Greatest Box-Office Bombs, Disasters and Film Flops
of All-Time

Summary Chart

Greatest Box-Office Bombs, Disasters and Flops of All-Time

The following summary chart provides estimates of the greatest film failures and flops (disasters, bombs, etc.) that potentially lost the highest amounts of revenue, based upon their estimated losses. Some films that appeared at first to do well (in foreign and/or domestic markets), were doomed to fail and not make a profit because their marketing and production budget costs were so substantial and exorbitant. Films that have lost over $85 million in revenue (adjusted for inflation) are usually considered to be among the all-time losers.

Sometimes a film was able to recoup its costs years later, due to sales of ancillary products (DVD sales and rentals), TV rights, licensing fees, etc.

The situation created by the COVID pandemic beginning in year 2020 and stretching into 2021 caused devastating effects upon movie-going. In mid-2020 through some of 2021, many studios resorted to streaming movies online before theatrical releases, drastically reducing revenues (or resulting in inaccurate revenue reporting). Therefore, it has remained difficult in the 2020-21 period to definitively state which films were true box-office bombs.

Many of the films in the list below are reviewed in detail in the pages that follow.

All-Time Greatest Box-Office Bombs, Disasters and Flops
(chronological, by film title)
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Greatest Box-Office Flops of All-Time
All Figures in Millions, Currently Through 2020
Sorted by Estimated Loss (In Descending Order) - The Yellow Shaded Area
Production Budget Figures are Not the Total Cost (Additional Marketing and Production Costs Not Included)

Title Screen
(Film Title, Year)
Estimated Loss
(Inflation-Adjusted)
(approx.)
Production Budget
(approx.)
Gross Revenue
(Domestic)
Gross Revenue
(Worldwide)

John Carter (2012)
$113-200 million
($133-236 million adjusted)
$263.7 million
$73 million
$284.1 million

The Lone Ranger (2013)
$160-190 million
($186-221 million adjusted)
$225-250 million
$89.3 million
$260.5 million

The 13th Warrior (1999)
$69-129 million
($112-210 million adjusted)
$100-160 million
$32.7 million
$61.7 million

Mortal Engines (2018, NZ/US)
$174.8 million
($189 million adjusted)
$100-110 million
$16 million
$83.7 million

Cutthroat Island (1995)
$105 million
($187 million adjusted)
$98 million
$10 million
$18.3 million

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
$125 million
($184 million adjusted)
$60 million
$26.5 million
$80.8 million

Battleship (2012)
$150 million
($177 million adjusted)
$209-220 million
$65.4 million
$303 million

Mars Needs Moms (2011)
$100-144 million
($120-173 million adjusted)
$150 million
$21.4 million
$39 million

Pan (2015)
$85-150 million
($98-171 million adjusted)
$150 million
$35 million
$128.4 million

Tomorrowland (2015)
$90-150 million
($103-171 million adjusted)
$180-190 million
$93.4 million
$209 million

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
$112-153 million
($124-169 million adjusted)
$175 million
$39.2 million
$148.7 million

Titan A.E. (2000)
$100 million
($157 million adjusted)
$75-90 million
$22.8 million
$36.8 million

The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
$96 million
($145 million adjusted)
$100 million
$4.4 million
$7.1 million

X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)
$79-133 million
($85-144 million adjusted)
$200 million
$65.8 million
$252.4 million

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
$94 million
($144 million adjusted)
$137 million
$32.1 million
$85.1 million

Wonder Woman 1984 (2000)
$100-137 million
($105-143 million adjusted)
$200 million
$46.8 million
$169.6 million

Hart's War (2002)
$62.7 million
($105-143 million adjusted)
$70-95 million
$19.1 million
$32.3 million

A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
$130.6 million
($141 million adjusted)
$125 million
$100.5 million
$132.8 million

Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
$110-130 million
($119-140 million adjusted)
$185-196 million
$62.3 million
$261.1 million

Monster Trucks (2016)
$109-123.1 million
($123-139 million adjusted)
$125 million
$33.3 million
$64.5 million

Onward (2020)
$131 million
($137 million adjusted)
$175-200 million
$61.6 million
$142 million

Jupiter Ascending (2015)
$95-120 million
($109-137 million adjusted)
$175 million
$47.4 million
$184 million

Ben-Hur (2016)
$75-121.7 million
($85-135 million adjusted)
$100 million
$26.4 million
$94.1 million

The Alamo (2004)
$94 million
($135 million adjusted)
$107 million
$22.4 million
$25.8 million

