The 30 Biggest Flops In Movie History
Belly Flop
Look, it's usually impossible to tell just exactly how much a movie lost. For whatever reason, movie studios aren't always the most transparent when it comes to their disastrous flops.
So as long as we're playing fast and loose, here's the biggest flops in history, rounded up to the highest estimate, adjusted for inflation—because it's more fun that way!
John Carter, Disney 2012 - Lost $250 Million
If you don't remember John Carter, then you're part of the problem! Disney thought John Carter was going to be the start of a big new franchise. Instead it's...well, the biggest bomb in history.
The Lone Ranger, Disney, 2013 - Lost $239 Million
Gore Verbinkski's The Lone Ranger flopped before anyone had heard anything about Johnny Depp or Armie Hammer, so it can't even blame them!
The 13th Warrior, Touchstone (Disney), 1999 - Lost $227 Million
Another Disney debaucle, the studio was so sure that audiences wanted to see a Muslim adventurer among Vikings that they shelled out $160 million to make The 13th Warrior in 1999. Audiences did not want to see that, and the movie made it to third on our list.
Mortal Engines, Universal, 2018 - Lost $204 Million
Cities on wheels is a great pitch—but it wasn't enough to make Universal Studios' adaptation of Philip Reeve's young adult novel successful. The movie cost as much as $150 million to make and...did not make that much.
