History Trivia / MortalEngines

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $100-150 million. It ended up the biggest victim of the "Christmas Blitz" of 2018 when it opened to a pitiful 7.5 million domestically, fifth below ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Grinch|2018}}'', ''Film/TheMule'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse''. Then it was hammered further the following week by ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'', ''Film/MaryPoppinsReturns'' and ''Film/{{Bumblebee}}'', and ultimately grossed a measly $83.2 million worldwide. It is the biggest bomb of Creator/PeterJackson's production career[[labelnote:*]](to add salt to the wound, the film actually made less in North America than Jackson's UsefulNotes/WorldWarI documentary ''Film/TheyShallNotGrowOld'' from the same season)[[/labelnote]], and analysts initially projected Universal would lose up to ''$150 million'' on the film when accounting was done. ''Deadline'' was even more pessimistic, estimating the loss at $170 million, which would have actually [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_biggest_box-office_bombs made it]] ''the worst box office bomb of all time'' (at least before the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic). After all the numbers were in, ''Deadline'''s prediction was confirmed, the film is currently the single biggest confirmed box office loss ever after inflation[[note]] [[Film/TheLoneRanger2013 two]] [[Film/TheThirteenthWarrior or three]] [[Film/JohnCarter other]] films that may have lost more, but their figures are given as a range so it could have been less[[/note]].

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $100-150 million. It ended up the biggest victim of the "Christmas Blitz" of 2018 when it opened to a pitiful 7.5 million domestically, fifth below ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Grinch|2018}}'', ''Film/TheMule'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse''. Then it was hammered further the following week by ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'', ''Film/MaryPoppinsReturns'' and ''Film/{{Bumblebee}}'', and ultimately grossed a measly $83.2 million worldwide. It is the biggest bomb of Creator/PeterJackson's production career[[labelnote:*]](to add salt to the wound, the film actually made less in North America than Jackson's UsefulNotes/WorldWarI documentary ''Film/TheyShallNotGrowOld'' from the same season)[[/labelnote]], and analysts initially projected Universal would lose up to ''$150 million'' on the film when accounting was done. ''Deadline'' was even more pessimistic, estimating the loss at $170 million, which would have actually [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_biggest_box-office_bombs made it]] ''the worst box office bomb of all time'' (at least before the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic). After all the numbers were in, ''Deadline'''s prediction was confirmed, the film is currently the single biggest confirmed box office loss ever after inflation[[note]] [[Film/TheLoneRanger2013 two]] [[Film/The13thWarrior or three]] [[Film/JohnCarter other]] films that may have lost more, but their figures are given as a range so it could have been less[[/note]].

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $100-150 million. It ended up the biggest victim of the "Christmas Blitz" of 2018 when it opened to a pitiful 7.5 million domestically, fifth below ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Grinch|2018}}'', ''Film/TheMule'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse''. Then it was hammered further the following week by ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'', ''Film/MaryPoppinsReturns'' and ''Film/{{Bumblebee}}'', and ultimately grossed a measly $83.2 million worldwide. It is the biggest bomb of Creator/PeterJackson's production career[[labelnote:*]](to add salt to the wound, the film actually made less in North America than Jackson's UsefulNotes/WorldWarI documentary ''Film/TheyShallNotGrowOld'' from the same season)[[/labelnote]], and analysts initially projected Universal would lose up to ''$150 million'' on the film when accounting was done. ''Deadline'' was even more pessimistic, estimating the loss at $170 million, which would have actually [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_biggest_box-office_bombs made it]] ''the worst box office bomb of all time'' (at least before the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic). After all the numbers were in, ''Deadline'''s prediction was confirmed, the film is currently the single biggest confirmed box office loss ever after inflation[[note]]there are [[Film/TheLoneRanger2013 two]] [[Film/JohnCarter other]] films that may have lost more, but their figures are given as a range so it could have been less[[/note]].

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $100-150 million. It ended up the biggest victim of the "Christmas Blitz" of 2018 when it opened to a pitiful 7.5 million domestically, fifth below ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Grinch|2018}}'', ''Film/TheMule'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse''. Then it was hammered further the following week by ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'', ''Film/MaryPoppinsReturns'' and ''Film/{{Bumblebee}}'', and ultimately grossed a measly $83.2 million worldwide. It is the biggest bomb of Creator/PeterJackson's production career[[labelnote:*]](to add salt to the wound, the film actually made less in North America than Jackson's UsefulNotes/WorldWarI documentary ''Film/TheyShallNotGrowOld'' from the same season)[[/labelnote]], and analysts initially projected Universal would lose up to ''$150 million'' on the film when accounting was done. ''Deadline'' was even more pessimistic, estimating the loss at $170 million, which would have actually [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_biggest_box-office_bombs made it]] ''the worst box office bomb of all time'' (at least before the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic). After all the numbers were in, ''Deadline'''s prediction was confirmed, the film is currently the single biggest confirmed box office loss ever[[note]]there are [[Film/TheLoneRanger2013 two]] [[Film/JohnCarter other]] films that may have lost more, but their figures are given as a range so it could have been less[[/note]], losing a catastrophic $180 million in 2021 dollars.

