History BoxOfficeBomb / UThroughZ

* ''Film/TheXFilesIWantToBelieve'' (2008) — Budget, $30 million. Box office, $20,982,478 (domestic), [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff $68,369,434 (worldwide)]]. This second theatrical spinoff of ''Series/TheXFiles'' TV series was hit with mixed reviews from critics and audiences, and it was pulverized by the runaway success of ''Film/TheDarkKnight''. ''Franchise/TheXFiles'' franchise laid dormant until a 2016 revival series.

* ''Film/YogaHosers'' (2016) — Budget, $5 million. Box office, '''[[EpicFail $38,784]]'''. This Creator/KevinSmith comedy starred his daughter, Harley-Quinn, and Lilly-Rose Depp (daughter of [[Creator/JohnnyDepp Johnny]]), both reprising their roles from ''Film/{{Tusk}}''. It was given a simultaneous limited theatrical release and Video-on-Demand premiere. Its low gross makes it, by far, Smith's worst performing movie. Critics also despised it, though the performances of its leads were generally considered its saving grace.

* ''Film/TheWatcherInTheWoods'' (1980/1981) — Budget, $9 million. Box office, $5 million (approximate). Disney initially rushed this film into release to coincide with star Creator/BetteDavis' 50th anniversary in show business, leading to a key special effects sequence unfinished before its New York premiere in 1980. After the premiere screenings received negative reviews, Disney pulled the film from release and rereleased the film the following year with a new ending. The studio wrote off $6.7 million as a result of the film's commercial failure, but became a CultClassic, inspiring a made-for-TV remake in 2017.

* ''Film/{{The Way Back|2020}}'' (2020) — Budget, $21-25 million. Box office, $14,690,514. This Creator/BenAffleck sports drama [[AcclaimedFlop received very good reviews]], but was one of many films released in March 2020 to flop due to coming out right as the COVID-19 pandemic hit the US.

* ''Film/WestSideStory2021'' - Budget, $100 million. Box office, $38,530,322 (domestic), $76,016,171 (worldwide). Creator/StevenSpielberg’s take on [[Theatre/WestSideStory the classic musical]] [[AcclaimedFlop received near-unanimous praise from critics]], with many considering it to be just as great, if not better, as the already classic [[Film/WestSideStory1961 1961 version.]] However, it’s box office receipts were seriously hampered by poor timing, between cases of the Omicron variant of COVID making older audiences wary to go out, and younger audiences being more interested in the juggernaut that was ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome''.

* ''[[Film/WheredYouGoBernadette Where'd You Go, Bernadette?]]'' (2019) — Budget, $18 million. Box office, $9.6 million.

* ''Film/WingCommander'' (1999) — Budget, $30 million. Box office, $11,578,059. A case of VideoGameMoviesSuck despite having the programmer behind the games, Chris Roberts, directing the movie. It also didn't help that 20th Century Fox rushed the film into theaters to capitalize on Creator/FreddiePrinzeJr's newfound fame. ''Wing Commander'''s failure not only killed Roberts' career for several years, it was also responsible for destroying the actual game franchise (this is one of at least two instances on this list where the main man behind the video game franchise failed to direct a successful movie adaptation of it and saw their careers shelled; the other is Hironobu Sakaguchi and ''Anime/FinalFantasyTheSpiritsWithin''). This movie was also the beginning of a rut that Prinze would be stuck in during the early 2000s.

* ''Film/WyattEarp'' (1994) — Budget, $63 million. Box office, $25,052,000. This movie's existence came about when Creator/KevinCostner disagreed with the director of ''Film/{{Tombstone}}'' over character writing, and he made this with Creator/WarnerBros ([[DuelingMovies another chapter]] in the Creator/{{Disney}} vs Warner rivalry; Disney distributed ''Tombstone'' through Hollywood Pictures). Costner tried to pressure other studios to not distribute ''Tombstone'' before Disney picked that film up, and it ultimately didn't help much when ''Tombstone'' beat ''Wyatt Earp'' to theaters and did well critically and financially, whereas the latter got mixed reviews and couldn't make up the budget. This was one of at least three major films that sunk Costner's A-list status in the mid 90's (''Waterworld'' and ''The Postman'' were the others).

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Uglydolls}}'' (2019) — Budget, $45 million. Box office, $32,450,241. This animated feature based on the line of dolls didn't do so beautifully in theaters, with families either continuing to see last week's smash ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' or waiting it out for ''Film/PokemonDetectivePikachu'' instead, which was released the following week to great success. On average, it received a 30% "Rotten" score on Website/RottenTomatoes, with most critics calling it "well-meaning but derivative". In spite of all this, distributor Creator/STXEntertainment is planning an animated series for Creator/{{Hulu}}.

* ''Film/TheUnbearableWeightOfMassiveTalent'' (2022) — Budget, $30 million. Box office, $20,300,157 (domestic), $28,584,282 (worldwide). This meta comedy starring Creator/NicolasCage AsHimself received [[AcclaimedFlop glowing reviews]], but struggled to compete with [[WesternAnimation/TheBadGuys more]] [[Film/SonicTheHedgehog22022 high-profile]] [[Film/FantasticBeastsTheSecretsOfDumbledore competition]].

* ''Film/UnderTheSkin'' (2014) — Budget: £8 million ($13.3 million). Box office: $7.2 million. This sci-fi thriller received glowing reviews ever since it debuted at the Telluride Film Festival the previous year but it never left a limited release.

* ''Film/UniversalSoldierTheReturn'' (1999) — Budget, $45 million. Box office, $10,717,421. The damage that action star Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme took from the ''Street Fighter'' [[VideoGameMoviesSuck movie]] peaked when this film bombed heavily. JCVD didn't return to the big screen again until his self-titled movie, and wouldn't be fully visible again until the second ''Expendables'' adventure from Sylvester Stallone. The movie has also since been Retconned out of existence.

* ''Film/UntilTheEndOfTheWorld'' (1991) — Budget, $23 million. Box office, $829,675. This was hit with InvisibleAdvertising by Warner Bros. and was buried in an extremely limited release. Contemporary reviewers like Creator/RogerEbert criticized the film for its length and slow-narrative, though [[VindicatedByHistory time has been kinder to the film]]. A nearly five-hour director's cut was released in 2015.

* ''Film/UsedCars'' (1980) — Budget, $8 million. Box office, $11.7 million. This Creator/RobertZemeckis and Bob Gale comedy scored highly [[AcclaimedFlop with critics]] and audiences [[note]]Even earning Columbia's highest test ratings at the time[[/note]] but it still didn't break even. That it was released a week after the similarly zany ''Film/{{Airplane}}'' didn't help its case. It still became a CultClassic.

