When it comes to financial disasters, Disney’s “The Lone Ranger” will likely go down as the biggest flop of the year after losing nearly $200 million at the box office. But Johnny Depp isn’t alone. In addition to big-budget failures like “The Lone Ranger,” several low-to-mid-level films also disappointed in ticket sales, including projects from Channing Tatum, Harrison Ford and Selena Gomez.
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Lionsgate had hoped the popular sci-fi novels would spur another teenage franchise like “The Hunger Games,” but the Asa Butterfield-starrer failed to catch fire at the box office, earning less than $90 million worldwide.
DreamWorks’ Wikileaks movie “The Fifth Estate” pulled in an anemic $1.7 million from 1,769 theaters on its opening weekend, making it the worst debut for a film opening in at least 1,500 theaters this year.
New Line and Legendary Pictures’ costly take on the classic “Jack and the Giant Beanstalk” fable earned $200 million worldwide for Warner Bros. but factor in the film’s budget ($195 million) plus marketing fees, and the parties involved emerged with a $90 million loss.
Spike Lee’s remake of the cult Korean thriller was a giant turkey at the Thanksgiving box office and one of the worst-performing films of the director’s career.
M. Night Shyamalan’s pricey sci-fi film may have recouped its budget internationally (not counting the marketing costs) but the high cost contributed to several Sony executives losing their jobs.
Steve Carell failed to produce any magic at the box office as this WB comedy all but vanished this past year, despite an aggressive marketing campaign.
Sylvester Stallone’s action pic flew under the radar for one of the worst financial debaucles of the year.
Selena Gomez may be a teen queen and tabloid favorite, but her youthful fans didn’t show up for the Ethan Hawke actioner, which only drew $10 million at the U.S. box office.
Chris Brown didn’t exactly have a year to remember. Before entering rehab for anger management, the R&B star’s dance movie failed to make the right moves in theaters.
Robert Rodriguez’s “Machete” sequel landed with a thud.
With the popular brands of Kerry Washington and Tyler Perry, it’s surprising Lionsgate couldn’t generate more than $9 million globally.
Even with box office golden boy Channing Tatum in a starring role, Sony’s action pic didn’t have enough muscle to overcome similarities to FilmDistrict’s “Olympus Has Fallen.” The film was listed as a crucial weakness in Sony’s summer earnings.
The Liam Hemsworth-Harrison Ford thriller debuted at #13 at the U.S. box office with a meager $3.5 million this past summer.
Even with a star-studded supporting cast (Viola Davis, Emma Thompson, Jeremy Irons) and a built-in fanbase from the best-selling book series, WB’s young adult fantasy pic couldn’t mine box office gold.
<p>Keanu Reeves' samurai tentpole opened Christmas day and Universal has already taken an unspecified writedown for the $175 million film. It could join "The Lone Ranger" as one of the biggest flops of 2013.</p>
<p><strong>Estimated Budget:</strong> $175 million</p>
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