History BoxOfficeBomb / NThroughR

* ''WesternAnimation/RubyGillmanTeenageKraken'' — Budget, $70 million, Box office, $15 million (domestic) and $40.8 million (worldwide). The film had dismal opening weekend of $5.5 million, which was the worst for any Creator/{{DreamWorks|Animation}} film ''ever'' due to its InvisibleAdvertising and fairly last-minute release date change (before any marketing began), which was on the exact same date as ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheDialOfDestiny'' and placed it in direct competition with ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Elemental|2023}}'' in the family animation market.

* ''[[Film/RulesDontApply Rules Don't Apply]]'' (2016) — Budget, $25 million. Box office, $3,871,448. This was the first movie in 15 years that Creator/WarrenBeatty has made. Its disastrous reception led to back-and-forth lawsuits between production company New Regency and the producers.

* ''WesternAnimation/RubyGillmanTeenageKraken'' — Budget, $70 million, Box office, $15 million (domestic) and $40.8 million (worldwide). The film had dismal opening weekend of $5.5 million, which was the worst for any Creator/{{DreamWorks|Animation}} film ''ever'' due to its InvisibleAdvertising and fairly last-minute release date change, which was on the exact same date as ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheDialOfDestiny'' and placed it in direct competition with ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse'' and ''WesternAnimation/Elemental2023'' in the family animation market.

* ''WesternAnimation/RubyGillmanTeenageKraken'' — Budget, $70 million, Box office, $15 million (domestic) and $40.8 million (worldwide). The film's dismal opening weekend, which was worse for any Creator/{{DreamWorks|Animation}} film, combined with its InvisibleAdvertising and its release date was the same date that ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheDialOfDestiny'' was scheduled to be released, the film's poor box-office performance led to Universal later releasing the film onto digital storefronts.

* ''WesternAnimation/RubyGillmanTeenageKraken'' — Budget, $70 million, Box office, $40.8 million. The film's dismal opening weekend, which was worse for any Creator/{{DreamWorks|Animation}} film, combined with its InvisibleAdvertising and its release date was the same date that ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheDialOfDestiny'' was scheduled to be released, the film's poor box-office performance led to Universal later releasing the film onto digital storefronts.

* ''[[Film/RulesDontApply Rules Don't Apply]]'' (2016) — Budget, $25 million. Box office, $3,871,448. This was the first movie in 15 years that Creator/WarrenBeatty has made. Its disastrous reception led to back-and-forth lawsuits between production company Regency and the producers.

* ''WesternAnimation/RubyGillmanTeenageKraken'' - Budget, $70 million. Box Office, $ million (domestic), $ (worldwide). This movie had the absolute worst opening in Creator/DreamWorksAnimation's ''history'' at just $5.5 million. That abysmal opening was likely due to [[InvisibleAdvertising it's scarse ads]] the film [[TroubledProduction changed directors mid-production]] and didn't announce its cast or release a trailer until three months before release. When it ''did'' hit theaters, it was crowded out of the family animation market by ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse'' and ''WesternAnimation/Elemental2023'' In fact, it got so bad that Creator/{{Universal}} decided to remove the movie from theaters and put it on home video instead

* ''WesternAnimation/RubyGillmanTeenageKraken'' - Budget, $70 million. Box Office, $ million (domestic), $ (worldwide). This movie had the absolute worst opening in Creator/DreamWorksAnimation's ''history'' at just $5.5 million. That abysmal opening was likely due to InvisibleMarketing; the film [[TroubledProduction changed directors mid-production]] and didn't announce its cast or release a trailer until three months before release. When it ''did'' hit theaters, it was crowded out of the family animation market by ''WesternAnimation/AcrossTheSpiderVerse'' and ''WesternAnimation/Elemental2023'' In fact, it got so bad that Creator/{{Universal}} decided to remove the movie from theaters and put it on home video instead

%% * ''WesternAnimation/RubyGillmanTeenageKraken'' - Budget, $70 million. Box Office, $ million (domestic), $ (worldwide). This movie had the absolute worst opening in Creator/DreamWorksAnimation's ''history'' at just $5.5 million. That abysmal opening was likely due to InvisibleMarketing; the film [[TroubledProduction changed directors mid-production]] and didn't announce its cast or release a trailer until three months before release. When it ''did'' hit theaters, it was crowded out of the family animation market by ''WesternAnimation/AcrossTheSpiderVerse'' and ''WesternAnimation/Elemental2023''.