* ''Film/ValerianAndTheCityOfAThousandPlanets'' (2017) — Budget, $180-$220 million. Box office, $40,479,370 (domestic), $224,648,882 (worldwide). Costing €197,470,000, this film holds the record for the most expensive French film ever produced. It unfortunately couldn't make its budget back in the US due to the obscurity of [[ComicBook/{{Valerian}} the original source material]], the lack of star power, middling reviews, and being compared to not only a slew of earlier sci-fi films (even though the source material [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny influenced many of them]]), but also Creator/LucBesson's better reviewed ''Film/TheFifthElement''. Part of a [[Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2 bad]] [[Film/ACureForWellness string]] for star Dane [=DeHaan=], [[Film/{{Pan}} another]] [[Film/SuicideSquad2016 low-rated]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Face_of_an_Angel#Reception film]] for Cara Delevingne's burgeoning film career, and a [[Film/TheSpaceBetweenUs bad]] [[Film/TheCircle2017 year]] for distributor Creator/STXEntertainment. It was already being called a bomb during its ''first week of release'' by news publications and its numbers sadly didn't increase well from there. The film bombing also caused Edouard de Vesinne to [[CreatorKiller lose his job as CEO]] of Creator/EuropaCorp, and the company still hasn't recovered from the losses and got bought out. Besson also lost control of the company.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Valiant}}'' (2005) — Budget, $35 million. Box office, $19,478,106 (domestic), $61,746,888 (worldwide). This UsefulNotes/WorldWarII animated film was the first film by Vanguard Animation. It was also the [[MedalOfDishonor lowest-grossing CGI-film of all time]] until ''[[WesternAnimation/TheMagicRoundabout2005 Doogal]]'' beat it the following year.

* ''Film/VampireAcademy'' (2014) — Budget, $30 million. Box office, $15,391,979. A young adult ParanormalRomance, it came out when the genre was dying.
* ''[[Film/JohnCarpentersVampires Vampires]]'' (1998) — Budget, $20 million. Box office, $20,308,772. Part of a string of directing career-ending bombs for Creator/JohnCarpenter, and the next one, ''Film/GhostsOfMars'', is the final film in that string. After that, he would not direct again until 2010.

* ''Film/{{Vice|2018}}'' (2018) — Budget, $60 million. Box office, $47,836,282 (domestic), $76,073,488 (worldwide). Adam [=McKay=]'s biopic of former Vice President Dick Cheney received a polarized response from critics, who deemed it either an {{Anvilicious}}, clumsy satire, or a brilliant, sharp one, while praising Creator/ChristianBale's performance as Cheney and the film's Oscar-winning makeup. It also contributed to a bad year for Creator/AnnapurnaPictures.

* ''{{Film/Volcano}}'' (1997) — Budget, $90 million. Box office, $49,323,468 (domestic), $122,823,468 (worldwide). This movie was mocked and scorned by critics and geologists for attempting to have a volcano appear in L.A's La Brea Tar Pits, and it came out only two months after another volcano disaster film, ''Film/DantesPeak'' (which got a slightly better reception overall). ''Volcano'' liquidated the cinematic directing career of Mick Jackson, resulted in writer Billy Ray not getting another theatrical writing credit for 5 years, and was one of a handful of late 90's films that, along with studios blackballing her for coming out of the closet, derailed the top tier career of Anne Heche.
* ''Film/{{Voyagers|2021}}'' (2021) — Budget, $29 million. Box office, $4,269,415. This was one of a handful of films to get a wide theatrical release in April 2021 when movie theaters were just starting to recover from the still-ongoing UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic (only ''Film/{{Mortal Kombat|2021}}'' and the US release of ''[[Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugan Train]]'' saw any real success that month), but whatever minor chance it had at making its budget back was shot when Lionsgate dumped this just a week after ''Film/GodzillaVsKong'' was dominating the otherwise-weak box office with InvisibleAdvertising, resulting in the film flopping hard enough to get pulled after only five weeks in favor of ''Film/{{Spiral|2021}}''. The poor reviews didn't help either.

* ''Film/WarriorsOfVirtue'' (1997) — Budget, $36 million. Box office, $6,633,341. This was the only film financed by toy and plastics magnate Joe Law, whose sons (Dennis, Ron, Christopher and Jeremy), were the producers. Although a DirectToVideo sequel was made to this film, any attempts to make a franchise out of ''Warriors of Virtue'' went up in smoke and the Law brothers never produced another film after the sequel came out. This film knocked out the career of lead Mario Yedidia, who never appeared in another full-length theatrical film, and director Ronny Yu's next producing credit came in 2006.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Valiant}}'' (2005) — Budget, $35 million. Box office, $19,478,106 (domestic), $61,746,888 (worldwide). This UsefulNotes/WorldWarII animated film was the first film by Vanguard Animation. It was also the [[MedalOfDishonor lowest-grossing CGI-film of all time]] until ''[[WesternAnimation/TheMagicRoundabout Doogal]]'' beat it the following year.

* ''Film/WelcomeToMarwen'' (2018) — Budget, $39 million. Box office, $12,463,520. This combination of live-action humans and CGI dolls got generally negative reviews and was tied with fellow bomb ''Action Point'' for the worst opening weekend of the year and lasted just four weeks in cinemas. Creator/SteveCarell's career might survive this, but it might be more problematic for director Creator/RobertZemeckis to recover.

* ''Film/TheWildParty'' (1975) - Budget, $900,000. Box office, unknown. James Ivory's film version of the James Moncure March poem, itself loosely based on the Creator/FattyArbuckle scandal, played in Boston and Denver before its rancid critical and audience reception killed its plans for a wider release. Ivory blamed its failure on ExecutiveMeddling which re-edited the film into a mess of MoodWhiplash.

* ''Film/WestSideStory2021'' - Budget, $100 million. Box office, $38,530,322 (domestic), $76,016,171 (worldwide). Creator/StevenSpielberg’s take on [[Theatre/WestSideStory the classic musical]] [[AcclaimedFlop received near-unanimous praise from critics]], with many considering it to be just as great, if not better, as the already classic [[Film/WestSideStory1961 1961 version.]] However, it’s box office receipts were seriously hampered by poor timing, between cases of the Delta variant of COVID making older audiences wary to go out, and younger audiences being more interested in the juggernaut that was ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome''.

* ''Film/VanishingOnSeventhStreet'' (2010) — Budget, $10 million. Box office, $1,068,682. This film was a setback to Brad Anderson's directing career and put the overall careers of the brothers Christensen, Hayden and older brother Tove, on life support for a few years.

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* ''Film/WagonsEast'' (1994) — Budget, Unknown. Box office, $4.4 million. Lead star Creator/JohnCandy died six days before filming wrapped up; even with the film's posthumous release, it was universally panned by critics. One of several bombs that eventually killed Creator/CarolcoPictures.
* ''Film/WaitingForGuffman'' (1996) — Budget, $4 million. Box office, $2,923,982. This AcclaimedFlop never got past a limited release spanning 59 theaters.

* ''Film/TheWalk'' (2015) — Budget, $35 million. Box office, $10,137,502 (domestic), $61.2 million (worldwide). What caused this film to underperform in the United States in spite of critical acclaim wasn't that the film took place on the Twin Towers (this film takes place when the towers were first completed and opened and has nothing to do with 9/11 besides a tribute to the victims of the attack at the end of the film). It was that "The Walk" in particular was Philippe Petit's walk on a cable between the roofs of the towers, which was 1,365 feet in the sky, give or take 3 feet. The titular walk and the effects that came with it literally dizzied audiences and caused hundreds if not thousands to walk out on the film due to getting physically ill at watching this. This actually earned a CBS advisory to avoid eating huge meals before viewing the film. [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff It fared much better with foreign audiences.]] The first of three commercial failures in a row for Creator/RobertZemeckis.

