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* ''Film/{{Rollerball}}'' (2002) -- Budget, $70 million. Box office, $25,852,764. It promptly [[StarDerailingRole ended]] Chris Klein's mainstream career, and was one of the last films John [=McTiernan=] directed; he never got a chance to recover before declaring bankruptcy and being sent to prison for committing perjury to the F.B.I. concerning his relationship with shady private eye Anthony Pellicano, who was convicted of wiretapping and other crimes.

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* ''Film/{{Rollerball}}'' (2002) -- Budget, $70 million. Box office, $25,852,764. It This critical and commercial disaster promptly [[StarDerailingRole ended]] Chris Klein's mainstream career, and was one of career. More infamously, it's TroubledProduction not only helped end the last films John [=McTiernan=] directed; career of legendary action director Creator/JohnMcTiernan, it flat out ruined his life; he never got a chance to recover before declaring bankruptcy and wound up being sent to prison (and going bankrupt) for committing perjury to the F.B.I. concerning his relationship with shady private eye Anthony Pellicano, who was convicted of wiretapping and other crimes.the film's producer Charles Roven in an effort by [=McTiernan=] to preserve his vision of the film.
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* ''Film/NewYorkNewYork'' (1977) -- Budget, $14 million. Box office, $16.4 million. Its famously TroubledProduction was an early sign of the beginning of the end of UsefulNotes/NewHollywood and would've derailed Creator/MartinScorsese's career for good if not [[Film/RagingBull for his next movie]] three years later. Its title track became a BreakawayPopHit.

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* ''Film/NewYorkNewYork'' (1977) -- Budget, $14 million. Box office, $16.4 million. Its famously TroubledProduction was an early sign of the beginning of the end of UsefulNotes/NewHollywood MediaNotes/NewHollywood and would've derailed Creator/MartinScorsese's career for good if not [[Film/RagingBull for his next movie]] three years later. Its title track became a BreakawayPopHit.



* ''Film/{{The Other Side of Heaven}}'' (2001) -- Budget, $7,000,000. Box office, $4,760,014. The film was the highest grossing [[UsefulNotes/MormonCinema LDS movie]] at the time, but the take was unable to recoup its fairly high budget. Director Mitch Davis would not direct another film for seven years. Despite its poor performance at the box office, a theatrical sequel was produced 18 years later.

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* ''Film/{{The Other Side of Heaven}}'' (2001) -- Budget, $7,000,000. Box office, $4,760,014. The film was the highest grossing [[UsefulNotes/MormonCinema [[MediaNotes/MormonCinema LDS movie]] at the time, but the take was unable to recoup its fairly high budget. Director Mitch Davis would not direct another film for seven years. Despite its poor performance at the box office, a theatrical sequel was produced 18 years later.



* ''Film/ReturnWithHonor'' (2007) -- Budget, $300,000. Box Office, $103,601. The UsefulNotes/MormonCinema movement went off the radar for a while.

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* ''Film/ReturnWithHonor'' (2007) -- Budget, $300,000. Box Office, $103,601. The UsefulNotes/MormonCinema MediaNotes/MormonCinema movement went off the radar for a while.
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* ''Renegades'' (2017) -- Budget, $77.5 million. Box office, $2.2 million. The disintegration of Creator/EuropaCorp in the wake of the failure of ''Film/ValerianAndTheCityOfAThousandPlanets'' resulted in this expensive action movie barely receiving a release in a handful of mostly European countries and going straight-to-video elsewhere (though terrible reviews suggest the performance wouldn't have been much better if it ''had'' received a wide release).
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* ''Film/TheOne'' (2001) -- Budget, $49 million. Box office, $43,905,746 (domestic), $72,689,126 (worldwide). This opened at number two behind ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' and stayed in the top 10 for its first three weeks before it faded fast by its sixth weekend. Critics dismissed this Creator/JetLi vehicle as a [[FollowTheLeader shameless imitation]] of ''Film/TheMatrix'', but audiences [[CriticalDissonance were more receptive by comparison]]. Director James Wong wouldn't helm another film until ''Film/FinalDestination3''.