Stealth (2005)
$96 million
($133 million adjusted)
$135 million
$32.1 million
$79.3 million

Heaven's Gate (1980)
$40.5 million
($133 million adjusted)
$44 million
$3.5 million
$3.5 million

Supernova (2000)
$83 million
($131 million adjusted)
$90 million
$14.2 million
$14.8 million

How Do You Know (2010)
$104 million
($129 million adjusted)
$100 million
$30.2 million
$48.7 million

Town & Country (2001)
$85 million
($130 million adjusted)
$90 million
$6.7 million
$10.4 million

Treasure Planet (2002)
$85 million
($128 million adjusted)
$140 million
$38.2 million
$110 million

Deepwater Horizon (2016)
$60-112 million
($68-126 million adjusted)
$110-120 million
$61.4 million
$121.8 million

The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
$14.3 million
($125 million adjusted)
$18.4 million
$4.8 million

Windtalkers (2002)
$76-81 million
($114-122 million adjusted)
$115-120 million
$40.9 million
$77.6 million

Cats (2019)
$71-113.6 million
($75-120 million adjusted)
$90-100 million
$27.2 million
$73.8 million

Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
$103 million
($120 million adjusted)
$185-200 million
$65.2 million
$197.7 million

The Postman (1997)
$70 million
($118 million adjusted)
$80 million
$17.6 million
$20.8 million

The Promise (2016, Sp./US)
$93-102 million
($105-115 million adjusted)
$90 million
$8.2 million
$12.4 million

Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 2000 (2000)
$73.3 million
($115 million adjusted)
$73-103 million
$21.5 million
$29.7 million

Inchon! (1981/1982)
$40.8 million
($115 million adjusted)
$46 million
$5.2 million
$5.2 million

Fantastic Four (2015)
$80-100 million
($91-114 million adjusted)
$120-125 million
$56.1 million
$168 million

Evan Almighty (2007)
$87 million
($114 million adjusted)
$175 million
$100.5 million
$174.4 million

Beloved (1998)
$68.5 million
($114 million adjusted)
$80 million
$22.9 million
$22.9 million

The BFG (2016)
$71-100 million
($80-113 million adjusted)
$140 million
$55.5 million
$195.2 million

Jack Frost (1998)
$68 million
($113 million adjusted)
$40-85 million
$34.6 million
$34.6 million

Fathers' Day (1997)
$67 million
($113 million adjusted)
$85 million
$28.6 million
$35.7 million

47 Ronin (2013)
$96 million
($112 million adjusted)
$175-225 million
$38.4 million
$151.8 million

Poseidon (2006)
$83 million
($112 million adjusted)
$160 million
$60.7 million
$181.7 million

Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
$100+ million
($111+ million adjusted)
$217 million
$130.2 million
$605.4 million

Speed Racer (2008)
$88 million
($111 million adjusted)
$120 million
$43.9 million
$93.9 million

Hugo (2011)
$91 million
($110 million adjusted)
$150-170 million
$73.9 million
$185.8 million

Sahara (2005)
$78.4 million
($109 million adjusted)
$160 million
$68.7 million
$119.2 million

Monkeybone (2001)
$71 million
($109 million adjusted)
$75 million
$5.4 million
$7.6 million

xXx: State of the Union (2005) (aka xXx 2)
$78 million
($108 million adjusted)
$113.1 million
$26.9 million
$71 million

R.I.P.D. (2013)
$92 million
($107 million adjusted)
$130-154 million
$33.7 million
$78.3 million

Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
$74 million
($106 million adjusted)
$110 million
$24 million
$72.2 million

Gigli (2003)
$72 million
($106 million adjusted)
$75.6 million
$6.1 million
$7.3 million

Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002)
$70.1 million
($106 million adjusted)
$70 million
$14.3 million
$20.2 million

The Astronaut's Wife (1999)
$65 million
($106 million adjusted)
$75 million
$10.7 million
$19.6 million

Dudley Do-Right (1999)
$65 million
($106 million adjusted)
$70 million
$10 million
$10 million

The Call of the Wild (2020)
$50-100 million
($52–105 million adjusted)
$125-150 million
$62.3 million
$111.1 million

Dolittle (2020)
$50-100 million
($52-105 million adjusted)
$175 million
$77 million
$245.4 million

The Mummy (2017)
$60-95 million
($66-105 million adjusted)
$195 million
$80.2 million
$409.2 million