* ''Film/{{Walking Tall|2004}}'' (2004) — Budget, $46 million. Box office, $46,437,717 (domestic), $57,223,890 (worldwide). A remake of the 1973 CultClassic starring Creator/DwayneJohnson. Director Kevin Bray did only one other film after this before sticking to TV.
* ''Film/WalkingWithDinosaurs'' (2013) — Budget, $80 million. Box office, $36,076,121 (domestic), $126,546,518 (worldwide). This film got swept under the avalanche that was the runaway success of ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'', and critics generally panned how out-of-place the dialogue was (it was intended to have only narration and no dialogue).
* ''Film/WallStreetMoneyNeverSleeps'' (2010) — Budget, $70 million. Box office, $52,474,616 (domestic), $134,748,021 (worldwide). This sequel to 1987's ''Film/WallStreet'' was greeted with a mixed reception from critics, who derided the {{Sequelitis}} but praised the acting.
* ''Film/{{Wanderlust}}'' (2012) — Budget, $32 million. Box office, $24 million. This Creator/JuddApatow produced comedy saw its release date shoved from October 2011 to February 2012 with a month to go. It was still a generally AcclaimedFlop that came and went after six weeks. This film is best known for Creator/JenniferAniston and Creator/JustinTheroux [[RomanceOnTheSet falling in love while making it.]]

* ''Film/{{Warrior}}'' (2011) — Budget, $25 million. Box office, $23,057,115. An AcclaimedFlop, but this still ensured director Gavin O'Connor wouldn't direct again for 5 years.

* ''Film/TheWatch2012'' (2012) — Budget, $68 million. Box office, $35,353,000 (domestic), $68,267,862 (worldwide). The film's marketing campaign received controversy for allegedly being connected (in a way) to the Trayvon Martin case. The film itself received controversy for it having an invading alien race's weakness [[GroinAttack be their genitals]], which prompted a bunch of dick jokes in the movie and at it. Further jeopardizing the film's chances of success was the fact that it came out around the start of the 2012 Summer Olympics, and a week after ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'' was released, with a survey from researcher NRG indicating 20-25 percent of moviegoers being reluctant to visit movie theaters following the mass shooting that took place at a midnight screening of said movie in Aurora, Colorado.
* ''Film/TheWatcher'' (2000) — Budget, $30 million. Box office, $28,946,615 (domestic), $47,267,829 (worldwide). Creator/KeanuReeves was roped into starring in this thriller when his assistant forged his signature on a contract. Unsurprisingly, he views this as an OldShame. It spent its first two weeks at number one before its heavy panning by critics insured its quick death at the box office.

* ''Film/{{Watchmen}}'' (2009) — Budget, $130 million. Box office, $107,509,799 (domestic), $185,258,983 (worldwide). The film version of the [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} classic graphic novel]] received mixed reviews for, among other things, [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks its fidelity]] ([[TheyChangedItNowItSucks or lack thereof]]) to the source material, its [[TooBleakStoppedCaring bleak tone]] and excessive length. Mainstream audiences expected it to be another superhero romp but instead got a complex, cerebral {{Deconstruction}}, pushing them away. Creator/AlanMoore, who wrote the graphic novel, [[DisownedAdaptation hated the final product]], but none of this stopped director Creator/ZackSnyder from playing a major creative role in the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse. ''Watchmen'' has since become a CultClassic.
* ''Film/TheWaterDiviner'' (2015) — Budget, $22.5 million. Box office, $15,536,641. Creator/RussellCrowe's directorial debut was this historical drama set in the aftermath of the Battle of Gallipoli. It got generally good reviews but was [[OvershadowedByControversy accused of glossing over the atrocities that happened during the aforementioned battle]].

* ''Film/{{Waterworld}}'' (1995) — Budget, $175 million (with marketing: approximately $235 million). Box office, $264,218,220. Although the estimate gives the assumption that it broke even, [[http://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/31/business/waterworld-disappointment-as-box-office-receipts-lag.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm studios often split the grosses with the theaters, generally 50/50]]. Thus, the film did indeed lose money at the box office. The infamously TroubledProduction and massive budget overruns made this the most expensive film in history for a short time (''Film/Titanic1997'' took that crown just two years later), and the toxic press coverage generated by the behind-the-scenes drama arguably coloured reviews of the film for the worse. This was one of three major films that sunk Creator/KevinCostner's A-list status in the mid 1990's (''Film/WyattEarp'' and ''Film/ThePostman'' were the others). The movie didn't stop a [[Theatre/WaterworldALiveSeaWarSpectacular popular attraction from opening at Universal Studios]], which still runs to date, and the film eventually moved into profit on the back of video, DVD and streaming sales.
* ''Film/TheWayBack'' (2011) — Budget, $30 million. Box office, $20,348,249. Acclaimed director Peter Weir hasn't made another movie since.

* ''Film/WaynesWorld2'' (1993) — Budget, $40 million. Box office, $48.2 million (domestic). While this take on Wayne and Garth had a budget that was double that of the original sleeper hit, it was not considered as [[{{Sequelitis}} fresh]] as the original, and it didn't have the same director because she had fallen out with star Creator/MikeMyers over the difficulty of working with him (she directed ''The Beverly Hillbillies'' instead, which was a financial success but was actually disdained by critics). Paramount and NBC let the ''Wayne's World'' sketch lie in the culture nostalgia corner after this film, but this would be one of the last times an ''SNL''-based film would be taken seriously before it started getting derailed with ''Film/ItsPat'' the next year. As for Myers, this and ''So I Married An Axe Murderer'' led to him not appearing in another movie until 1997's ''Film/AustinPowers''.

* ''Film/WeAreMarshall'' (2006) — Budget, $65 million. Box office, $43,545,364. This football drama was tackled by a tough crowd during the holiday season. It went DirectToVideo virtually everywhere else after its financial takedown in the United States.

* ''Film/TheWeatherMan'' (2005) — Budget, $22 million. Box office, $19,039,770. This Creator/NicolasCage dramedy was held back for a year before it was released to a mixed reception from critics and a scathing reaction from audiences. Its cinematic run lasted for 54 days.

* ''WesternAnimation/WereBackADinosaursStory'' (1993) — Budget, Unknown. Box office, $9,315,576. This movie began the dominoes falling to the closure of Steven Spielberg's Amblimation studio (it only made one more film, ''WesternAnimation/{{Balto}}'', for a total of 3 movies; the other film was ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTailFievelGoesWest'') and its succession by [=DreamWorks=] Animation. On top of that, it's the only movie with Spielberg's name on it to go DirectToVideo in the U.K.

* ''Film/WestSideStory2021'' - Budget, $100 million. Box office, $38 million (domestic), $72 million (worldwide). Creator/StevenSpielberg’s take on [[Theatre/WestSideStory the iconic musical]] [[AcclaimedFlop received near-universal praise from critics]], with many declaring it an equal (and in some cases, superior) to [[Film/WestSideStory1961 the 1961 film]]. Unfortunately, the film’s dreams of box office success were gutted by the one-two punch of the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 scaring away older audiences and younger audiences preferring to go to the hotly anticipated ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' instead.

* ''Film/WhatDreamsMayCome'' (1998) — Budget, $85 million. Box office, $71,382,927. This film adaptation of the Creator/RichardMatheson novel received mixed reviews which derided its "morose sentimentality" and "insubstantial plot" but praised its elaborate, UsefulNotes/AcademyAward winning Visual Effects. Director Vincent Ward saw his career stuck in purgatory for seven years.

