Box Office Flops That You Loved

[1maGoh]

Lols -- my 11 year old daughter loves that film for some reason ..

Not many flops that I have loved ... didn't mind ..

John Carter
Mortal Engines
Rise of the Guardians

I must admit I do really enjoy ... Osmosis Jones

I loved the John Carter books and had such high hopes for the movie. It wasn't bad, but it definitely wasn't good enough. That's why you don't put the director of Finding Nemo in charge of a sci-fi action flick.

 

[LouisvilleRam]

It's been years ago but I laughed my ass off watching Cable Guy

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

Gattaca - Great cast, excellent work by Jude Law. Lost over $20M, but great movie.

Gattaca (1997) ⭐ 7.7 | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

1h 46m | PG-13

m.imdb.com

7.8/10 on IMDB. Pretty high rating

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

‘Sorcerer’s Apprentice’Jay Baruchel plays the part excellently. Other notables Nick Cage, Teressa Palmer, Alfred Molina and personal lust interest Monica Bellucci.

‘Norbert’ - Eddie Murphy’s portrayal of Raspucia Lattimore is hilarious.

‘She’s Out of My League’ - I’m not sure if it did well in the box office or not but it is a favorite of mine and Alice Eve and Jay Baruchel are great in it. TJ Miller and Kyle Bornheimer are a riot. Currently on Netflix.

 

[FaulkSF]

7.8/10 on IMDB. Pretty high rating

I'm not the only one who liked Gattaca then, correct? We're talking box office flops. The budget was at $35M and only grossed $15M, hence it lost $20M and flopped.

 

[Mackeyser]

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 1988

since i'm sick and too lazy to type, this is from wikipedia :
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen is a 1988 adventure fantasy film co-written and directed by Terry Gilliam and starring John Neville, Sarah Polley, Eric Idle, Jonathan Pryce, Oliver Reed, and Uma Thurman. The film is based on the tall tales about the 18th-century German nobleman Baron Munchausen and his wartime exploits against the Ottoman Empire.

The film was a box office bomb, grossing just $8 million against its $46 million budget and losing the studio $38 million.[5] However, it received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for four Academy Awards: Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Visual Effects and Best

Robin Williams has a hilarious role as "king of the moon". not sure why he was credited as Ray D. Tutto.

so if you like Terry Gilliam, watch it. part of the Time Bandits, Brazil, Adventures of Baron Trilogy he made.

Was gonna add Brazil.

That film was a complete mind job and has only gotten MORE relatable over time. It's so damn good that Robert freakin DeNiro is basically lost in all the happenings of the film.

 

[Mackeyser]

Warcraft.

Yeah, they screwed up almost everything, but the few things they got right I really liked.

And it would have been a pretty big bust except for the Chinese market where they LOVED it...

 

[1maGoh]

‘Sorcerer’s Apprentice’Jay Baruchel plays the part excellently. Other notables Nick Cage, Teressa Palmer, Alfred Molina and personal lust interest Monica Bellucci.

‘Norbert’ - Eddie Murphy’s portrayal of Raspucia Lattimore is hilarious.

‘She’s Out of My League’ - I’m not sure if it did well in the box office or not but it is a favorite of mine and Alice Eve and Jay Baruchel are great in it. TJ Miller and Kyle Bornheimer are a riot. Currently on Netflix.

Supposedly sorcerer's apprentice was supposed to be a Dresden Files (book series) adaptation but it got scrubbed/changed some sort time before production. Supposedly that's related to why it didn't do well, last minute complete rewrite of the script and casting changes etc.

I'm hoping Nick Cage was cast after it was changed because the idea of him playing Harry Dresden makes me want to vomit.