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* ''Film/TheOne'' (2001) -- Budget, $49 million. Box office, $43,905,746 (domestic), $72,689,126 (worldwide). This opened at number two behind ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc1'' and stayed in the top 10 for its first three weeks before it faded fast by its sixth weekend. Critics dismissed this Creator/JetLi vehicle as a [[FollowTheLeader shameless imitation]] of ''Film/TheMatrix'', but audiences [[CriticalDissonance were more receptive by comparison]]. Director James Wong wouldn't helm another film until ''Film/FinalDestination3''.
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* ''Film/{{Outlander}}'' (2008) -- Budget, $47 million. Box office, $7,033,683, nearly all of which came from overseas. It's an understandable gross considering its U.S. release in [[DumpMonths January 2009]] topped out at 81 theaters.

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* ''Film/{{Outlander}}'' ''Film/{{Outlander|2008}}'' (2008) -- Budget, $47 million. Box office, $7,033,683, nearly all of which came from overseas. It's an understandable gross considering its U.S. release in [[DumpMonths January 2009]] topped out at 81 theaters.
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* ''Film/Napoleon2023'' -- Budget, $200 million. Box office, $221 million. One of several auteur-driven films granted a tremendous budget and creative freedom by Creator/{{Apple}} for the purpose of beefing up the prestige of Creator/AppleTVPlus. Many observers believed that Apple would have been happy to send this film straight to streaming and not even release it in theaters, only compromising to placate director Creator/RidleyScott (though a partnership with Creator/{{Universal}} for the theatrical rollout likely helped reduce costs incurred by Apple). A three-hour runtime, oddly comic tone, historical inaccuracies, and mixed reviews limited the appeal for general audiences in the theatrical window. While it would have needed to make around half a billion dollars theatrically to cover its cost, experts have debated whether the film drove enough subscriptions to Apple TV+ to ultimately justify the pricetag.
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* ''Film/{{Rosewood|1997}}'' (1997) — Budget, $31 million. Box office, $13,130,349. Creator/JohnSingleton's biopic was a [[AcclaimedFlop critical darling]] but its [[DumpMonths February release date]] might have killed its chances for success; then again, Warner Bros. didn't give it enough of a marketing push and sent the film DirectToVideo outside the U.S. This was one of several films in the late-'90s that derailed the career of producer Jon Peters, who's probably now better known as "That Guy Who Wanted Superman to Fight a Giant Spider."

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* ''Film/{{Rosewood|1997}}'' (1997) — Budget, $31 million. Box office, $13,130,349. Creator/JohnSingleton's biopic was a [[AcclaimedFlop critical darling]] but its [[DumpMonths February release date]] might have killed its chances for success; then again, Warner Bros. didn't give it enough of a marketing push and sent the film DirectToVideo outside the U.S. Even if Warner Bros. had given it wider exposure, the film's extremely dark subject matter (the 1923 Rosewood massacre) [[AngstAversion might not have helped its success either]]. This was one of several films in the late-'90s that derailed the career of producer Jon Peters, who's probably now better known as "That Guy Who Wanted Superman to Fight a Giant Spider."



* ''Film/{{Ruby|1992}}'' (1992) — Budget, $9 million. Box office, $919,286.

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* ''Film/{{Ruby|1992}}'' (1992) — Budget, $9 million. Box office, $919,286. John Mackenzie's biopic of Jack Ruby [[DuelingMovies just three months after]] ''Film/{{JFK}}'', which likely overshadowed its prospects.
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* ''Theatre/{{Proof}}'' (2005) — Budget, $20 million. Box office, $14,189,860. The film version of David Auburn's play was [[AcclaimedFlop generally liked by critics]] but it never left a limited release.

