The 14 Biggest Box Office Flops in Movie History

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)

The Ryan Reynolds superhero misfire DC tried to forget.

1000pts

2

Sahara (2005)

The Matthew McConaughey adventure whose losses spawned lawsuits.

912pts

3

John Carter (2012)

Disney's sci-fi epic that lost the studio a reported $200M.

912pts

4

Cleopatra (1963)

The lavish epic that nearly bankrupted 20th Century Fox.

879pts

5

The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)

The Eddie Murphy sci-fi comedy that lost nearly its entire budget.

879pts

6

Battlefield Earth (2000)

The John Travolta sci-fi film widely branded one of the worst ever.

789pts

7

The Lone Ranger (2013)

Disney's costly Johnny Depp Western misfire.

684pts

8

The Great Wall (2016)

The $150M Matt Damon monster epic that bombed worldwide.

560pts

9

Cutthroat Island (1995)

The pirate flop that helped sink Carolco Pictures.

559pts

10

Jupiter Ascending (2015)

The Wachowskis' space opera that failed to recoup its budget.

559pts

11

Gods of Egypt (2016)

The mythic fantasy panned and shunned at the box office.

410pts

12

47 Ronin (2013)

The Keanu Reeves samurai fantasy that lost Universal a fortune.

410pts

13

Mars Needs Moms (2011)

Disney's motion-capture animation that lost a fortune.

410pts

14

Heaven's Gate (1980)

The runaway Western that helped destroy United Artists.

228pts