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"Crash! Bang! Boom!" - The Biggest Box-Office Bombs
By an Amazon.com customer
The Adventures of Pluto NashThe Adventures of Pluto Nash
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $0.01
Budget: $100,000,000 - Gross: $4,411,102: Proven sentiment: Eddie Murphy cannot get by on bad jokes and lackluster computer graphics.
Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood BurnAlan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $3.15
Budget: $10,000,000 - Gross: $45,779: No dispute required - this IS one of the worst movies ever made, and no cut in the world could ever save it.
Alex Rider - Operation Stormbreaker (Widescreen Edition)Alex Rider - Operation Stormbreaker (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $4.11
Budget: $40,000,000 - Gross: $659,210: I don't know if it was 17-year-old Alex Pettyfer or the Mickey Rourke/Ewan McGregor combination, but something about the spy-thriller adaptation just failed to click with most folks.
Blonde AmbitionBlonde Ambition
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $0.01
Budget: $10,000,000 - Gross: $6,422: Oh, Jessica - maybe if you were a natural blonde, this would've worked a bit better.
Blood and WineBlood and Wine
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $6.43
Budget: $26,000,000 - Gross: $1,083,350
Breakfast of ChampionsBreakfast of Champions
Budget: $12,000,000 - Gross: $178,287: Thank goodness that Bruce Willis has enough successes to help put this disappointment out of memory.
The Bridge of San Luis ReyThe Bridge of San Luis Rey
Buy new: $22.49 / Used from: $1.47
Budget: $24,000,000 - Gross: $49,981: Not even Robbie De Niro or Kathy Bates could save this international disaster.
Chairman of the BoardChairman of the Board
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $4.66
Budget: $10,000,000 - Gross: $306,715: ...need I say anything at all?
Desert BlueDesert Blue
Buy used from: $2.14
Budget: $5,000,000 - Gross: $99,147: If this film were shown strictly in the desert, its lack of success would be understandable. However, since it premiered across the continent...
DiamondsDiamonds
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $2.70
Budget: $11,900,000 - Gross: $81,897
Eye See You (aka D-Tox)Eye See You (aka D-Tox)
Buy used from: $0.66
Budget: $55,000,000 - Gross: $79,161: Before his 2007 comeback, Sly Stallone's reputation had all but faded into obscurity...
Fierce PeopleFierce People
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $1.50
Budget: $8,000,000 - Gross: $85,410
FreakedFreaked
Buy used from: $1.98
Budget: $12,000,000 - Gross: $29,296: After the release of this comedy flop, internal notes circulating in the film industry warned producers to never ever feature Mr. T in any film again.
The Game of Their LivesThe Game of Their Lives
Buy used from: $16.88
Budget: $20,000,000 - Gross: $375,750: Also known as "The Miracle Match", which was anything but what actor Gerard Butler and director David Anspaugh were.
The Monkees - HeadThe Monkees - Head
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $9.95
Budget: $750,000 - Gross: $16,111: Proof that the Beatles were and remain the more popular.
Hottie & the NottieHottie & the Nottie
Buy new: $22.49 / Used from: $1.67
Budget: $9,000,000 - Gross: $27,696: Memo to Paris Hilton: EVERYONE'S lost interest in you.
IdiocracyIdiocracy
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $3.98
Budget: $30,000,000 - Gross: $444,000: It's not a bad movie...but really: would you really pay money to watch a film whose title lets you know it's about nationwide stupidity?
The Land Girls (Widescreen. Original English. English Subtitle. Catherine McCormack, Rachel Weisz, Anna Friel)The Land Girls (Widescreen. Original English. English Subtitle. Catherine McCormack, Rachel Weisz, Anna Friel)
Budget: $8,000,000 - Gross: $146,083
The Last Time I Committed SuicideThe Last Time I Committed Suicide
Buy new: $11.49 / Used from: $5.66
Budget: $4,000,000 - Gross: $12,863: The least we know is that there's not going to be a sequel, in every sense of the word.
The Life Before Her EyesThe Life Before Her Eyes
Buy new: $18.99 / Used from: $2.83
Budget: $8,000,000 - Gross: $303,439
Little Nemo: Adventures in SlumberlandLittle Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
Buy used from: $1.99
Budget: $35,000,000 - Gross: $1,368,000: Released in theaters in the same season as Disney's "Aladdin", this oft-forgotten gem never stood a chance.
LolitaLolita
Buy used from: $23.78
Budget: $58,000,000 - Gross: $1,060,056: No, silly - it's not the Stanley Kubrick film. That's probably why nobody wanted to see it...
Love's Labour's LostLove's Labour's Lost
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $4.99
Budget: $13,000,000 - Gross: $299,792: A modern adaptation of a Shakespeare play? Those usually don't do too well, and this one's no exception.
Mini's First TimeMini's First Time
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $3.14
Budget: $6,000,000 - Gross: $49,034: It might've been Mini's, but it wasn't ours: who hasn't seen a film like this a thousand times?
MollyMolly
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $1.33
Budget: $21,000,000 - Gross: $17,396
Monument Ave.Monument Ave.
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $3.41
Budget: $11,000,000 - Gross: $333,760: Denis Leary as an Irish mobster?
My Big Fat Independent MovieMy Big Fat Independent Movie
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $0.40
Budget: $3,000,000 - Gross: $4,655: Case in point: ENOUGH with the darn parodies!
No Good DeedNo Good Deed
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $1.78
Budget: $12,000,000 - Gross: $181,600: C'mon - Samuel Jackson can do better than this!
Nomad: The WarriorNomad: The Warrior
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $1.99
Budget: $40,000,000 - Gross: $79,123: The Kazahki entry into the popular "epic movie" genre failed miserably to garner any sort of international interest.
PiratesPirates
Budget: $40,000,000 - Gross: $1,641,825: Proof that pedophilic film-directors should keep to making psychological thrillers, and not try their hands at action-comedies.
Ride with the DevilRide with the Devil
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $5.90
Budget: $35,000,000 - Gross: $630,779: The ever-versatile Ang Lee hits a rough spot with this civil war drama.
Rock and RuleRock and Rule
Buy new: $11.49 / Used from: $6.62
Budget: $8,000,000 - Gross: $30,379
ScorchedScorched
Buy used from: $0.15
Budget: $7,000,000 - Gross: $8,000: The highlight of this film is the GM EV1 sports car.
ShadeShade
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $0.24
Budget: $10,000,000 - Gross: $25,032: A pretty good noir adventure, but perhaps a bit too advanced for casual movie-goers...
A Sound of Thunder (Widescreen Edition)A Sound of Thunder (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $8.49 / Used from: $2.00
Budget: $80,000,000 - Gross: $1,900,451: Despite having won the Academy Award for his portrayal in "Gandhi", Sir Ben Kingsley has had increasing difficulty in finding a niche in any other characters.
Southland TalesSouthland Tales
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $2.12
Budget: $15,000,000 - Gross: $275,380: Some dystopian futures are so bleak that not even The Rock can save them.
The StatementThe Statement
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $0.01
Budget: $27,000,000 - Gross: $765,637: Films starring WW2 criminals don't tend to do all too well.
A Troll in Central ParkA Troll in Central Park
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $4.95
Budget: $23,000,000 - Gross: $71,368: Stuck in the slump between the successful "Land Before Time" and "Anastasia", animation torchbearer Don Bluth learned the hard way that the Disney empire wasn't about to give up its supremacy.
Without LimitsWithout Limits
Buy used from: $2.99
Budget: $25,000,000 - Gross: $770,000
The YardsThe Yards
Buy used from: $1.04
Budget: $20,000,000 - Gross: $882,710