The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
$47-73 million
($67-105 million adjusted)
$105-120 million
$57.8 million
$115.9 million

The Great Raid (2005)
$75 million
($104 million adjusted)
$80 million
$10.2 million
$10.8 million

Chill Factor (1999)
$64 million
($104 million adjusted)
$70 million
$11.3 million
$11.8 million

Blackhat (2015)
$68-90 million
($78-103 million adjusted)
$70 million
$8 million
$19.7 million

Rise of the Guardians (2012)
$87 million
($103 million adjusted)
$145 million
$103.4 million
$306.9 million

A Sound of Thunder (2005, UK/US)
$74 million
($103 million adjusted)
$80 million
$1.9 million
$11.7 million

Peter Pan (2003)
$70 million
($103 million adjusted)
$130.6 million
$48.5 million
$122 million

Driven (2001)
$67 million
($103 million adjusted)
$94 million
$32.7 million
$54.7 million

Lolita (1997)
$61 million
($103 million adjusted)
$62 million
$1.1 million
$1.1 million

Allied (2016)
$75-90 million
($85-102 million adjusted)
$85 million
$40.1 million
$119.5 million

Gods of Egypt (2016)
$76-90 million
($86-102 million adjusted)
$140 million
$31.2 million
$150.7 million

The Nutcracker in 3D (2010, UK/Hungary) (aka The Nutcracker: The Untold Story)
$82 million
($102 million adjusted)
$100-160 million
$195,459
$20.5 million

Alexander (2004)
$71 million
($102 million adjusted)
$155 million
$34.3 million
$167.3 million

Instinct (1999)
$63 million
($102 million adjusted)
$80 million
$34.1 million
$34.1 million

K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
$67 million
($101 million adjusted)
$100 million
$35.2 million
$65.7 million

Sphere (1998)
$61 million
($101 million adjusted)
$73-80 million
$37 million
$50.2 million

Tenet (2020)
$50-100 million
($50-100 million adjusted)
$205 million
$58.5 million
$365.3 million

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
$63.5 million
($100 million adjusted)
$76-98.6 million
$26 million
$35.1 million

Hard Rain (1998)
$60 million
($100 million adjusted)
$70 million
$19.9 million
$19.9 million

Soldier (1998)
$60 million
($100 million adjusted)
$60-75 million
$14.6 million
$14.6 million

Red Planet (2000)
$63 million
($99 million adjusted)
$80 million
$17.5 million
$33.5 million

The Good Dinosaur (2015)
$85 million
($97 million adjusted)
$175-200 million
$123 million
$332.2 million

Seventh Son (2015, US/UK/Canada/China)
$85 million
($97 million adjusted)
$95 million
$17.2 million
$114.2 million

Ishtar (1987)
$40.6 million
($97 million adjusted)
$51-55 million
$14.4 million
$14.4 million

Ali (2001)
$63 million
($96 million adjusted)
$107 million
$58.2 million
$87.8 million

Osmosis Jones (2001)
$63 million
($96 million adjusted)
$70 million
$13.6 million
$14 million

The Wolfman (2010)
$76 million
($94 million adjusted)
$150 million
$62 million
$139.8 million

The Invasion (2007)
$71 million
($93 million adjusted)
$80 million
$15 million
$40.2 million

Zoom: Academy For Superheroes (2006)
$69 million
($93 million adjusted)
$75.6 million
$12 million
$12.5 million

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017, Fr./US)
$82 million
($91 million adjusted)
$177.2-180 million
$41.2 million
$226 million

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
$80 million
($91 million adjusted)
$75 million
$45.4 million
$107 million

Krull (1983, UK/US)
$33.5 million
($91 million adjusted)
$27 million
$16.9 million
$16.9 million

Robin Hood (2018)
$83.7 million
($90 million adjusted)
$100 million
$30.8 million
$86.5 million

Green Lantern (2011)
$75 million
($90 million adjusted)
$200 million
$116.6 million
$219.9 million

The New Mutants (2020)
$84 million
($88 million adjusted)
$67-80 million
$23.9 million
$49.2 million

Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
$80 million
($88 million adjusted)
$150-185 million
$92.1 million
$259.4 million

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988, UK)
$38.5 million
($88 million adjusted)
$46.6 million
$8.1 million
$8.1 million

Doctor Dolittle (1967)
$10.8 million
($88 million adjusted)
$17 million
?
$9 million

Pixels (2015)
$75 million
($86 million adjusted)
$88 million
$78.8 million
$244.9 million

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