Biggest box office bombs of all time

[Chainsawmidget]

Here's wikipedia's list of the biggest box office bombs ever.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_biggest_box_office_bombs

So, how many of these have you seen and which ones did you like?

I've seen the 13th Warrior and liked it.
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, liked it.
The Postman, didn't care for it
The Astronaut's Wife, didn't care for it
Hudson Hawk, really great movie
Gigli, really bland movie.  To say I hated it would imply that it was capable of inciting strong feelings in me at all.  (Also, I still don't know how to pronounce it.)
Adventures of Baron Munchausen, this is a GREAT movie.  With a capital GREAT.
The Avengers, fun movie, but nothing spectacular
The Relic, incredibly formulaic.  Didn't care for it at all. 
Mary Reilly, I thought it was good, but I can see how others wouldn't.
Money Train, didn't care for it
Nothing But Trouble, definitely a cult movie, not a bad one either.   

[Flick James]

Hah. Nice thread. Let's see, I saw:

The Alamo (2004): but didn't quite make it all the way, fell asleep, but enough of it to say I saw it
The Adventure of Pluto Nash (2002): well, that was just a crappy movie. Also I didn't like it.
The 13th Warrior (1999): I didn't think it was all that bad. I like it okay, but I'm not in a hurry to watch it again.
Red Planet (2000): did not like it.
Osmosis Jones (2001): not a good movie, but I like it a little.
Soldier (1998): Wow was that movie a piece of crap. Even the presence of Gary Busey couldn't save it, and that's  saying a lot.
The Astronaut's Wife (1999): Boooooorrrring.
Ishtar (1987): I actually like this movie. It is so bad on levels that I can't comprehend, and therefore impressive.
City of Ember (2008): I liked it. It wasn't great, had a number of flaws, but I liked the look and feel of it overall.
The Avengers (1998): Complete crap. Hated it.
Mary Reilly (1996): I was pretty indifferent to this one. Kind of boring but I wouldn't call it terrible.
Man on the Moon (1999): So-so. I appreciated the goal of the movie, and at times it worked.
Money Train (1995): A gnat's eyelash better than The Avengers. Hated it.

[InformationGeek]

Hmmm...

Treasure Planet: Seen it and loved it.  Shame it didn't make back its budget.
Son of the Mask: So didn't even deserve to make as much as it did.
Around the World in 80 Days: Alright film I suppose, not surprised that it didn't make its money back when I think about it.
Osmosis Jones: It was pretty good, but then again, it didn't seem like the kind of film that was going to do will since it seem it was for kids or adults due to its content.

That's pretty much it.  Looking at the worst, Delgo, that's a rather impressive failure if I do say so myself.  Didn't even make back 2% of its budget?  As one person put it, that was the kind of failure that could make people jump off roofs.

[Criswell]

I haven't seen any of them. I guess thats why they bombed!

[Mr. DS]

Hudson Hawk - I didn't think it was all that bad either.

Adventures Of Baron Muchausen - parts anyways, can't recall much of it.

The Relic - Aw c'mon that movie friggin' rocked!  I saw it twice in the theater. 

Mary Reilly  - not a bad concept, execution wise was fair.

[JaseSF]

Red Planet - I liked it.
The Postman - a bit overlong but I liked it.
Soldier - yep, liked this too.
Ballistic: Ecks vs.. Sever- kinda boring but I liked some of it.
Adventures of Baron Munchausen - awesome movie!
The Avengers - nothing like the TV series at all, very disappointing on that level..thought it was just O.K., nothing special.
The Relic- liked it.
Man on the Moon- loved it!!
K-19: The Widowmaker - great film

[LilCerberus]

A couple of friends of mine, Justin Dray & Beau Marie, were in Gods And Generals.

Haven't seen the whole movie, just select clips, but Justin really shined out as George Jenkins. Beau was an extra who shouts "They're close enough for me!", but accidentally said it in a cartoon voice on the first take.

IMHO, Beau's best work was the short film God Given Talent.

They're both in Hollywood now, & I, as well as many other Richmonders sincerely hope their talent don't go unrecognized.