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* ''Theatre/{{Proof}}'' ''Theatre/{{Proof|2000}}'' (2005) — Budget, $20 million. Box office, $14,189,860. The film version of David Auburn's play was [[AcclaimedFlop generally liked by critics]] but it never left a limited release.
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* ''Film/{{Rosewood}}'' (1997) — Budget, $31 million. Box office, $13,130,349. Creator/JohnSingleton's biopic was a [[AcclaimedFlop critical darling]] but its [[DumpMonths February release date]] might have killed its chances for success; then again, Warner Bros. didn't give it enough of a marketing push and sent the film DirectToVideo outside the U.S. This was one of several films in the late-'90s that derailed the career of producer Jon Peters, who's probably now better known as "That Guy Who Wanted Superman to Fight a Giant Spider."

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* ''Film/{{Rosewood}}'' ''Film/{{Rosewood|1997}}'' (1997) — Budget, $31 million. Box office, $13,130,349. Creator/JohnSingleton's biopic was a [[AcclaimedFlop critical darling]] but its [[DumpMonths February release date]] might have killed its chances for success; then again, Warner Bros. didn't give it enough of a marketing push and sent the film DirectToVideo outside the U.S. This was one of several films in the late-'90s that derailed the career of producer Jon Peters, who's probably now better known as "That Guy Who Wanted Superman to Fight a Giant Spider."
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* ''Film/OneFromTheHeart'' (1982) — Budget, $26 million. Box office, '''$636,796'''. Originally intended as a small-budget musical for director Creator/FrancisFordCoppola to recover from the hellish production of ''Film/ApocalypseNow'', his ambition grossly inflated the budget. The low box office can be partially blamed on distribution issues; Paramount screened an unfinished workprint of the film in August 1981 and angered exhibitors into rejecting the film. Columbia Pictures picked it up at the last second, with the film only making it to 44 theaters in the USA. This film was [[CreatorKiller one through the heart]] for Coppola's AuteurLicense, and he spent the next two decades [[MoneyDearBoy taking whatever projects he could to pay off the debts he accrued from making it]]. Like ''Film/HeavensGate'', it also contributed to the end of the UsefulNotes/NewHollywood era.

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* ''Film/OneFromTheHeart'' (1982) — Budget, $26 million. Box office, '''$636,796'''. Originally intended as a small-budget musical for director Creator/FrancisFordCoppola to recover from the hellish production of ''Film/ApocalypseNow'', his ambition grossly inflated the budget. The low box office can be partially blamed on distribution issues; Paramount screened an unfinished workprint of the film in August 1981 and angered exhibitors into rejecting the film. Columbia Pictures picked it up at the last second, with the film only making it to 44 theaters in the USA. This film was [[CreatorKiller one through the heart]] for Coppola's AuteurLicense, and he spent the next two decades [[MoneyDearBoy taking whatever projects he could to pay off the debts he accrued from making it]]. Like ''Film/HeavensGate'', it also contributed to the end of the UsefulNotes/NewHollywood MediaNotes/NewHollywood era.



* ''Literature/PrimaryColors'' (1998) — Budget, $65 million. Box office, $52,090,187. This political comedy inspired by Bill Clinton's first run for president was released early into the Monica Lewinsky scandal. This was the last feature film written by Creator/ElaineMay, who earned a UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}} and an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination for her script.

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* ''Literature/PrimaryColors'' (1998) — Budget, $65 million. Box office, $52,090,187. This political comedy inspired by Bill Clinton's first run for president was released early into the Monica Lewinsky scandal. This was the last feature film written by Creator/ElaineMay, who earned a UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}} MediaNotes/{{BAFTA}} and an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward MediaNotes/AcademyAward nomination for her script.



* ''Anime/RoyalSpaceForceTheWingsOfHonneamise'' (1987) — Budget, ¥800,000,000 ($7.1 million). Box office, ¥347,000,000 ($3.1 million). Creator/StudioGainax's first anime production received [[AcclaimedFlop great reviews]] and the UsefulNotes/SeiunAward, but was overshadowed by ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind'' from three years earlier. Gainax rebounded the following year with the ''Anime/{{Appleseed}}'' and ''Anime/GunBuster'' {{OVA}}s.

