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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 ...
It is unclear which sound-era production superseded it as the most expensive film, although this is commonly attributed to Hell's Angels (1930), directed by Howard Hughes; the accounts for Hell's Angels show it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]
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 ...
In 2010, Scott Pilgrim was a box office bomb, grossing $47.7m (£35.8m) against its production budget of $85m–90m (£63.7m-£67.5m). However, love for the film is strong 11 years on,with the ...
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.
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List of most expensive non-English-language films Title Country Primary language(s) Year Production costs (est.) The Battle at Lake Changjin: China Mandarin 2021 $200,000,000 [3] Monster Hunt 2: China Mandarin 2018 $143,000,000 [4] Detective Chinatown 3: China Mandarin 2021 $117,000,000 [5] Asterix at the Olympic Games: France French 2008 ...
'Terminator 2' was the most expensive movie ever when it hit cinemas in 1991. With a new sequel out this week, we look at the most costly productions ever.