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Top Box-Office Flops of All-Time (as of 2012)

The box-office figures for total cost (production budgets), and domestic and worldwide grosses are fairly accurate, but must be taken as estimates only. The figures for total net loss are inflation-adjusted for the year 2012.

The following list (written up in detail in the pages that follow) comprises the films that lost the most revenue*:

Top 10 Box-Office Flops of All-Time
Film Title
Year
Total Cost and
Worldwide Revenue
Total Net Loss
Total Net Loss
(inflation adjusted)
Cutthroat Island (1995) Total cost: $115 million
$18.5 million revenue
$96.5 million $147.2 million
The Alamo (2004) Total cost: $145 million
$25.8 million revenue
$119.2 million $146.6 million
The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002) Total cost: $120 million
$ 7.1 million revenue
$113 million $145.9 million
Sahara (2005) Total cost: $241 million
$119.3 million revenue
$121.7 million $144.9 million
Mars Needs Moms (2011) Total cost: $175 million
$39 million revenue
$136 million $140.5 million
The 13th Warrior (1999) Total cost: $160 million
$61.7 million revenue
$98.3 million $137.1 million
Town & Country (2001) Total cost: $105 million
$10.4 million revenue
$94.6 million $124.2 million
Speed Racer (2008) Total cost: $200 million
$94 million revenue
$106 million $114.5 million
Heaven's Gate (1980) Total cost: $44 million
$3.5 million revenue
$40.5 million $114.3 million
Stealth (2005) Total cost: $170.8 million
$77 million revenue
$94 million $111.7 million

Other Major Box-Office Flops
Film Title
Year
Total Cost and
Worldwide Revenue
Total Net Loss
Total Net Loss
(inflation adjusted)
Green Lantern (2011) Total cost: $325 million
$220 million revenue
$105 million $108.6 million
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) Total cost: $167 million
$85.1 million revenue
$81.9 million $107.5 million
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) Total cost: $19 million
$4.75 million revenue
$14.25 million $106.8 million
Supernova (2000) Total cost: $90 million
$14.8 million revenue
$75.2 million $101.5 million
Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2000) Total cost: $103 million
$29.7 million revenue
$73.3 million $98.9 million
Inchon (1982) Total cost: $46 million
$5.2 million revenue
$40.8 million $98.3 million
Raise the Titanic (1980) Total cost: $40 million
$7 million revenue
$33 million $93.1 million
Treasure Planet (2002) Total cost: $180 million
$109.6 million revenue
$70.4 million $91 million
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002) Total cost: $90 million
$19.9 million revenue
$70.1 million $90.5 million
The Postman (1997) Total cost: $80 million
$17.6 million revenue
$62.4 million $90.3 million
Red Planet (2000) Total cost: $100 million
$33.5 million revenue
$66.5 million $89.8 million
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) Total cost: $135 million
$65.7 million revenue
$69.3 million $89.5 million
Windtalkers (2002) Total cost: $145 million
$77.6 million revenue
$67.4 million $87 million
Soldier (1998) Total cost: $75 million
$15 million revenue
$60 million $85.6 million
Gigli (2003) Total cost: $74 million
$7.3 million revenue
$66.7 million $84.3 million
Around the World in 80 Days (2004) Total cost: $140 million
$72.2 million revenue
$67.8 million $83.5 million
Ishtar (1987) Total cost: $55 million
$14.4 million revenue
$40.6 million $83.1 million
Hudson Hawk (1991) Total cost: $65 million
$17.2 million revenue
$47.8 million $81.5 million
A Sound of Thunder (2005) Total cost: $80 million
$11.7 million revenue
$68.3 million $81.3 million
Hart's War (2002) Total cost: $95 million
$32.3 million revenue
$62.7 million $81 million



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