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* ''Anime/RoyalSpaceForceTheWingsOfHonneamise'' (1987) — Budget, ¥800,000,000 ($7.1 million). Box office, ¥347,000,000 ($3.1 million). Creator/StudioGainax's first anime production received [[AcclaimedFlop great reviews]] and the UsefulNotes/SeiunAward, MediaNotes/SeiunAward, but was overshadowed by ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind'' from three years earlier. Gainax rebounded the following year with the ''Anime/{{Appleseed}}'' and ''Anime/GunBuster'' {{OVA}}s.
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* ''Film/PatriotsDay'' (2016) — Budget, $45 million. Box office, $44,352,284. This film about the manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombers was viewed by many as coming to close to the actual tragedy, and it was kept from the finish line by numerous competitors that season. It still got plenty of good critical notice, though.

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* ''Film/PatriotsDay'' (2016) — Budget, $45 million. Box office, $44,352,284. This film about the manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombers was viewed by many as coming to too close to the actual tragedy, and it was kept from the finish line by numerous competitors that season. It still got plenty of good critical notice, though.
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* ''Film/{{Point Break|2015}}'' (2015) — Budget, $105 million. Box office, $28.8 million (domestic), $128.9 million (worldwide). A failed attempt to remake [[Film/PointBreak1991 the original 1991 film]], critics declared this a soul-less wipeout that lacked the energy or charisma of the original. This was the first major Hollywood film to be released in Chinese theaters before hitting American theaters, where it saw the most box office gross. Alcon Entertainment CEO Andrew Kosove [[CreatorBacklash regretted this film]] and swore off any future attempts at reboots.

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* ''Film/{{Point Break|2015}}'' (2015) — Budget, $105 million. Box office, $28.8 million (domestic), $128.9 million (worldwide). A failed attempt to remake [[Film/PointBreak1991 the original 1991 film]], critics declared this a soul-less soulless wipeout that lacked the energy or charisma of the original. This was the first major Hollywood film to be released in Chinese theaters before hitting American theaters, where it saw the most box office gross. Alcon Entertainment CEO Andrew Kosove [[CreatorBacklash regretted this film]] and swore off any future attempts at reboots.



* ''Film/{{Proof of Life}}'' (2000) — Budget, $65 million. Box office, $62,761,005. This gained considerable tabloid coverage for the off-screen romance of co-stars Creator/MegRyan and Creator/RussellCrowe, which led to the former's divorce from Creator/DennisQuaid. It also dealt with the death of David Morse's stand-in in an accident on the set.

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* ''Film/{{Proof of Life}}'' ''Film/ProofOfLife'' (2000) — Budget, $65 million. Box office, $62,761,005. This loose adaptation of the Thomas Hargrove book ''Long March to Freedom'' gained considerable tabloid coverage for [[RomanceOnTheSet the off-screen romance of affair]] between co-stars Creator/MegRyan and Creator/RussellCrowe, which led to the former's divorce from Creator/DennisQuaid. It also dealt with [[FatalMethodActing the death of David Morse's stand-in stand-in]] in an accident on the set.set. Director Creator/TaylorHackford would have better luck four years later with ''Film/{{Ray}}''.
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* ''Film/{{Roar}}'' (1981) — Budget, $17 million. Box office, $2 million. This movie went through a decade-long TroubledProduction that emerged from dealing with untrained lions and tigers (plus an elephant) causing lots of injuries, plus a flood that ruined $3 million woth of equipment. This film ultimately was never released in United States theaters and came DirectToVideo in sparse quantities there, and it didn't last long internationally, though the Alamo Drafthouse movie theater company, through their Drafthouse Films subsidiary, did reissue it in 2015. The film's failure resulted in producer and star Creator/TippiHedren establishing a foundation to keep their lions and having to take smaller roles. The film ended her marriage to director Noel Marshall; this was his sole directing acting/writing job, and he only worked one more film in 1988 before he died.