[claws]

Seen:

The 13th Warrior - Not great but had its moments.
A Sound of Thunder - Kind of dull and boring but still mildly entertaining.
Red Planet - Average sci-fi. Not the spectacle it was made out to be.
The Astronaut's Wife - Had no issues with that one. Fun take on The Omen/Rosemary's Baby.
Eye See You - Predictable but still a fun slasher. Enjoyed the snow bound setting.
Hudson Hawk - Silly without being funny = typical flop. Didn't care much for it.
Ishtar - Seen it once, don't remember anything about it. Forgettable.
The Scarlet Letter - Seen it once, don't remember much about it. Forgettable.
Adventures of Baron Munchausen - This was OK as I recall.
The Relic - Pretty good and underrated.
Mary Reilly - Not very exciting.
Man on the Moon - Pretty good movie.
Money Train - Seen it, don't remember much about it. Forgettable.
Nothing but Trouble - Awful, unappealing anti-comedy. Only seen it once though.

[Jack]

The Alamo - in 2004?  I never even knew this existed   
Speed Racer - I made it about 2 minutes into this
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within  - I've got this on DVD lol.  I like it.
Red Planet - I thought this was pretty good. 
Soldier - liked this one too.
Rollerball (2002) - made it about 5 minutes into this.  Turned my stomach.
Hudson Hawk - I got a kick out of this.
Battlefield Earth - lol, I didn't think it was THAT bad.
The Avengers - turned it off when I saw teddy bears.
The Relic - not a favorite of mine, but it was okay.  Watched it twice I think.

[The Burgomaster]

I'd say most of the ones I've seen are maybe a bit dull but overall pretty harmless.  "Take it or leave it" kind of stuff.  One thing I will say is I thought THE AVENGERS was downright confusing.  I bought the DVD, watched it several times, and couldn't understand what was going on at certain times.  Then I got my hands on the screenplay and discovered they cut scenes out of the movie that probably would have made it more coherent.

 

[Robocop]

I had no idea Money Train was such a failure at the BO, I loved that movie. I'm surprised 'Last Action Hero' didn't make that list. Appropriately it was hyped up like crazy in 93, and when it was released it was heavily panned by critics for two reasons.

1. The audience of the time didn't quite understand it, so in other words it was too far ahead of its time.

2. It had to compete with Jurassic Park which was the wrong road to take as it turned out.     

[claws]

Shouldn't Howard the Duck be on the list?

Production Budget: $37 million
Worldwide grosses: $37,962,774    

[Raffine]

Wow. MARS NEEDS MOMS is already the third biggest loser in movie history. Hasn't it only been out for a couple of weeks?

Funny thing is: I bet Berkley Breathed pocketed more money for this than he did for his Bloom County, Outland, and Opus strips combined.

[Olivia Bauer]

Final Fantasy: I'm a HUGE fan of the games and I've seen Advent Children. I've never seen Spirits Within.

Treasure Planet: Loved it as a child. I'm surprised it made so little.

Around the World in 80 Days: An alright movie. Somewhat forgettable mind you.

Osmosis Jones: Loved it a kid. I don't know why it's a bomb.

Catwoman: Not surprised at all.

Hudson Hawk: This movie gets too much crap. I liked it. You just have to avoid taking the film seriously.

Battlefield Earth: That movie left a bad taste in my mouth. Not surprised.

Son of the Mask: I liked it as a kid but I barely remember it today.

Johna Hex: I wasn't a fan of the comic so I didn't really complain.

[BoyScoutKevin]

Shouldn't Howard the Duck be on the list?

Production Budget: $37 million
Worldwide grosses: $37,962,774    

No. While it probably lost money, after you add up the post-production expenses, it actually earned back the cost it took to make it, which surprised me. Which is more than the films on this list did.

As for the films on this list, I actually enjoyed most of 'em, or if I did not enjoy 'em, at least I found 'em at worst mediocre films.

There are some high grossing films that I actually hate worst than any of the films on this list. "Titanic" (1997) being one of 'em.

The problem with a film losing alot of money, is that it affects not only that film, but often every film that follows after. "Cutthroat Island," for example, almost put an end to "Pirates of the Caribbean," even before it was made. Because every time the idea for "Pirates of the Caribbean" came up, someone would say: "Remember Cutthroat Island." And follow that with "Films about pirates don't make money at the boxoffice."