10 Most Expensive Box Office Disasters in Cinema History
From catastrophic CGI sinkholes to runaway offshore sets, these ten colossal studio gambles lost over $100M each and pushed legendary Hollywood production houses to the brink of bankruptcy.
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10 Most Expensive Box Office Disasters In Cinema History
10. WaterworldThe maritime production sank millions into floating sets in open waters.
9. Jupiter AscendingThe lavish space opera struggled against convoluted worldbuilding and weak receipts.
8. The MarvelsThe cosmic Marvel sequel posted the MCU's lowest domestic box office.
7. 47 RoninThe supernatural samurai fantasy spiraled through costly budget overruns in London.
6. Sinbad: Legend Of The Seven SeasThe traditional animation flop prompted DreamWorks to abandon hand-drawn feature films.
5. The Lone RangerThe bloated western epic derailed Disney with massive budget overruns.
4. Cutthroat IslandThe pirate disaster bankrupted Carolco Pictures and set Guinness bomb records.
3. Mortal EnginesThe steampunk spectacle failed to launch Peter Jackson's ambitious traction universe.
2. The 13th WarriorThe Norse epic suffered massive studio reshoots and disastrous commercial returns.
1. John CarterThe Martian epic suffered Disney's steepest historical operating loss on film.
