ''Nema aviona za Zagreb'' in 2012.

* ''Film/{{The Last Days of Disco}}'' (1998) — Budget, $8 million. Box office, $3 million. It led to director Whit Stillman's career falling to the low end of the PopularityPolynomial until The New 10's even though it got good reviews.

* ''Film/TheLastFullMeasure'' (2020) — Budget, $20 million. Box office, $3.4 million. This Vietnam War film got decent reviews by critics, but was overshadowed by the wide release of fellow war film ''Film/NineteenSeventeen''. This was also Creator/PeterFonda and Creator/ChristopherPlummer's final film; Fonda died before its release, while Plummer died a year later.

* ''Film/TheLastKiss'' (2006) — Budget, $20 million. Box office, $15,852,401. This [[StarDerailingRole stalled the career]] of Creator/ZachBraff, who didn't appear in another film for four years. Tony Goldwyn also stayed off the director's chair for four years, returning to do ''Conviction''.

* ''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.

* ''Film/K19TheWidowmaker'' (2002) — Budget, $100 million (not counting marketing costs), $135 million (counting them). Box office, $65,716,126. A downward trend for Creator/HarrisonFord began after this submarine thriller flopped; Ford had otherwise been a reliable box office draw for nearly two decades before this point. Director Creator/KathrynBigelow would rebound spectacularly with ''Film/TheHurtLocker'', which made her the first woman to win the Best Director Oscar.

* ''Film/{{Kazaam}}'' (1996) — Budget, $20 million. Box office, $18,937,262. Both this and ''Film/{{Steel}}'' the following year effectively fouled up any chance of Shaquille O'Neal branching his career out of basketball after those two movies, his rap album, and the infamous video game ''VideoGame/ShaqFu'' were all released and ripped apart in the mid 90s[[note]]He's made a handful of pro wrestling appearances (turning up in [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} every]] [[Wrestling/{{WCW}} major]] [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling American]] [[Wrestling/{{AEW}} promotion]] at one point or another), but outside of that he's stuck to working for TNT's NBA broadcast team since his retirement in 2011[[/note]]. ''Kazaam'' also landed a critical hit on director Paul Michael Glaser's career (he's Starsky of ''Series/StarskyAndHutch''), as he would not direct or star in anything for the next five years, and any and all directing jobs he would hold after his hiatus were on television only.
* ''Film/{{Keanu}}'' (2016) — Budget, $15 million. Box office, $20.7 million (domestic). This vehicle for comedy duo [[Creator/KeeganMichaelKey Key]] & [[Creator/JordanPeele Peele]] fared well with critics, though. Peele fared much better the following year after he directed and wrote ''Film/{{Get Out|2017}}''.

* ''Film/TheKidWhoWouldBeKing'' (2019) — Budget, $59 million. Box office, $32,140,970. Despite positive reviews, the film ended up bombing on both sides of the Atlantic. Contrary to Fox's hope that the film would be successful in its native UK, it opened there at a measly sixth place on a weekend dominated by ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie2TheSecondPart'' and ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragonTheHiddenWorld''. This is one of several recent adaptations and reimaginings of Myth/ArthurianLegend to flop at the box office, and could be the last for some time.

* ''Film/KingArthur2004'' — Budget, $120 million. Box office, $51,882,244 (domestic), $203,567,857 (worldwide). This [[AllStarCast star-studded]] {{Demythification}} attempted to channel the success of ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'', but a bevy of historical inaccuracies and ExecutiveMeddling from the [[Creator/{{Disney}} Mouse House]] to get a PG-13 rating helped result in a film that was largely considered dull and generic, with producer Creator/JerryBruckheimer and director Creator/AntoineFuqua both [[CreatorBacklash expressing dissatisfaction with Disney's decisions on the final product]]. One of a handful of flops in 2004 that ultimately helped end Disney CEO Michael Eisner's long run at the company. It also prevented any more movies based on Myth/ArthurianLegend from being made until 13 years later.
* ''Film/KingArthurLegendOfTheSword'' (2017) — Budget, $175 million (not counting marketing costs), $250 million (counting them). Box office, $39,175,066 (domestic), $148,675,066 (worldwide). The movie [[http://deadline.com/2018/03/king-arthur-geostorm-monster-trucks-the-promise-the-great-wall-box-office-losses-1202354934/ lost $152 million total]], making it the second largest bomb in history.

