Movies

Can anyone remember what some of the biggest (or most famous) bombs in movie history are? accountant_4_Jesus Aug 22, 05:05

Jonah brothers, anyone? {nm} karspov Aug 22, 05:15

I didn't really think that was that much of a bomb? {nm} accountant_4_Jesus Aug 22, 05:29

Yeah, I doubt it cost very much. {nm} TheWeekendWarrior Aug 22, 05:39

Pluto Nash had a 100M$ budget and made about 5M$, Cutthroat Island was also really bad and i think Town and Country also {nm} billy Aug 22, 05:16

What about Fox's version of Cleopatra with Elizabeth Taylor? Apparently it nearly sunk the studio. accountant_4_Jesus Aug 22, 05:23

It was the top-grossing film of that year, so you can't really call it a bomb. The problem was that costs spiralled out of control, not Roger More Aug 22, 06:52

Town &| Country is up there. $90m budget and WW gross of $10,372,291, how they spent 90m on this mystifies me. {nm} Budd Aug 22, 05:18

wow...how did they spend 90M on that film? {nm} lobogotti Aug 22, 06:55

Michael De Luca postponed reshoots until it became very costly... {nm} Apokalips Aug 22, 10:26

Delgo was a dud-o. {nm} drsexington Aug 22, 05:20

If it wasn't for here I never would've known that movie even existed. The ads & theatrical release here was non-existent. {nm} accountant_4_Jesus Aug 22, 05:31

Thunderbirds... cost $57 million, made $6 million domestic and another $21 million international. I've never even seen it on TV> TheWeekendWarrior Aug 22, 05:24

Ouch. Yeah, Thunderbirds are g.... No they're not, apparently. {nm} accountant_4_Jesus Aug 22, 05:30

here is some great info.... lobogotti Aug 22, 05:26

Thanks for that info, lobo. {nm} accountant_4_Jesus Aug 22, 05:30

Ishtar, Battlefield Earth, The Postman, Bonfire of the Vanities, Hudson Hawk, Myra Breckinridge, A Sound of Thunder, North {nm} Andre C Aug 22, 06:10

AT the time i remember hearing Scarface was a bomb. only made 44m worldwide {nm} Dorfman Aug 22, 06:24

Ishtar with Warren Beatty & Dustin Hoffman {nm} malificent Aug 22, 06:51

Heaven's Gate was the go-to example in the 1980s. Michael Goldman (I think) in one of his books did an autopsy of several box office bombs Roger More Aug 22, 06:56

My mistake - I meant Fiasco by James Robert Parish Roger More Aug 22, 06:58

yep Heavens Gate , Roger More beat me to that one {nm} JMT-NL Aug 22, 06:57

was just going to post that one... and saw Roger´s post. That Cimino bomb was really a wake/up call for the industry at that time {nm} JMT-NL Aug 22, 06:58

At least Heaven's Gate lead to a great book, Stephan Bach's Final Cut is a "Must Read"! {nm} GLAMMGUY Aug 22, 07:14

Waterworld....$175M production cost - Domestic Gross of $88M....WW sales rescued it, lucky for me {nm} Kevin Costner Aug 22, 08:12