%% * ''WesternAnimation/RubyGillmanTeenageKraken'' - Budget, $70 million. Box Office, $ million (domestic), $ (worldwide). This movie had the absolute worst opening in [=DreamWorks=]' ''history'' at just $5.5 million. That abysmal opening was likely due to InvisibleMarketing; the film [[TroubledProduction changed directors late into production]] and didn't announce its cast or release a trailer until three months before release. When it ''did'' hit theaters, it was crowded out of the family animation market by ''WesternAnimation/AcrossTheSpiderVerse'' and ''WesternAnimation/Elemental2023''.

%% * ''WesternAnimation/RubyGillmanTeenageKraken'' - Budget, $70 million. Box Office, $ million (domestic), $ (worldwide). After Dreamworks' unexpected smash hit with ''WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish'' revived popular interest in the studio, the tide went out just as quickly with their next work, which had the absolute worst opening in the studio's ''history'' at just $5.5 million. That abysmal opening was likely due to InvisibleMarketing; the film [[TroubledProduction changed directors late into production]] and didn't announce its cast or release a trailer until three months before release. When it ''did'' hit theaters, it was crowded out of the family animation market by ''WesternAnimation/AcrossTheSpiderVerse'' and ''WesternAnimation/Elemental2023''.

%% * ''WesternAnimation/RubyGillmanTeenageKraken'' - Budget, $70 million. Box Office, $ million (domestic), $ (worldwide). After Dreamworks' unexpected smash hit with ''WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish'' revived popular interest in the studio, the tide went out just as quickly with their next work, which had the absolute worst opening in the studio's ''history'' at just $5.5 million. That abysmal opening was likely due to InvisibleMarketing; the film [[TroubledProduction changed directors late into production]] and didn't announce its cast or release a trailer until three months before release. When it ''did'' hit theaters, it was crowded out of the family animation market by ''WesternAnimation/AcrossTheSpiderVerse'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Elemental}}''.

%% * ''WesternAnimation/RubyGillmanTeenageKraken'' - Budget, $70 million. Box Office, $14.9 million (domestic), $34.6 (worldwide). After Dreamworks' unexpected smash hit with ''WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish'' revived popular interest in the studio, the tide came out just as quickly with their next work, which made history with the absolute ''worst'' opening the studio had seen in decades at just $5.5 million, and quickly dropped to where it struggled to even remain in the Top 10.

* ''Film/TheNorthman'' (2022) - Budget, $70-90 million. Box office, $34,233,110 (domestic), $68,621,850 (worldwide). Like ''Film/TheUnbearableWeightOfMassiveTalent'' the same weekend, Creator/RobertEggers' big-budget follow-up to ''Film/TheLighthouse'' received [[AcclaimedFlop great reviews from critics]], but struggled to keep up with competition from more high-profile and accessible releases like ''WesternAnimation/TheBadGuys2022'', ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog22022'', and ''Film/FantasticBeastsTheSecretsOfDumbledore''.

* ''Film/{{The Room|2003}}'' (2003) — Budget, $6 million. Box office, '''$1,800'''. This infamously bad film only played in two Los Angeles theaters in its initial release. The movie's infamous TroubledProduction was covered in a book (and later film) called ''Literature/TheDisasterArtist'', which noted the strange, off-the-wall, and downright bizarre directorial choices by director Creator/TommyWiseau. The film since become a SoBadItsGood CultClassic with a few runs on Adult Swim and numerous midnight screenings.[[invoked]]

* ''Film/ReignOfFire'' (2002) — Budget, $60 million. Box office, $43,061,982 (domestic), $82,150,183 (worldwide). Writer Matt Greenberg didn't write another film for 5 years, and this is the second-to-last theatrical job for director Rob Bowman.