* ''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. 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 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/MaxKeeblesBigMove'' (2001) — Budget, $25 million. Box office, $18,634,654. A large reason for its misfortune at the box office is due to it releasing weeks after the September 11 attacks, resulting in it getting [[InvisibleAdvertising barely any advertising]] as most stationed aired [[PublicServiceAnnouncement PSAs]] instead of commercials. This kept director Tim Hill off screen until 2006's ''Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties''.

* ''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 Johnny Depp was cast as Indian Tonto, which earned a bit of a backlash from the Native American community. This is part of a string of flops for Depp as well as a StarDerailingRole for co-star Armie Hammer, who played the titular character. Plus, it has 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/{{Shrek}}'' 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/MysteryMen'' (1999) — Budget, $65 million. Box office, $33,461,011. Despite some decent reviews, the film flopped, and commercial director Kinka Usher, who made his theatrical debut with this film, never took part in any kind of non-commercial project since. Its BreakawayPopHit, Music/SmashMouth's "All-Star", became far better known for its use in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' films than this one.

* ''Film/LostSouls'' (2000) — Budget, $28 million. Box office, $16,815,253 (domestic), $31,355,910 (worldwide). The directorial debut of cinematographer Janusz Kaminski was placed on TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment for a year to keep it away from other big horror films. Its final release date put it in competition with the rerelease of ''Film/TheExorcist''.

* ''Film/{{Legendary}}'' (2010) — Budget, $5 million. Box office, $200,393. This Wrestling/JohnCena vehicle from Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s film division was only in theaters for one week, and left theaters at the end of said week, taking $4 million in losses with it. Cena had much better luck as a supporting player in comedies like ''Film/{{Sisters}}'' and ''Film/{{Blockers}}'' later in the decade.

* ''[[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 alligations 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''.

* ''Literature/MommieDearest'' (1981) Budget, $10 million. Box office, $19 million (domestic gross), $8 million (domestic rentals), [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff $39 million (worldwide)]]. This adaptation of Christina Crawford's memoir chronicling her abusive upbringing by her adopted mother Creator/{{Joan|Crawford}} earned instant notoriety with its [[{{Narm}} unintentionally funny script]] and ''LargeHam'' performance of Creator/FayeDunaway as Joan. Critics such as Creator/RogerEbert were appalled by its depiction of child abuse. Paramount [[ParodyRetcon tried to rebrand the film as a comedy]], and while it didn't save its domestic run, it helped the film become a CultClassic.

* ''Film/TheKeep'' (1983) — Budget, $6 million. Box office, $4,218,594. The film version of the first novel of ''Literature/TheAdversaryCycle'' suffered ExecutiveMeddling which cut the film by two hours. The end result was lambasted for its incomprehensibility and faded from theaters pretty quickly. It hasn't been released on home video since VHS but it's available for streaming. Director Creator/MichaelMann and author F. Paul Wilson [[OldShame aren't happy]] [[DisownedAdaptation with it]], but it's become a CultClassic.

* ''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 views this movie as an OldShame 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/TheLightBetweenOceans'' (2016) — Budget, $20 million. Box office, $12.5 million (domestic), $24.3 million (worldwide). The last Creator/DreamWorks 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.

* ''Anime/LittleNemoAdventuresInSlumberland'' (1989) — Budget, $35 million. Box office, $1,368,000. This anime film version of the [[ComicStrip/LittleNemo classic comic strip]] spent years in DevelopmentHell, during which it went through numerous writers and directors, before it was released in Japan in 1989. It was given a limited release in the United States three years later. One of its potential directors, Creator/HayaoMiyazaki, considers it his biggest OldShame.

* ''Film/LooseCannons'' (1990) — Budget, $15 million. Box office, $5,585,184. It was taken out of theaters after two weeks, during which the critics mauled it to pieces. Creator/DanAykroyd [[OldShame isn't proud of this film]]; when footage from the film surfaced in a landfill during a murder investigation, Aykroyd remarked it should have stayed buried.

* ''Film/LosingIsaiah'' (1995) — Budget, $17 million. Box office, $7.6 million. It received mixed reviews for its heavy-handed melodrama, but Creator/JessicaLange's performance was unanimously praised. Ironically, Lange herself [[OldShame came to regret doing the film]].

