The 14 Biggest Box Office Flops in Movie History

By YPB Team

Sky-high budgets, catastrophic returns — the ambitious productions that turned into legendary money pits. Which flop flopped hardest? Which will win?

  1. Green Lantern (2011) — ranked #11
    Green Lantern (2011)
    The Ryan Reynolds superhero misfire DC tried to forget.
    1000pts
  2. Sahara (2005) — ranked #22
    Sahara (2005)
    The Matthew McConaughey adventure whose losses spawned lawsuits.
    912pts
  3. John Carter (2012) — ranked #33
    John Carter (2012)
    Disney's sci-fi epic that lost the studio a reported $200M.
    912pts
  4. Cleopatra (1963) — ranked #44
    Cleopatra (1963)
    The lavish epic that nearly bankrupted 20th Century Fox.
    879pts
  5. The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002) — ranked #55
    The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
    The Eddie Murphy sci-fi comedy that lost nearly its entire budget.
    879pts
  6. Battlefield Earth (2000) — ranked #66
    Battlefield Earth (2000)
    The John Travolta sci-fi film widely branded one of the worst ever.
    789pts
  7. The Lone Ranger (2013) — ranked #77
    The Lone Ranger (2013)
    Disney's costly Johnny Depp Western misfire.
    684pts
  8. The Great Wall (2016) — ranked #88
    The Great Wall (2016)
    The $150M Matt Damon monster epic that bombed worldwide.
    560pts
  9. Cutthroat Island (1995) — ranked #99
    Cutthroat Island (1995)
    The pirate flop that helped sink Carolco Pictures.
    559pts
  10. Jupiter Ascending (2015) — ranked #1010
    Jupiter Ascending (2015)
    The Wachowskis' space opera that failed to recoup its budget.
    559pts
  11. Gods of Egypt (2016) — ranked #1111
    Gods of Egypt (2016)
    The mythic fantasy panned and shunned at the box office.
    410pts
  12. 47 Ronin (2013) — ranked #1212
    47 Ronin (2013)
    The Keanu Reeves samurai fantasy that lost Universal a fortune.
    410pts
  13. Mars Needs Moms (2011) — ranked #1313
    Mars Needs Moms (2011)
    Disney's motion-capture animation that lost a fortune.
    410pts
  14. Heaven's Gate (1980) — ranked #1414
    Heaven's Gate (1980)
    The runaway Western that helped destroy United Artists.
    228pts

Comments

Zhang Yimou's most expensive production took $171 million in China and $45.5 million in North America on $150 million: https://youpick.best/articles/how-many-ways-to-rank-matt-damon

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