* ''Film/TheRoom'' (2003) — Budget, $6 million. Box office, '''$1,800'''. This infamously bad film only played in two Los Angeles theaters in its initial release. The movie's infamous TroubledProduction was covered in a book (and later film) called ''Literature/TheDisasterArtist'', which noted the strange, off-the-wall, and downright bizarre directorial choices by director Creator/TommyWiseau. The film since become a CultClassic with a few runs on Adult Swim and numerous midnight screenings, but for people who like it in a SoBadItsGood kind of way.[[invoked]]

* ''Film/{{Renfield}}'' (2023) - Budget, $65 million. Box office, $26.2 million. Mixed reviews and audience unfamiliarity with the TropeNamer [[TheRenfield title character]] hurt this fairly pricy action-horror-comedy, but its release date proved most deadly. It opened at fourth at the North American box office behind the juggernauts of ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'' and ''Film/JohnWickChapter4'' and the much-less-expensive horror film ''Film/ThePopesExorcist''. The release of an even ''more'' successful horror film the next week, ''Film/EvilDeadRise'', put a stake through ''Renfield'''s heart, and it vanished from theaters not long after.

* ''Film/{{Next}}'' (2007) — Budget, $70 million. Box office, $18,211,013 (domestic), $76,066,841 (worldwide). This Creator/PhilipKDick short story adaptation was produced by Revolution Studios and was intended to be released by Sony in September 2006. But Paramount picked it up for the following April when Revolution and Sony's distribution deal dissolved. The end result was heavily panned by critics and faded away after eight weeks. Director Lee Tamahori waited four years before he made another film.

* ''Film/RedSonja'' (1985) — Budget, $17.9 million. Box office, $6,948,633. This movie slaughtered the films connected to ''Conan the Barbarian'' that featured Arnold Schwarzenegger (who played a different character here), wrecked the SwordAndSorcery genre quite a bit, was a blow to Dino De Laurentiis, and was the semi-final major film directed by ''20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'' director Richard Fleischer. The two men who wrote the film's script also never had a serious career in cinema afterwards. Any chances of this film going anywhere in the box office vanished quickly when it opened against ''Film/BackToTheFuture''. Schwarzenegger sees ''Red Sonja'' as [[CreatorBacklash a gigantic stain]] for his career, as does lead Creator/BrigitteNielsen (the latter won a Razzie for it). A remake has since been stuck in DevelopmentHell.

* ''Literature/PrimaryColors'' (1998) — Budget, $65 million. Box office, $52,090,187. This was the last feature film written by Creator/ElaineMay, who earned a UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}} and an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination for her script. It also didn't help that it was released early into the Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky scandal (the film is a roman à clef about Clinton's first run for President).

* ''Film/{{Renfield}}'' (2023) - Budget, $65 million. Box office, $24.5 million. Mixed reviews and audience unfamiliarity with the TropeNamer [[TheRenfield title character]] hurt this fairly pricy action-horror-comedy, but its release date proved most deadly. It opened at fourth at the box office behind the juggernauts of ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'' and ''Film/JohnWickChapter4'' and the much-less-expensive horror film ''Film/ThePopesExorcist''. The release of an even more successful horror film the next week, ''Film/EvilDeadRise'', put a stake through the film's heart, and it vanished from theaters not long after.

* ''Film/TheNewMutants'' (2020) — Budget, $67–80 million. Box office, $23,845,088 (domestic), $46,378,380 (worldwide), becoming one of the lowest grossing Marvel films. [[TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment Following many postponements]] that undoubtedly [[TheFireflyEffect diminished interest]], it finally hit theaters ''three years'' after completing filming... in the middle of UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, thus having both less screens and audiences unwilling to leave their homes to make financial failure (it had an abysmal ''$750K'' opening night) a certain thing, making this film the lowest grossing ''[[Film/XMenFilmSeries X-Men]]'' film, even worse than ''Film/DarkPhoenix'' (though reviews were only slightly better), ending Fox’s two decade run with the ''X-Men'' franchise on a whimper.

* ''WesternAnimation/QuestForCamelot'' (1998) — Budget, $40,000,000 (Not counting marketing costs). Box office, $318 million. A rare film in that its soundtrack became [[BreakawayPopHit far more popular than the movie]]; the Music/CelineDion[=/=]Music/AndreaBocelli hit "The Prayer" was written for this movie. This movie was the first created in-house by Creator/WarnerBrosAnimation... and was the closest to being financially successful. It is believed that WB's disappointment in the film led to the studio's half-hearted advertising campaign for the animation unit's next, ''WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant''; the division would be folded in the early 2000s, and Warner would not regain foothold in the theatrical animation industry until ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie'' in 2014. Creator/LaurenFaust worked on this movie and [[CreatorBacklash regrets ever it heavily.]] Director Frederik Du Chau and one of the writers, ''WesternAnimation/TheCroods'' co-director Kirk De Micco, didn't do another theatrical film for seven years, and both it and ''WesternAnimation/TheKingAndI'' banished the career of another writer, David Seidler, from the cinemas until 2010.