* ''Film/WhateverItTakes'' (2000) — Budget, $15 million. Box office, $9,902,115. Director David Raynr hasn’t helmed a theatrical feature film since, mostly working on documentaries and direct-to-video movies now.
* ''Film/WhateverWorks'' (2009) — Budget, $15 million. Box office, $5,306,706 (domestic), [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff $35,097,815 (worldwide).]] One of Creator/WoodyAllen's less critically received movies.
* ''Film/WhatsEatingGilbertGrape'' (1993) — Budget, $11 million. Box office, $10,032,765. While it was acclaimed by critics and earned Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio his first Oscar nomination, it did well in neither a limited nor a wide release.
* ''Film/WhatsTheWorstThatCouldHappen'' (2001) — Budget, $45 million. Box office, $38,464,131. The second of three underperformers for director Sam Weisman; after the [[Film/DickieRobertsFormerChildStar next one]], which did exceed its original budget at least, he disappeared from Hollywood.
* ''Film/WhatsYourNumber'' (2011) — Budget, $20 million. Box office, $14,011,084 (domestic), $30,426,096 (worldwide). It’s so far the last theatrical film that director Mark Mylod has worked on, since then he's mostly worked on TV shows.
* ''Film/WhenInRome'' (2010) — Budget, $55 million. Box office, $43,042,835. This kickstarted a lousy year for Creator/TouchstonePictures that would relegate the label to being a distributor for [=DreamWorks=]' live-action films.

* ''Film/WhereTheBuffaloRoam'' (1980) — Budget, unknown. Box office, $6,659,377. This semi-biographical film of Creator/HunterSThompson was shredded by critics for its bizarre and episodic plot and was quickly vanquished from theaters. Thompson [[DisownedAdaptation despised the film]] [[ApprovalOfGod except for the performance of]] Creator/BillMurray as Thompson himself.

* ''Film/WhereTheWildThingsAre'' (2009) — Budget, $100 million. Box office, $77,233,467 (domestic), $100,086,793 (worldwide). This was [[AcclaimedFlop a critical darling]], and the original book's author Creator/MauriceSendak wholeheartedly approved of it, but its themes and imagery had many asking "WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids".

* ''Film/WhipIt'' (2009) — Budget, $15 million. Box office, $13,043,363 (domestic), $16,633,035 (worldwide). Fox dumped this roller derby {{dramedy}} in less then 1,750 theaters in favor of promoting ''Film/JennifersBody'' (which itself didn't do much better). This was Creator/DrewBarrymore[='=]s directorial debut, and she hasn't gone back to director's chair since.
* ''Film/WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot'' (2016) — Budget, $35 million. Box office, $23,083,334. One of a handful of flops in 2016 that ultimately helped end Creator/{{Viacom}} CEO Philippe Dauman's decade-long run at the company. Got decent reviews, though.

* ''Film/WhiteBoyRick'' (2018) — Budget, $29 million. Box office, $24 million (domestic). This biopic of drug dealer and FBI informant Rick Wershe saw its release date shuffled a few times before landing in [[DumpMonths September]]. Part of a flop streak for Creator/MatthewMcConaughey.

* ''Film/WhiteFang II: Myth of the White Wolf'' (1994) — Budget, Unknown. Box office, $8,878,839. This sequel to 1991's ''White Fang'' was the only theatrical film directed by Ken Olin, who went back to TV afterwards. It did get a slightly better critical reception than the first film.
* ''Film/WhiteHouseDown'' (2013) — Budget, $150 million. Box office, $73,103,784 (domestic), $203,185,194 (worldwide). This [[DuelingMovies came out the same year]] as ''Film/OlympusHasFallen'', another film dealing with a terrorist attack on the White House, and it came up short. This continues the unlucky streak for Creator/RolandEmmerich.

* ''Film/TheWholeTenYards'' (2004) — Budget, $40 million. Box office, $26,155,781. This example of {{Sequelitis}} derailed the cinematic careers of director Howard Deutch and stars Matthew Perry and Natasha Henstridge.
* ''Film/WhollyMoses'' (1980) — Budget, $12 million. Box office, $14,155,617. This biblical spoof was protested by Orthodox Jews for mocking their faith, while critics ripped it apart for [[FollowTheLeader ineptly following in the footsteps]] of ''Film/LifeOfBrian''.

* ''[[Film/WhosYourCaddy Who's Your Caddy?]]'' (2007) — Budget, $7 million. Box office, $5,713,425. This movie got accused of [[TheyCopiedItSoItSucks ripping off]] ''Film/{{Caddyshack}}'', which did not help it. Opening the same week as ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'' further cemented its failure.
* ''Film/WhoseLifeIsItAnyway'' (1981) — Budget, $13 million. Box office, $8.2 million. It almost killed Creator/RichardDreyfuss' theatrical acting career, though he ended up bouncing back later on in the decade thanks to ''Film/DownAndOutInBeverlyHills''.
* ''Film/WhyDoFoolsFallInLove'' (1998) — Budget, Unknown. Box office, $12,461,773. Gregory Nava only directed one more film after this, nine years later. Also, the only theatrically-released film with a screenplay by Tina Andrews.

* ''Film/{{The Wicker Man|2006}}'' (2006) — Budget, $40 million. Box office, $38,755,073. The creative decisions made in this remake of [[Film/TheWickerMan1973 the 1973 cult classic]] led to a [[{{Narm}} narmtastic]] film that critics laughed at. The [[LargeHam over-the-top performance]] of Creator/NicolasCage, while frequently cited as one of most entertaining aspects of the film, [[StarDerailingRole ruined Cage as a respected star and box office draw virtually overnight]]. Cage would become a common sight in underperforming films and direct-to-video productions throughout the 2000s and 2010s, both due to the effects of this film and needing to [[MoneyDearBoy pay off tax debts]].
* ''Film/WickerPark'' (2004) — Budget, $30 million. Box office, $21,568,818. This remake of the French film ''L'Appartment'' [[DumpMonths opened on Labor Day weekend]] and was gone after four weeks.

* ''Film/{{Widows}}'' (2018) — Budget, $42 million. Box office, $42,402,632 (domestic), $75,984,700 (worldwide). The film version of the ITV series fell short of its budget despite [[AcclaimedFlop glowing reviews]]. It didn't help that [[NeverTrustATrailer the marketing made it look more action-packed then it is]] and it opened in a busy holiday season, including the same weekend's ''Film/FantasticBeastsTheCrimesOfGrindelwald''.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheWild'' (2006) — Budget, $80 million. Box office, $37,384,046 (domestic), $102,338,515 (worldwide). This solidified Disney's belief that they needed Creator/{{Pixar}} and John Lasseter.
* ''Film/WildAmerica'' (1997) — Budget, Unknown. Box office, $7,342,923. This adventure film about wildlife photographer Marty Stouffer and his brothers had the misfortune of premiering the same day as ''Film/MenInBlack''.

