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Waterworld's reported budget was $172 million, and a total outlay of $235 million once marketing and distribution costs are factored in. [2] Because of the runaway costs of the production, some critics dubbed it "Fishtar" [24] and "Kevin's Gate", [25] alluding to the flops Ishtar and Heaven's Gate. The film debuted at the box office at No. 1.
In the film and media industry, if a film released in theatres fails to break even by a large amount, it is considered a box-office bomb (or box-office flop), thus losing money for the distributor, studio, and/or production company that invested in it. Due to the secrecy surrounding costs and profit margins in the film industry, figures of ...
There was also Waterworld, pre-hyped as the biggest flop ever, because of a budget that rose to some $175m (£135m).The knives were out for Kevin Costner in the press and in Hollywood ...
If Waterworld was made for $175m and grossed a total of $264m, that means that Universal would still not have recouped their investment. Therefore, the film was a box office flop. 79.66.87.237 ( talk ) 18:57, 26 February 2008 (UTC) [ reply ]
Well, the 67-year-old exclusively tells Entertainment Weekly she would've found out if she'd taken up Kevin Costner's offer to join the cast of his infamous 1995 post-apocalyptic aquatic action ...
Water World, Water world, or Waterworld may refer to: Film and television. Waterworld, 1995 science fiction film WaterWorld, stunt show featured at many Universal ...
Albertina Marie Majorino (/ m eɪ dʒ oʊ ˈ r iː n oʊ / may-joh-REE-noh; born February 7, 1985) [1] [2] [3] is an American film and television actress. She started her career as a child actress, starring in films such as Andre; When a Man Loves a Woman; Waterworld; Corrina, Corrina; and Alice in Wonderland.
A box-office bomb [a] is a film that is unprofitable or considered highly unsuccessful during its theatrical run. Although any film for which the combined production budget, marketing, and distribution costs exceed the revenue after release has technically "bombed", the term is more frequently used for major studio releases that were highly anticipated, extensively marketed, and expensive to ...