* HeAlsoDid: The author wrote another steampunk series, ''Literature/{{Larklight}}'' and its sequels. They feature BritishStuffiness, an amiable giant crab, a close-knit family, an [[TrueCompanions equally close-knit]] band of very pleasant SpacePirates, a giant blue lizard in a crinoline, a NinjaMaid, and an ''entire race'' of nice hats. Not an entire race of people who ''wear'' nice hats, an entire race of people who (most of the time) ''are'' nice hats. [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs We suspect antidepressants]].

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $100-150 million. It ended up the biggest victim of the "Christmas Blitz" of 2018 when it opened to a pitiful 7.5 million domestically, fifth below ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Grinch|2018}}'', ''Film/TheMule'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse''. Then it was hammered further the following week by ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'', ''Film/MaryPoppinsReturns'' and ''Film/{{Bumblebee}}'', and ultimately grossed a measly $83.2 million worldwide. It is the biggest bomb of Creator/PeterJackson's production career[[labelnote:*]](to add salt to the wound, the film actually made less in North America than Jackson's UsefulNotes/WorldWarI documentary ''Film/TheyShallNotGrowOld'' from the same season)[[/labelnote]], and analysts initially projected Universal would lose up to ''$150 million'' on the film when accounting was done. ''Deadline'' was even more pessimistic, estimating the loss at $170 million, which would have actually [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_biggest_box-office_bombs made it]] ''the worst box office bomb of all time'' (at least before the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic). After all the numbers were in, ''Deadline'''s prediction was confirmed, the film is currently the single biggest confirmed box office loss ever[[note]]there are three other films that may have lost more, but their figures are given as a range so it could have been less[[/note]], losing a catastrophic $180 million in 2021 dollars.

* RelationshipVoiceActor: The Japanese dub reunites some voice members from ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'': [[Creator/YuiIshikawa Hester Shaw]] is Mikasa Ackerman, [[Creator/RomiPark Anna Fang]] is Hange Zoe, [[Creator/YuShimamura Katherine Valentine]] is Annie Leonhart, [[Creator/MarinaInoue Sathya]] is Armin Arlett and [[Creator/HiroShimono Bevis Pod]] is Connie Springer.

* HeAlsoDid: The author wrote another steampunk series, ''Literature/{{Larklight}}'' and its sequels. They feature BritishStuffiness, an amiable giant crab, a close-knit family, an [[TrueCompanions equally close-knit]] band of very pleasant SpacePirates, a giant blue lizard in a crinoline, a NinjaMaid, and an ''entire race'' of {{Nice Hat}}s. Not an entire race of people who ''wear'' nice hats, an entire race of people who (most of the time) ''are'' nice hats. [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs We suspect antidepressants]].

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* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $100-150 million. It ended up the biggest victim of the "Christmas Blitz" of 2018 when it opened to a pitiful 7.5 million domestically, fifth below ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Grinch|2018}}'', ''Film/TheMule'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse''. Then it was hammered further the following week by ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'', ''Film/MaryPoppinsReturns'' and ''Film/{{Bumblebee}}'', and ultimately grossed a measly $83.2 million worldwide. It is the biggest bomb of Creator/PeterJackson's production career[[labelnote:*]](to add salt to the wound, the film actually made less in North America than Jackson's UsefulNotes/WorldWarI documentary ''Film/TheyShallNotGrowOld'' from the same season)[[/labelnote]], and analysts initially projected Universal would lose up to ''$150 million'' on the film when accounting was done. ''Deadline'' was even more pessimistic, estimating the loss at $170 million, which would have actually [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_biggest_box-office_bombs made it]] ''the worst box office bomb of all time'' (at least before the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic). After all the numbers were in, ''Deadline'''s prediction was confirmed, the film is currently the single biggest confirmed box office loss of all time[[note]]there are three other films that may have lost more, but their figures are given as a range so it could have been less[[/note]], losing a catastrophic $180 million in 2021 dollars.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $100-150 million. It ended up the biggest victim of the "Christmas Blitz" of 2018 when it opened to a pitiful 7.5 million domestically, fifth below ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Grinch|2018}}'', ''Film/TheMule'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse''. Then it was hammered further the following week by ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'', ''Film/MaryPoppinsReturns'' and ''Film/{{Bumblebee}}'', and ultimately grossed a measly $83.2 million worldwide. It is the biggest bomb of Creator/PeterJackson's production career[[labelnote:*]](to add salt to the wound, the film actually made less in North America than Jackson's UsefulNotes/WorldWarI documentary ''Film/TheyShallNotGrowOld'' from the same season)[[/labelnote]], and analysts initially projected Universal would lose up to ''$150 million'' on the film when accounting was done. ''Deadline'' was even more pessimistic, estimating the loss at $170 million, which would have actually [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_biggest_box-office_bombs made it]] ''the worst box office bomb of all time'' (at least before the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic). After all the numbers were in, ''Deadline'''s prediction was confirmed, the film is currently the single biggest confirmed box office loss of all time[[note]]there are three other films that may have lost more, but their figures are given as a range so it could have been less[[/note]], losing a catastrophic $178 million in 2020 dollars.