* ''WesternAnimation/QuestForCamelot'' (1998) — Budget, $40,000,000 (Not counting marketing costs). Box office, $22,510,798 (domestic). A rare film in that its soundtrack became [[BreakawayPopHit far more popular than the movie]]; the Music/CelineDion[=/=]Music/AndreaBocelli hit "The Prayer" was written for this movie. This movie was the first in a series of animated misfires from Warner Bros. that led to ''Looney Tunes: Back In Action'', which killed their animation department. It is believed that WB's disappointment in the film led to the studio's half-hearted advertising campaign for the animation unit's next film, ''WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant''. Warner would not get a serious foothold in the theatrical animation industry until ''The Lego Movie'' in 2014. Creator/LaurenFaust worked on this movie and [[CreatorBacklash regrets ever working on it heavily.]] Director Frederik Du Chau and one of the writers, ''WesternAnimation/TheCroods'' co-director Kirk De Micco, didn't do another theatrical film for seven years, and both it and ''The King and I'' banished the career of another writer, David Seidler, from the cinemas until 2010.

* ''Film/{{Robin Hood|2018}}'' (2018) — Budget, $100 million. Box office, $84,780,546. The movie has been unfavorably compared to both its predecessor (indicating audiences aren't especially interested in more Robin Hood adaptations) and 2017's ''Film/KingArthurLegendOfTheSword'', another medieval British PublicDomainCharacter whose modernized reboot failed miserably.

* ''Film/RomanJIsraelEsq'' (2017) — Budget, $22 million. Box office, $11,854,730 (domestic). Critics and audiences were not impressed, but Creator/DenzelWashington's performance has been praised.

* ''Film/RomeoAndJuliet2013'' (2013) — Budget, $17 million. Box office, $1,162,635 (domestic), $3 million (worldwide). This version of the Shakespeare play kept the plot intact but jettisoned all but a few lines of the original play, leading many critics to question [[NeverTrustATrailer the truthfulness of the trailers]]. It died out in a very limited release of 461 theaters which went down to '''91''' by its third week.

* ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'' (2013) — Budget, $17 million. Box office, $1,162,635 (domestic), $3 million (worldwide). This version of the Shakespeare play kept the plot intact but jettisoned all but a few lines of the original play, leading many critics to question [[NeverTrustATrailer the truthfulness of the trailers]]. It died out in a very limited release of 461 theaters which went down to '''91''' by its third week.

* ''Film/{{Paulie}}'' (1998) — Budget, $23 million. Box office, $26,875,268 (domestic). Director John Roberts (no, not the senator) didn't direct another feature film for 14 years.

* ''Film/PostalFilm'' — Budget, $15 million. Box office, $146,741 (worldwide). An adaptation of an [[VideoGameMoviesSuck unpopular and controversial video game]] (it had only two games up to this film's release), the film itself was hampered by the opening scene trivializing the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and turning the Al Qaeda terrorist organization into a bunch of comedy buffoons... among many other controversial issues too numerous to list (the ending with [[spoiler:UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush and UsefulNotes/OsamaBinLaden also attracted all the wrong kinds of attention]]). The opening scene alone was enough to cause nearly every US theater to pass on the film (it was in a total of 21 theaters in the US). To make things even worse, it came out one day after ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'', with a harsh campaign saying it would destroy that film at the box office, which clearly did not happen. Most of the film's earnings came from non-US screenings. It was directed by Creator/UweBoll, which may explain much of this. An attempt at a sequel was blown up when Boll could not acquire the necessary funds.

* ''Film/{{Rhinestone}}'' (1984) — Budget, $28 million. Box office, $21 million. Possibly a CreatorKiller for director Bob Clark, whose theatrical career turned low-key from then on after this film. Music/DollyParton also took several years off before appearing in another movie.