* ''Film/WildWildWest'' (1999) — Budget, $170 million. Box office, $113,804,681 (domestic), $222,104,681 (worldwide). This movie became an OldShame to the majority of its cast and crew and derailed the credibility of the Science Fiction/Fantasy Westerns for a decade, and ''Film/CowboysAndAliens'' and ''Film/TheLoneRanger'' crashed the genre '''again''' after that hiatus.
* ''Film/WilderNapalm'' (1993) — Budget, Unknown. Box office, $84,859. Its widest release was in thirty-five theaters. Part of a string of bombs for director Glenn Gordon Caron.

* ''Film/{{Willie and Phil}}'' (1980) — Budget, $5.5 million. Box office, $4.4 million. This remake/homage to ''Film/JulesAndJim'' was one of several flops in the early 80's for Paul Mazursky, who officially recovered with ''Film/DownAndOutInBeverlyHills''.
* ''Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory'' (1971) — Budget, $3 million. Box office, $4 million (first release); $21 million (re-release). This film's original production and an uncredited rewrite by David Seltzer when main writer and the creator of the story the film was based on, Creator/RoaldDahl, didn't meet a deadline, and the deviations that were made (converting a very minor character named Slugworth into the film's BigBad and adding the "Fizzy Lifting Drinks" scene) angered Dahl and, along with the film faltering at the box office, shot down the planned sequel, ''The Great Glass Elevator''. This would be the first of [[Film/JamesAndTheGiantPeach many a Roald]] [[Film/TheBFG Dahl adaptation to not initially do well in theaters]]. Director Mel Stuart and producer David Wolper did not have a serious Hollywood career after this film, and original distributors Paramount Pictures and Quaker Oaks dropped the film into Warner Bros.' hands in 1977. ''Willy Wonka'' was VindicatedByCable and is now considered a cinema classic, with Tim Burton doing his own version in 2005 (this one stuck to Dahl's original plans for the film and eliminated the SequelHook).
* ''Film/{{Wilson}}'' (1944) — Budget, $4 million. Box office, unknown. Projected loss, $2 million. This [[{{Epic|Movie}} Epic]] {{Biopic}} of UsefulNotes/WoodrowWilson was a passion project of Fox head Darryl Zanuck and its failure was a soul-crushing experience for him. It was enough of an AcclaimedFlop to win five Oscars that year.
* ''Film/{{Wimbledon}}'' (2004) — Budget, $31 million. Box office, $17,001,133 (domestic), $41,512,007 (worldwide). This film played its last match after six weeks in theaters.
* ''Film/WinADateWithTadHamilton'' (2004) — Budget, $22 million. Box office, $21.2 million. It put a halt to Creator/JoshDuhamel's theatrical starring career, though he managed to bounce back with ''{{Film/Transformers}}'' a few years later.

* ''Film/{{The Wind|1928}}'' (1928) — Budget and Box office are unknown, but MGM recorded a loss of $87,000. This was a silent film released just as talkies were introduced. It was the final silent film for star Creator/LillianGish and director Victor Sjöström and one of the last for MGM. It's since been VindicatedByHistory as one of the all time greatest silent films.

* ''Film/WinterPeople'' (1989) — Budget, Unknown. Box office, $2,023,282. This backwoods soap opera was a slight misstep for director Ted Kotcheff, but he rebounded a few months later when ''Film/WeekendAtBernies'' was released. This was the first film produced by Creator/CastleRockEntertainment, but for unknown reasons, the company is not credited onscreen. This and ''Film/CatChaser'' later that year prompted Creator/KellyMcGillis to retreat from Hollywood.

* ''Film/WiseGuys'' (1986) — Budget, $13 million. Box office, $8,475,466.
* ''Film/{{The Witches|1990}}'' (1990) — Budget, unknown. Box office, $15 million. This finished filming in 1988 but was delayed for over a year due to the acquisition of production company Lorimar Productions by Creator/WarnerBros. This ended up being the last film Lorimar produced before their closure three years later. This is also the last film produced by Creator/JimHenson and the last adaptation of a Creator/RoaldDahl work to be produced in his lifetime. It is [[Film/TheBFG not]], [[Film/{{Matilda}} however]], [[Film/JamesAndTheGiantPeach the]] [[WesternAnimation/FantasticMrFox last]] AcclaimedFlop based on a Dahl work, but with a HundredPercentAdorationRating on Rotten Tomatoes, it's probably the most acclaimed.

* ''Film/{{Wolfen}}'' (1981) — Budget, $17 million. Box office, $10,626,725. The film’s failure, along with behind-the-scenes turmoil, caused director Michael Wadleigh to retire from filmaking.
* ''Film/{{The Wolfman|2010}}'' (2010) — Budget, $150 million. Box office, $139,789,765. Creator/BenicioDelToro has yet to take a producer's job past this film. This was also director Joe Johnson's first film since the Michael Eisner career-ending ''Hildalgo'' in 2004, and this could have derailed his career for good had it not been for ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'', one of the contenders for the best of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse's first phase, coming out the next year (that film also took a lot of traits from another Disney comic book/Michael Eisner film, ''Film/TheRocketeer'', 20 years prior). Both ''Wolfman'' and ''Rocketeer'' have been VindicatedByCable, playing often on TV.
* ''Film/WonderBoys'' (2000) — Budget, $35 million. Box office, $33,426,588. Many blame a bad marketing campaign, alongside an oft-lambasted poster (featuring a full, awkward focus on Creator/MichaelDouglas' character's face) for the movie's underperformance. However, it was met with [[AcclaimedFlop glowing reviews]], nabbing a few dozen awards, including an [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestOriginalSong Oscar]] for Music/BobDylan's BreakawayPopHit "Things have Changed", and has become a CultClassic.
* ''WesternAnimation/WonderPark'' (2019) — Budget, $100 million. Box office, $45,216,793 (domestic), $119,559,110 (worldwide). The film was meant as the start of a planned franchise and the launching-on point to an animated TV series, but the film's disappointing returns and lukewarm reviews make the prospects uncertain. Director Dylan Brown being fired over misconduct allegations also doesn't help future franchise prospects either.
* ''Film/WonderWheel'' (2017) — Budget, $25 million. Box office, $15.4 million. This Creator/WoodyAllen dramedy opened to a mixed-to-negative critical reception and a limited release. It didn't help that it premiered shortly after the Harvey Weinstein scandal broke out, which brought misconduct allegations against Allen back into the public eye.
* ''Film/WonderWoman1984'' (2020) — Budget, $200 million. Box office, $46.5 million (domestic), $166.5 million (worldwide). The Usefulnotes/Covid19Pandemic delayed the movie's release and then ensured it would not be able to make that much money, between not all theaters having reopened and people still unwilling to leave their homes - specially in North America, where it was simultaneously released on Creator/HboMax.

* ''Film/{{Woo}}'' (1998) — Budget, $13 million. Box office, $8,165,984. This was the only wide release to go against ''Film/DeepImpact'' on opening weekend and it was far outmatched ($2.5 million vs the latter's '''$41.1 million'''). It did far better [[VindicatedByCable once it hit home video]].
* ''Film/WoodyWoodpecker'' (2017) — Budget, unknown but estimated at $10 million. Box office, $15,234,160. This film wasn't even released domestically; all of its earnings came from overseas in South American territories because {{Creator/Universal}} made the film specifically for that market ([[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff where the character is much more popular]]).

