In a theatrical landscape dominated by franchises, sequels, and IP, horror remains one of the most reliable genres at the box office. Audiences have proven that they will come to theaters for horror movies. like the classics jaws And the Exorcist One of the biggest horror hits of all time. The horror genre has also produced many success stories of low budget films making huge profits. Notable examples include paranormal activity And blair witch project,
However, not every horror film can be a hit. Some films flopped badly at the box office and lost more than $100 million. Below, we’ve listed the seven biggest horror movie bombs of all time, ranked by their estimated damage adjusted for inflation.
Comment: The numerical figures next to each heading are estimated losses that have been adjusted for inflation. Box office numbers used are courtesy of Box Office Mojo.
7. Ghostbusters (2016) – $91 million loss
Original Ghost Busters The film, starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis, was the highest-grossing film of 1984, grossing $220 million at the domestic box office. Ghost Busters Spawned an entire media franchise, including several sequels, animated TV shows, video games, and comic books. Thanks to the iconic theme song, people still know who to call if something strange happens in their neighborhood.
Unfortunately, Paul Feig’s 2016 remake failed to make any cultural impact. The female-led Ghostbusters cast included Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones, while Chris Hemsworth played their receptionist. Despite positive reviews, Ghost Busters It failed to find an audience, grossing $229 million on a $144 million budget. However, due to marketing costs and reshoots, Sony lost over $70 million ($91 million when adjusted for inflation) on the reboot.
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6. The New Mutants (2020) – $95 million loss
With superhero fatigue, adjusting the formula for comic book characters in a movie isn’t such a bad idea. like a superhero horror movie new mutants Interesting on paper. new mutants Follows five teenage mutants – Wolfsbane (Maisie Williams), Magik (Anya Taylor-Joy), Cannonball (Charlie Heaton), Mirage (Bleu Hunt), and Sunspot (Henry Zaga) – who are sent to a mysterious hospital to be treated for their Is sent. Powers. However, the hospital soon becomes a home of horrors as they struggle to survive.
Despite having a unique take on the superhero genre, new mutants Failed to execute critically and commercially. new mutants There were reshoots scheduled in 2018, which is normal for any film. However, the release date was delayed several times, which is never a good sign. new mutants There were four different release dates from 2018 to 2020, before it was finally settled on August 28, 2020, which fell during the COVID-19 pandemic. new mutants It grossed $49 million on an estimated budget of approximately $80 million. When adjusted for inflation, new mutants Constant delays resulted in a loss of $95 million, in part.
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5. Invasion (2007) – $100 million loss
jack finney’s The Body Snatchers It is a sci-fi novel in 1955 about an alien invasion that uses special seeds to create replicas of humans while they sleep. The novel has been adapted four times since its release. The first two adaptations – Don Siegel’s Attack of the Body Snatchers in 1956 and Philip Kaufman’s 1978 remake – have been hailed as horror classics, while 1993’s body snatchers was less successful than the previous two iterations, written by Abel Ferrara, but still received positive praise from critics.
Fourth transformation – 2007 attack – There was a failure. Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, attack Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig play two doctors who discover an alien virus and try to stop it from spreading. attack is the least effective adaptation of body snatchers, because it lacks the story and emotion of its predecessors. Against a rumored budget of $80 million, attack Earned $40 million despite an adjusted loss of $100 million.
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4. The Wolfman (2010) – $102 million loss
A year before the 2011 directorial debut Captain America: The First AvengerJoe Johnson conducted the Wolfman, a remake of the 1941 film of the same name. After his brother goes missing, Lawrence Talbot (Benicio del Toro) returns home to investigate. One night in the village, Lawrence is bitten by a werewolf, whom he soon learns is his estranged father, Sir John (Anthony Hopkins). Lawrence is now under the influence of a family curse and transforms into a ravaged beast during the full moon.
the Wolfman It’s not a bad movie, and it managed to win an Oscar for Best Makeup at the 83rd Academy Awards. However, the Wolfman A forgettable story with so many special effects that it doesn’t justify the $150 million budget. This is a classic case of not knowing the target audience in advance. the Wolfman It grossed less than $140 million worldwide despite a total adjusted loss of $102 million.
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3. A Sound of Thunder (2005) – $111 million loss
It’s interesting to revisit the directing career of Peter Hyams. after breaking up Capricorn one, Hyams directed memorable films of the 1980s 2010: The Year We Contacted And running scared, In the 1990s, Hyams created timecop And Sudden death, Two action movies and an action-horror flick with Jean-Claude Van Damme end of days Starring Fubar’s Arnold Schwarzenegger. Looking at his filmography, Hyams was not afraid to take risks, and his biggest risk came in 2005 a sound of thunder,
Based on the 1952 short story by Ray Bradbury, a sound of thunder Depicts the year 2055, when millionaires can go back to the future to hunt dinosaurs. However, a significant mistake made in the past negatively alters the future, forcing some time travelers to go back and right the wrong. Starring Edward Burns, Ben Kingsley and Catherine McCormack, a sound of thunder Destroyed by critics (6% on Tomatometer). The film grossed only $11 million on an $80 million budget, resulting in an estimated loss of $111 million when adjusted for inflation.
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2. Beloved (1998) – $123 million loss
1998 film Dear Had all the right pieces of a hit film. The film was based on author Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about a former Civil War slave who is haunted by a poltergeist. Dear An Academy Award-winning director named Jonathan Demme was helming the project. The cast included Danny Glover, Thandie Newton and Oprah Winfrey, who was a megastar thanks to her successful daytime talk show. Dear It was praised by critics such as Roger Ebert, who gave it 3.5/4 stars.
As yet, Dear It was not a box office success, grossing only $22 million on an $80 million budget, while losing $123 million when adjusted for inflation. Oprah famously told Vogue how the failure happened Dear Drowned him into depression. After it was mentioned by a studio head Dear lost to bride of Chucky On the opening weekend at the box office, Oprah decided to eat macaroni and cheese for breakfast to deal with the bad news.
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1. Supernova (2000) – $141 million loss
When a director asks to remove his name from the credits of a film, it’s never a good sign. The director and film in question are Walter Hill and 2000 supernova, a sci-fi adventure horror about a deep space rescue effort of a six-person crew in a mining operation on the Moon, more than 3,000 light years away. The film stars James Spader, Angela Bassett, Lou Diamond Phillips, Peter Facinelli, Robin Tunney, Wilson Cruz, and Robert Forster.
Hill, known for directing 48 hours. and production ForeignerLeave supernova The incomplete film received negative reviews from audiences after test screenings. MGM hired Jack Sholder to direct reshoots because Hill refused to return. Francis Ford Coppola was then brought in to re-edit the film. In 1998, approximately two years after principal photography had ended, supernova Finally released on 14 January 2000. supernova Earned only $14 million on a reported budget of $60 million to $90 million. Adjusted for inflation, the film lost $141 million, and Hill was credited under the pseudonym “Thomas Lee”.
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