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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 ...
Some movies are a smash success, earning critical acclaim and serious cash at the box office. However, others turn into epic box-office flops that tarnish the reputation of the cast and crew and ...
3. ‘Man on the Moon’ Worldwide box office: $47.4 million From a financial standpoint, the 1999 film “Man on the Moon,” starring Jim Carrey and Danny DeVito, was a disaster.
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 ...
It is unclear which sound-era production superseded it as the most expensive film, although this is commonly attributed to Hell's Angels (1930), directed by Howard Hughes; the accounts for Hell's Angels show it cost $2.8 million, but Hughes publicised it as costing $4 million, selling it to the media as the most expensive film ever made. [214]
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From the iconic intergalactic Star Wars franchise to Marvel's Avengers, these are the most expensive movies of all time (so far) in Hollywood.
The movie was a box-office bomb as it lost money on its budget of $16 million. The film holds a 70% score on Rotten Tomatoes based on 10 reviews. Janet Maslin of The New York Times called the film one "so badly bungled that it can't help but rivet the audience's attention" while citing its ineffective casting and direction.