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* ''Film/{{Roar}}'' (1981) — Budget, $17 million. Box office, $2 million. This movie went through a decade-long TroubledProduction that emerged from dealing with untrained lions and tigers (plus an elephant) causing lots of injuries, plus a flood that ruined $3 million woth worth of equipment. This film ultimately was never released in United States theaters and came DirectToVideo in sparse quantities there, and it didn't last long internationally, though the Alamo Drafthouse movie theater company, through their Drafthouse Films subsidiary, did reissue it in 2015. The film's failure resulted in producer and star Creator/TippiHedren establishing a foundation to keep their lions and having to take smaller roles. The film ended her marriage to director Noel Marshall; this was his sole directing acting/writing job, and he only worked one more film in 1988 before he died.



* ''Film/RoboCop3'' (1993) — Budget, $22 million. Box office, $10,696,210. [[FranchiseKiller Killed]] the film franchise for over 21 years before [[Film/{{Robocop2014}} the 2014]] ContinuityReboot, which also sputtered domestically and again killed the film franchise.

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* ''Film/RoboCop3'' (1993) — Budget, $22 million. Box office, $10,696,210. ExecutiveMeddling from Creator/OrionPictures that removed the franchise's trademark gore and satire to appeal to younger audiences backfired dramatically, releasing to brutal reviews while younger audiences didn't care for it. This [[FranchiseKiller Killed]] killed]] the film franchise for over 21 years before [[Film/{{Robocop2014}} the 2014]] ContinuityReboot, which ContinuityReboot. Creator/NancyAllen, writer Creator/FrankMiller, and director Fred Dekker all voiced [[CreatorBacklash various levels of regret over the final product]], and this was also sputtered domestically a [[CreatorKiller death sentence]] for Dekker's directorial career, though he continued as a uncredited script doctor and again killed the film franchise.as co-writer for ''Film/ThePredator''.



* ''Film/TheRocketeer'' (1991) — Budget, $40 million (not counting marketing costs). Box office, $46.7 million. Despite [[AcclaimedFlop favourable reviews]], this film opened against the strong box office runs of ''Film/CitySlickers'' and ''Film/RobinHoodPrinceOfThieves'', and was crushed flat when ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'' landed. Creator/{{Disney}} deemphasized their involvement in advertising to avoid turning off older audiences (international releases put it under Creator/TouchstonePictures instead). It did very well on home video and became a CultClassic, gaining an additional $23 million, but it wasn't enough to prevent the intended film series from [[StillbornFranchise being grounded]]. The film's video performance and TV airings ultimately led to director Joe Johnston directing SpiritualSuccessor ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' for ''The Rocketeer''[='=]s 20th anniversary. Disney greenlit a full sequel for Disney+, ''The Return of the Rocketeer'', and would also revisit the property in a [[Creator/DisneyChannel Disney Junior]] series in 2019.

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* ''Film/TheRocketeer'' (1991) — Budget, $40 million (not counting marketing costs). Box office, $46.7 million. Despite [[AcclaimedFlop favourable reviews]], this film opened against the strong box office runs of ''Film/CitySlickers'' and ''Film/RobinHoodPrinceOfThieves'', and was crushed flat when ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'' landed. Creator/{{Disney}} deemphasized downplayed their involvement in advertising to avoid turning off older audiences (international releases put it under Creator/TouchstonePictures instead). It did very well on home video and became a CultClassic, gaining an additional $23 million, but it wasn't enough to prevent the intended film series from [[StillbornFranchise being grounded]]. The film's video performance and TV airings ultimately led to director Joe Johnston directing SpiritualSuccessor ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' for ''The Rocketeer''[='=]s 20th anniversary. Disney greenlit a full sequel for Disney+, ''The Return of the Rocketeer'', and would also revisit the property in a [[Creator/DisneyChannel Disney Junior]] series in 2019.

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