* ActorAllusion: In the Japanese dub, Hester Shaw, a no-nonsense, scarf-wielding anti-heroine fighting against giant behemonts, is voiced by Creator/YuiIshikawa, who already voiced [[Manga/AttackOnTitan another no-nonsense, scarf-wielding heroine bent to destroy giant behemonts with her own hands]]. Also, this is not the first time we hear her voicing a girl [[VideoGame/NierAutomata destroying giant machines]].

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $100-150 million. It ended up the biggest victim of the "Christmas Blitz" of 2018 when it opened to a pitiful 7.5 million domestically, fifth below ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Grinch|2018}}'', ''Film/TheMule'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse''. Then it was hammered further the following week by ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'', ''Film/MaryPoppinsReturns'' and ''Film/{{Bumblebee}}'', and ultimately grossed a measly $83.2 million worldwide. It is the biggest bomb of Creator/PeterJackson's production career[[labelnote:*]](to add salt to the wound, the film actually made less in North America than Jackson's UsefulNotes/WorldWarI documentary ''Film/TheyShallNotGrowOld'' from the same season)[[/labelnote]], and analysts initially projected Universal would lose up to ''$150 million'' on the film when accounting was done. ''Deadline'' was even more pessimistic, estimating the loss at $170 million, which would have actually [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_biggest_box-office_bombs made it]] ''the worst box office bomb of all time''. After all the numbers were in, ''Deadline'''s prediction was confirmed, the film is currently the single biggest confirmed box office loss of all time[[note]]there are three other films that may have lost more, but their figures are given as a range so it could have been less[[/note]], losing a catastrophic $178 million in 2020 dollars.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $100-150 million. It ended up the biggest victim of the "Christmas Blitz" of 2018 when it opened to a pitiful 7.5 million domestically, fifth below ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Grinch|2018}}'', ''Film/TheMule'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse''. Then it was hammered further the following week by ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'', ''Film/MaryPoppinsReturns'' and ''Film/{{Bumblebee}}'', and ultimately grossed a measly $83.2 million worldwide. It is the biggest bomb of Creator/PeterJackson's production career[[labelnote:*]](to add salt to the wound, the film actually made less in North America than Jackson's UsefulNotes/WorldWarI documentary ''Film/TheyShallNotGrowOld'' from the same season)[[/labelnote]], and analysts initially projected Universal would lose up to ''$150 million'' on the film when accounting was done. ''Deadline'' was even more pessimistic, estimating the loss at $170 million, which would have actually [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_biggest_box-office_bombs made it]] ''the worst box office bomb of all time''. After all the numbers were in, ''Deadline'''s prediction was confirmed, the film is currently the single biggest confirmed box office loss of all time[[note]]there are three other films that may have lost more, but their figures are given as a range so it could have been less[[/note]], losing a catastrophic $175 million in 2019 dollars.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $100-150 million. It ended up the biggest victim of the "Christmas Blitz" of 2018 when it opened to a pitiful 7.5 million domestically, fifth below ''Disney/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Grinch|2018}}'', ''Film/TheMule'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse''. Then it was hammered further the following week by ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'', ''Film/MaryPoppinsReturns'' and ''Film/{{Bumblebee}}'', and ultimately grossed a measly $83.2 million worldwide. It is the biggest bomb of Creator/PeterJackson's production career[[labelnote:*]](to add salt to the wound, the film actually made less in North America than Jackson's UsefulNotes/WorldWarI documentary ''Film/TheyShallNotGrowOld'' from the same season)[[/labelnote]], and analysts initially projected Universal would lose up to ''$150 million'' on the film when accounting was done. ''Deadline'' was even more pessimistic, estimating the loss at $170 million, which would have actually [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_biggest_box-office_bombs made it]] ''the worst box office bomb of all time''. After all the numbers were in, ''Deadline'''s prediction was confirmed, the film is currently the single biggest confirmed box office loss of all time[[note]]there are three other films that may have lost more, but their figures are given as a range so it could have been less[[/note]], losing a catastrophic $175 million in 2019 dollars.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $100-150 million. It ended up the biggest victim of the "Christmas Blitz" of 2018 when it opened to a pitiful 7.5 million domestically, fifth below ''Disney/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Grinch|2018}}'', ''Film/TheMule'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse''. Then it was hammered further the following week by ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'', ''Film/MaryPoppinsReturns'' and ''Film/{{Bumblebee}}'', and ultimately grossed a measly $83.2 million worldwide. It is the biggest bomb of Creator/PeterJackson's production career[[labelnote:*]](to add salt to the wound, the film actually made less in North America than Jackson's UsefulNotes/WorldWarI documentary ''Film/TheyShallNotGrowOld'' from the same season)[[/labelnote]], and analysts initially projected Universal would lose up to ''$150 million'' on the film when accounting was done. ''Deadline'' was even more pessimistic, estimating the loss at $170 million, which would have actually [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_biggest_box-office_bombs made it]] ''the worst box office bomb of all time''. After all the numbers were in, ''Deadline'''s prediction was confirmed, the film is currently the single biggest confirmed box office loss of all time[[note]]there are three other films that may have lost more, but the figures are given as a range[[/note]], losing a catastrophic $175 million in 2019 dollars.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $100-150 million. It ended up the biggest victim of the "Christmas Blitz" of 2018 when it opened to a pitiful 7.5 million domestically, fifth below ''Disney/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Grinch|2018}}'', ''Film/TheMule'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse''. Then it was hammered further the following week by ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'', ''Film/MaryPoppinsReturns'' and ''Film/{{Bumblebee}}'', and ultimately grossed a measly $83.2 million worldwide. It is the biggest bomb of Creator/PeterJackson's production career[[labelnote:*]](to add salt to the wound, the film actually made less in North America than Jackson's UsefulNotes/WorldWarI documentary ''Film/TheyShallNotGrowOld'' from the same season)[[/labelnote]], and analysts initially projected Universal would lose up to ''$150 million'' on the film when accounting was done. ''Deadline'' was even more pessimistic, estimating the loss at $170 million, which would have actually [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_biggest_box-office_bombs made it]] ''the worst box office bomb of all time''. After all the numbers were in, ''Deadline'''s prediction was confirmed, the film is currently the single biggest box office loss of all time, losing a catastrophic $175 million in 2019 dollars.