* ''Film/TheWorldsFastestIndian'' (2005) — Budget, $25 million. Box office, $18,297,690. The biopic of Burt Munro was New Zealand's highest grossing local film at the time. It had a very small US release at 251 theaters, though it stayed in theaters for 32 weeks.
* ''Film/WorthWinning'' (1989) -- Budget, Unknown. Box office, $3,690,400.
* ''Film/TheWorstMovieEver!'' (2011) -- Budget, Unknown. Box office, '''''$25,206'''''. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Worst_Movie_Ever! This American action comedy film written, produced, directed by, and starring Glenn Berggoetz,]] who has made several low-budget films, premiered at just one theater (Los Angeles's Laemmle Sunset 5) on August 19, 2011.[[note]]The film actually debuted at the Van Wert Independent Film Festival on July 8 that year.[[/note]] The aptly-titled film sold just ''one'' $11 paid admission on its sole Saturday screening on opening weekend, and ''nobody'' attended the Friday screening. This film beat ''Film/ZyzzyxRoad'' as having the lowest-grossing opening weekend for any film ever. The director has stated that the low gross was not a publicity stunt. To date, neither the filmmaker nor the theater owner knows who was the person who bought the first ticket.

* ''Film/{{A Wrinkle in Time|2018}}'' (2018) — Budget, $103 million (production only), $203 million (marketing included).[[note]]Resulting in a break-even point of about [[https://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2018/03/08/review-a-wrinkle-in-time-delivers-weird-fun-and-heartfelt-family-entertainment/#42e9ddb91eb3 $400 million]].[[/note]] Box office, $100,478,608 (domestic), $132,675,864 (worldwide). This long anticipated adaptation of Madeline L'Engle's novel received mixed reviews from critics, many of whom deemed it a case of style over substance, and was trampled by fellow Disney release ''Film/{{Black Panther|2018}}'s'' smash success. Disney projected a loss of $100 million.
* ''Film/{{Wrong is Right}}'' (1982) — Budget, Unknown. Box office, $3,583,513. This satirical adaptation of Charles [=McCarry's=] novel ''The Better Angels'' was lambasted by critics at the time, but certain elements of its plot became HarsherInHindsight 20 years later. [=McCarry=], who co-wrote the screenplay with director Richard Brooks, never wrote for the screen again. Brooks only made one more film, ''Fever Pitch''.

* ''Film/UnderworldAwakening'' (2012) — Budget, $70 million. Box office, $62,321,039 (domestic), $160,112,671 (worldwide). Despite its weak domestic performance, a fifth installment in the ''Underworld'' franchise starring Creator/KateBeckinsale did arrive, albeit five years later and with half the budget of this one.
** ''Film/UnderworldBloodWars'' (2017) — Budget, $35 million. Box office, $30,353,973 (domestic), $81,093,313 (worldwide). This is the lowest grossing film in the series, and along with ''Film/TheDisappointmentsRoom'', [[StarDerailingRole derailed]] Beckinsale's career after she gained traction last year with ''Love & Friendship''.

* ''Film/{{Valmont}}'' (1989) — Budget, $33 million. Box office, $1,132,112. The second film version of ''Literature/DangerousLiaisons'' [[DuelingMovies released within a year]]. It got decent reviews, but bombed hard enough to not exit out of limited run. Milos Forman would not work again until 1996.

* ''Film/VampiresKiss'' (1989) — Budget, $2 million. Box office, $725,131. Robert Bierman's directorial debut fell by the wayside in its limited run during a packed summer but it became a CultClassic down the line thanks to Creator/NicolasCage's over-the-top performance.

* ''Film/AWalkAmongTheTombstones'' (2014) — Budget, $28 million. Box office, $26,017,685 (domestic), $62,108,587 (worldwide). The second attempt to bring Lawrence Block's Matthew Scudder character to the big screen following ''8 Million Ways to Die''. It got a far better reception both critically and financially than the previous attempt even if it fell short of its budget domestically.

* ''Film/{{Warcraft|2016}}'' (2016) — Budget, $160 million. Box office, $47,225,655 (domestic), [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff $433,537,548 (worldwide)]]. While this movie was an epic bomb in the United States (it's part of one of the most intense summer blockbuster cluster-bombs in recent years, which includes another film Creator/LegendaryPictures owner Dalian Wanda invested in, ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesOutOfTheShadows'') and was ripped apart by critics, it got a [[CriticalDissonance high audience rating]] on Rotten Tomatoes and broke box office records in China, prompting Creator/JackieChan to laud it as a sign that the American box office was starting to lose prominence. Despite the domestic flop, it is the highest-grossing movie to be based on a video game worldwide.

* ''Film/WhispersInTheDark'' (1992) — Budget, $30 million. Box office, $11,124,511.

* ''Film/WhyDoFoolsFallInLove'' (1998) — Budget, Unknown. Box office, $12,461,773. Gregory Nava only directed one more film after this, nine years later. Also the only theatrically-released film with a screenplay by Tina Andrews.

* ''Film/{{The Witches|1990}}'' (1990) — Budget, unknown. Box office, $15 million. This finished filming in 1988, but was delayed for over a year due to the acquisition of production company Lorimar Productions by Creator/WarnerBros. This ended up being the last film Lorimar produced before their closure three years later. This is also the last film produced by Creator/JimHenson and the last adaptation of a Creator/RoaldDahl work to be produced in his lifetime. It is [[Film/TheBFG not]], [[Film/{{Matilda}} however]], [[Film/JamesAndTheGiantPeach the]] [[WesternAnimation/FantasticMrFox last]] AcclaimedFlop based on a Dahl work, but with a HundredPercentAdorationRating on Rotten Tomatoes, it's probably the most acclaimed.

* ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' (2011) — Budget, $140-160 million. Box office, $146,408,305 (domestic), $353,624,124 (worldwide). This movie was [[AcclaimedFlop a minor disappointment at the box office, but Fox and the movie critics were convinced]] that there was still life left in the ''X-Men'' franchise. For the sequel, Creator/MatthewVaughn departed as director to helm ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'', allowing Creator/BryanSinger to reclaim the reins. This led to the very well-received ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'' in 2014, which not only [[AuthorsSavingThrow undid the damage wrought by]] ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'', but outgrossed it on a slightly smaller budget, allowing Singer and company to stay on for ''Film/XMenApocalypse''.

* ''Film/{{Yanks}}'' (1979) — Budget, $6 million. Box office, $3,931,010.

* ''Film/{{Year of the Dragon}}'' (1985) — Budget, $24 million. Box office, $18,706,466. A failed attempt for Creator/MichaelCimino to recover from ''Film/HeavensGate'', the film was also blasted by the Chinese-American community for racial stereotyping against them.
* ''Film/{{Year of the Gun}}'' (1991) — Budget, $15 million. Box office, $1,182,273. This Creator/JohnFrankenheimer thriller helped knock [[Creator/BratPack Andrew McCarthy]] off of the A-List.
* ''Film/YearOne'' (2009) — Budget, $60 million. Box office, $43,337,279 (domestic), $62,357,900 (worldwide). This film [[CreatorKiller killed]] Harold Ramis' direction career, and also tarnished the star power of Creator/JackBlack and Creator/MichaelCera. It didn't help that audiences accused both actors of {{Typecasting}}.
* ''Film/{{Yellowbeard}}'' (1983) — Budget, unknown. Box office, $4.3 million. Creator/GrahamChapman co-wrote and starred in the title role in this comedy, which was shredded by critics upon release. Creator/JohnCleese and Creator/EricIdle both consider this an OldShame. This marked the final film appearances for Chapman, Creator/SpikeMilligan, Creator/MartyFeldman and Peter Bull.