* ''Film/{{Mame}}'' (1974) — Budget, $12 million. Box office, $6.5 million. This musical adaptation of ''Literature/AuntieMame'' was lambasted for its [[WTHCastingAgency woeful miscasting]] of the then 63-year-old Creator/LucilleBall in the title role. This [[StarDerailingRole ended her film career]] and she returned to TV afterwards. It was also an OldShame for co-star Creator/BeaArthur, whose then-husband Gene Saks directed the film, though she kept afloat with ''Series/{{Maude}}''. Saks, meanwhile, did not direct another film for twelve years until ''Brighton Beach Memoirs.'' The tepid reception to this and ''Film/HelloDolly'' prompted songwriter Jerry Herman to forbid anymore adaptations of his work without his input.

* ''Film/TheMarryingMan'' (1991) — Budget, $26 million. Box office, $12,454,758. Dashed Creator/KimBasinger's hopes of being a singer, and one of a few flops in the early 90's that [[StarDerailingRole melted her A-list career]]. The film was also critically panned and its failure led co-star Creator/AlecBaldwin to go on an epic tirade against distributor Disney/Touchstone's boss, Jeffrey Katzenberg, calling him "The [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Eighth Dwarf, Greedy]]" for giving the film a small budget (the writer of the movie, Neil Simon, also got heat from Baldwin, who obviously considers ''The Marrying Man'' an OldShame, though the rant against Katzenberg didn't prevent them from working together again at Creator/DreamWorksAnimation. Katzenberg, for his part, DIDN'T go on a counter-rant against Baldwin). As for director Jerry Rees, he did not direct another full-length theatrical film until 2013. ''The Marrying Man'' is perhaps most notorious for its [[TroubledProduction turbulent production]], in which stars Baldwin and Basinger made the crew's lives miserable with their on-set nastiness and [[ThePrimaDonna prima donna]] attitudes.

* ''Film/MastersOfTheUniverse'' (1987) — Budget, $22 million. Box office, $17,336,370. Despite the heavy promotion of this adaptation of ''[[Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse He-Man]]'', the film failed, and was one of the movies that eventually did in Creator/TheCannonGroup. Plans for a sequel were [[ScrewedByTheNetwork screwed]] when ''He-Man'' copyright holder Mattel hiked their licensing fees, and star Creator/DolphLundgren was hammered into the B list of film actors and treats the movie as an OldShame. Finally, it solidified ''He-Man'''s status as an 80's cheese symbol, which left the franchise dated by the end of the decade, although a remake is being worked on.

* ''Film/MrMagoo'' (1997) — Budget, $30 million. Box office, $21.4 million. Creator/{{Disney}} was forced to pull the movie shortly after release due to pressure from blindness advocates, which subsequently [[FranchiseKiller blinded the franchise itself]] outside of an animated special in 2010 and becoming part of the [[Creator/DreamWorksAnimation DreamWorks Classics]] portfolio. It was a [[CreatorKiller huge blow to director Stanley Tong]] as well, possibly one of the reasons why he never directed another American film again. It was also an [[OldShame embarrassing blimp]] on the resume of a [[RetroactiveRecognition then-unknown]] Creator/JenniferGarner, who is tasked with wearing {{Yellowface}} here.

* ''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'' [[RecycledInSpace recycled for the old west]], and mocked when Jack Sparrow actor Johnny Depp was cast as Indian Tonto, which earned a bit of a backlash from the Native American community. This is part of a string of flops for Depp as well as a StarDerailingRole for co-star Armie Hammer, who played the titular character. Plus, it has 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/{{Shrek}}'' 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/{{The Magnificent Seven|2016}}'' (2016) — Budget, $90 million. Box office, $93,432,655 (domestic), $160,437,812 (worldwide). This was considered ''The Mediocre Seven'' by critics and was pushed back into one of the DumpMonths following the 2016 Summer Bomb Buster. Creator/DenzelWashington instantly recovered with ''Film/{{Fences}}'', co-star Creator/ChrisPratt has the lifeline of ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' and ''Film/JurassicWorld'' around him, but other cast and crew members such as writer Nic Pizzolatto may not have the same luck.

* ''Film/ManOnTheMoon'' (1999) — Budget, $82 million. Box office, $47,434,430. This was the first film starring Creator/JimCarrey to not have a successful opening weekend. Director Creator/MilosForman would take another hiatus before his final film, ''Goya's Ghosts''.

* ''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, 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.