* ActorAllusion: In the Japanese dub, Hester Shaw, a no-nonsense, scarf-wielding anti-heroine fighting against giant behemonts, is voiced by Creator/YuiIshikawa, who already voiced [[Manga/AttackOnTitan another no-nonsense, scarf-wielding heroine bent to destroy giant behemonts with her own hands]].

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $100-150 million. It ended up the biggest victim of the "Christmas Blitz" of 2018 when it opened to a pitiful 7.5 million domestically, fifth below ''Disney/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Grinch|2018}}'', ''Film/TheMule'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse''. Then it was hammered further the following week by ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'', ''Film/MaryPoppinsReturns'' and ''Film/{{Bumblebee}}'', and ultimately grossed a measly $83.2 million worldwide. It is the biggest bomb of Creator/PeterJackson's production career, and analysts initially projected Universal would lose up to ''$150 million'' on the film when accounting was done. ''Deadline'' was even more pessimistic, estimating the loss at $170 million, which would have actually [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_biggest_box-office_bombs made it]] ''the worst box office bomb of all time''. After all the numbers were in, ''Deadline'''s prediction was confirmed, the film is currently the single biggest box office loss of all time, losing a catastrophic $175 million in 2019 dollars.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $100-150 million. It ended up the biggest victim of the "Christmas Blitz" of 2018 when it opened to a pitiful 7.5 million domestically, fifth below ''Disney/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Grinch|2018}}'', ''Film/TheMule'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse''. Then it was hammered further the following week by ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'', ''Film/MaryPoppinsReturns'' and ''Film/{{Bumblebee}}'', and ultimately grossed a measly $83.2 million worldwide. It is the biggest bomb of Creator/PeterJackson's production career, and analysts initially projected Universal would lose up to ''$150 million'' on the film when accounting was done. ''Deadline'' was even more pessimistic, estimating the loss at $170 million, which would have actually [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_biggest_box-office_bombs made it]] ''the worst box office bomb of all time''. After all the numbers were in, ''Deadline''s prediction was confirmed, the film is currently the single biggest box office loss of all time, losing a catastrophic $175 million in 2019 dollars.