* ''Film/YouAgain'' (2010) — Budget, $20 million. Box office, $25,702,053 (domestic), $32,005,248 (worldwide). This film's critical failure and commercial underperformance made it the last Creator/TouchstonePictures film released under just that brand. Almost all of the future Touchstone films for the next 5 years were [=DreamWorks=] films distributed by Touchstone.

* ''Film/YouWillMeetATallDarkStranger'' (2010) — Budget, $22 million. Box office, $3,248,246 (domestic), $34,275,987 (worldwide). This Creator/WoodyAllen effort received mixed reviews, though he immediately bounced back financially and critically with ''Film/MidnightInParis''.
* ''Film/TheYoungMessiah'' (2016) — Budget, $18.5 million. Box office, $7.3 million. This adaptation of an Creator/AnneRice novel was not a good omen for director Cyrus Nowrasteh after 7 years, and it and ''Pixels'' could earn co-producer Chris Columbus a demotion to the B-list of Hollywood producers/directors. The fact that Rice denounced Christianity inbetween the book's publication and this film's release probably didn't help attract some of its target audience, either.
* ''Film/YoungSherlockHolmes'' (1985) — Budget, $18 million. Box office, $19 million. This is notable for the first photorealistic CGI character, a stained glass knight animated by future Creator/{{Pixar}} chairman John Lasseter. The critics gave the film a mixed-to-positive reception but it still didn't do well in the States.
* ''Film/TheYoungVictoria'' (2009) — Budget, $35 million. Box office, $27,409,889. This {{biopic}} of UsefulNotes/QueenVictoria received praise for Creator/EmilyBlunt's portrayal of the monarch and criticism for its slow pace. It also didn't escape a limited release, courtesy of distributor Apparition who were kings of [[ScrewedByTheNetwork doing this sort of thing]].
* ''Film/YourFriendsAndNeighbors'' (1998) — Budget, $5 million. Box office, $4.7 million. Actor Jason Patric never tried to produce another movie after this one. However, critics generally liked it, and it is notable today for being the first film to be listed on Website/RottenTomatoes.

* ''Film/YoursMineAndOurs'' (2005) — Budget, $45 million. Box office, $53,412,862 (domestic), $72,028,752 (worldwide). This remake of the 1968 comedy of the same name was made after another family comedy remake, ''Film/CheaperByTheDozen2003'', became a hit at the box office. It had a solid debut on Thanksgiving weekend, but didn't hold well afterwards. It was also hated by critics, though audiences liked it. [[StarDerailingRole After this movie]], Creator/ReneRusso mostly went into semi-retirement. She wouldn't appear in [[Film/{{Thor}} another movie]] for six years and a movie in which she was one of the headlining stars for another twelve.
* ''Anime/YuGiOhTheMoviePyramidOfLight'' (2004) — Budget, $20 million. Box office, $19,765,868 (domestic), $29,170,410 (worldwide). Compared to the first three ''{{Franchise/Pokemon}}'' films, this film adaptation of the [[Anime/YuGiOh anime series]] got blown away at the worldwide box office and by critics and anyone not familiar with its premise, plus its plot did not have a major impact on Yugi and Yami's overall story arc as a whole on Creator/KidsWB. As a result, it sent a potential movie series to the graveyard, and infamous production company Creator/FourKidsEntertainment, which was notorious for inserting {{Aesop}}s and whatnot into their American anime dubs and for being very stubbornly censor-crazy (a statement from their boss[[note]]He said "...if [anime fans] want this programming to come to the United States, then they're going to have to accept the fact that it's going to be available in two styles."[[/note]] didn't help this reputation), never released another theatrical production, plus when copyright holder Creator/{{Konami}} revived the ''Franchise/YuGiOh'' film series, it was only released in Japanese theaters. This also did not help the 2D animated market despite being an anime; it would be another 5 years before another widely publicized 2D film not of Ghibli origin or titled ''Literature/CuriousGeorge'' hit theaters, namely ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'' from Disney.

* ''Literature/ZForZachariah'' (2015) — Budget, unknown. Box office, $121,461. Despite encouraging reviews, a combination of poor marketing, low audience interest, and criticism from book fans over AdaptationDecay led to apocalyptic box office returns. Not helping matters was its extremely limited release, showing at only 29 theaters for three weeks before closing; its simultaneous on demand release similarly failed to attract viewers.

* ''Film/{{Zardoz}}'' (1974) — Budget, $1.57 million. Box office, $1.8 million (domestic). Creator/JohnBoorman's Sci-Fi film confounded contemporary critics and audiences ''and even the director himself'' with its copious MindScrew, much of it due to Boorman being high for much of the shoot. It subsequently became a CultClassic.
* ''Film/{{Zathura}}'' (2005) — Budget, $65 million. Box office, $64,321,501. Putting this against ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'' and the infamous ''WesternAnimation/ChickenLittle'' did no favours. And it ended the usage of possessed board games for real life scenarios idea after two films, the other being ''Film/{{Jumanji}}'' a decade prior. An attempt to promote this film on NBC's ''Series/TheApprentice'' with UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump also failed, but director Creator/JonFavreau would bounce back with ''Film/IronMan1'', which started the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse for Paramount and later Disney.

* ''Film/ZigZag2002'' — Budget, Unknown, but ... Box office, $2,418. The directorial debut of David S. Goyer played in ''one theater for one week''. This makes it Wesley Snipes's lowest grossing film by far.
* ''Film/Zodiac2007'' — Budget, $65 million. Box office, $33,080,084 (domestic), $84,785,914 (worldwide). This was one of the most [[AcclaimedFlop highly-acclaimed films of the year]] but its poor marketing and extreme length did it no good with audiences. It was further buried in the box-office when ''Film/ThreeHundred'' opened the next week.
* ''[[Film/TheZookeepersWife The Zookeeper's Wife]]'' (2017) — Budget, $20 million. Box office, $17,445,186 (domestic), $20,841,464 (worldwide). The film version of Diane Ackerman's novel did very well in a limited release even if it ultimately fell short of its budget. The critics also generally liked it.
* ''Film/Zoolander2'' (2016) — Budget, $50 million. Box office, $28.8 million (domestic), $56 million (worldwide). One of a handful of flops in 2016 that ultimately helped end Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman's decade-long run at the company (this one opened against ''Deadpool'' and ''Kung Fu Panda 3''). It will also likely end the ''Zoolander'' films with Ben Stiller after two outings, with the original film having been released in 2001.

* ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' (1939) — Budget, $2.8 million (not counting marketing costs), $4.2 million (counting them). Box office, $2,048,000 (domestic), $3,017,000 (worldwide); $23.3 million (worldwide after re-releases). Even though the film made a lot of money for the time, it still failed to make back its budget domestically, and MGM took a $1,145,000 loss on it. The production [[TroubledProduction was beset with mishaps]] and was released a week before UsefulNotes/WorldWarII started (the war would derail Walt Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'' the next year). No damage was thankfully incurred by director Victor Fleming, who had ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'' (the highest selling film in terms of tickets sold) out the same year, but the same could not be said for co-writers Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf, whose cinematic careers [[IncrediblyLamePun melted]] [[CreatorKiller down]] when it flopped (Woolf did not get a chance to recover before his death in 1943). The film didn't turn a profit until it was reissued a decade later and was later [[VindicatedByCable Vindicated By Television]]. This film is now considered [[VindicatedByHistory one of the all-time masterpieces]] of Hollywood and is the defining role for Creator/JudyGarland, who played Dorothy, and Margaret Hamilton, the Wicked Witch of the West (who outlived all of the other non-munchkin cast members), and the film's franchise has been used in one form or another by nearly every one of the "Big Six" studios in the film business.

* ''Film/TheWiz'' (1978) — Budget, $24 million. Box office, $13,600,000. This film adaptation of [[Theatre/TheWiz the musical]] rendition of ''Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz'' was the most expensive musical at the time. It departed significantly from the source material to accommodate Diana Ross's casting as Dorothy, a role she actively campaigned for, and her [[WTHCastingAgency casting]] bared the brunt of the film's tepid reviews, and it proved her StarDerailingRole for her acting career. This also proved to be Music/MichaelJackson's only major film role, though his and Ross's music careers survived. Its failure discouraged major studios from producing films with All-Black casts for a good while; it would be a solid four decades before an All-Black tentpole [[Film/BlackPanther2018 was attempted again (and actually succeeded big time).]] It also put a dent in Motown Productions' prospects and they only produced one more film after this. Its soundtrack, particularly the single "Ease on Down the Road", [[CultSoundtrack became a smash hit]], which helped the film become a CultClassic later down the road.

* ''Film/WhatsEatingGilbertGrape'' (1993) — Budget, $11 million. Box office, $10,032,765. While it was acclaimed by critics and earned Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio his first Oscar nomination, it didn't do well in neither a limited nor a wide release.

* ''Film/WhenInRome'' (2010) — Budget, $55 million. Box office, $43,042,835. This kickstarted a lousy year for Creator/TouchstonePictures that would regulate the label as a distributor for [=DreamWorks=]' live-action films.

* ''Film/TheUndergroundComedyMovie'' (1999) — Budget, $500,000. Box office, '''$856'''. This only played on a single movie screen and the critics who saw it ripped it from head to toe for childish ToiletHumor and bad sex skits. The film's director and writer, Creator/VinceOffer, then attempted to regain traction by suing Fox and the Farrelly Bros. for "Taking scenes from his movie and putting them in ''Film/TheresSomethingAboutMary''". The Farrellys' response: "We've never heard of him, we've never heard of his movie, and it's all a bunch of baloney." The suit was crumpled within a year and cost Offer an additional $66,000, though he was able to sue Anna Nicole Smith for refusing to be in this film. Offer didn't direct another film for 14 years (though he managed to become a popular TV commercial pitchman in the interim) before returning to the director's chair with the equally hated ''[=InAPPropriate Comedy=]'' in 2013. Music/GunsNRoses guitarist Music/{{Slash}}, who was in the film, didn't try to go on a stage that wasn't a concert stage for a while after this.

* ''Film/TheUnbearableWeightOfMassiveTalent'' (2022) — Budget, $30 million. Box office, $20,300,157 (domestic), $28,584,282 (worldwide). This meta comedy starring Creator/NicolasCage AsHimself received [[AcclaimedFlop glowing reviews]], but struggled to compete with [[WesternAnimation/TheBadGuys more]] [[Film/SonicTheHedgehog22022 high]]-[[Film/FantasticBeastsTheSecretsOfDumbledore profile]] [[Film/TheNorthman competition]].

* ''Film/{{Zodiac}}'' (2007) — Budget, $65 million. Box office, $33,080,084 (domestic), $84,785,914 (worldwide). This was one of the most [[AcclaimedFlop highly-acclaimed films of the year]] but its poor marketing and extreme length did it no good with audiences. It was further buried in the box-office when ''Film/ThreeHundred'' opened the next week.

* ''Film/YoursMineAndOurs'' (2005) — Budget, $45 million. Box office, $53,412,862 (domestic), $72,028,752 (worldwide). This remake of the 1968 comedy of the same name was made after another family comedy remake, ''Film/CheaperByTheDozen'', became a hit at the box office. It had a solid debut on Thanksgiving weekend, but didn't hold well afterwards. It was also hated by critics, though audiences liked it. [[StarDerailingRole After this movie]], Creator/ReneRusso mostly went into semi-retirement. She wouldn't appear in [[Film/{{Thor}} another movie]] for six years and a movie in which she was one of the headlining stars for another twelve.

* ''Film/WonderBoys'' (2000) — Budget, $35 million. Box office, $33,426,588. Many blame a bad marketing campaign, alongside an oft-lambasted poster (featuring a full, awkward focus on Creator/MichaelDouglas' character's face) for the movie not doing well. However, the movie did [[AcclaimedFlop very well critically]], nabbing a few dozen awards, including an [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestOriginalSong Oscar]] for Music/BobDylan's BreakawayPopHit "Things have Changed', and has gone on to be a CultClassic.

* ''Film/WonderBoys'' (2000) — Budget, $35 million. Box office, $33,426,588. Many blame a bad marketing campaign, alongside an oft-lambasted poster (featuring a full, awkward focus on Creator/MichaelDouglas' character's face) for the movie not doing well. However, the movie did [[AcclaimedFlop very well critically]], nabbing a few dozen awards, including an [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestOriginalSong Oscar]] for Music/BobDylan's BreakawayPopHit ''Things have Changed'', and has gone on to be a CultClassic.

* ''Film/UnitedPassions'' (2015) — Budget, $30 million ($25 million from FIFA's own coffers). Box office, '''''$607''''' (domestic), $171,511 (worldwide). Effectively a propaganda piece for the FIFA sports organization, the film premiered [[UnderminedByReality just after several FIFA officials were arrested on corruption charges]], which made it all the more reviled for its melodramatic attempts to [[HistoricalHeroUpgrade paint FIFA executives as saint-like figures]] (in one scene, [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Sepp Blatter]] hands [[UsefulNotes/TheApartheidEra Nelson Mandela]] a FIFA cup thanks to greenscreen technology). It only showed in ten theaters in the USA, and earned [[MedalOfDishonor the rare 0% on]] WebSite/RottenTomatoes. Creator/TimRoth, who played Sepp Blatter in the film, expressed his hatred for it and stated [[MoneyDearBoy he only took the role for the money]]. Director Frédéric Auburtin has not directed another film.

* ''Film/{{Year of the Comet}}'' (1992) — Budget, $12 million. Box office, $2,791,515. It's one of three 1992 bombs that set Creator/WilliamGoldman's cinematic career back by 5 years. The film prompted actor Louis Jourdan to retire, and Peter Yates only directed one more mainstream film.

* ''Film/WhereTheBuffaloRoam'' (1980) — Budget, unknown. Box office, $6,659,377 . This semi-biographical film of Creator/HunterSThompson was shredded by critics for its bizarre and episodic plot and was quickly vanquished from theaters. Thompson [[DisownedAdaptation despised the film]] [[ApprovalOfGod except for the performance of]] Creator/BillMurray as Thompson himself.