Summary

Most major motion pictures are develop in thehopes that they will turn a profitat the box billet , but some movies are almost guaranteed to flunk before they ever release . The box office is a key metric function for flick that will have any form of theatrical release . While budgets motley from movie to film , the expectation is that a pic will recover the cost to develop and produce it and pay off back the investors who serve to fund it in the first spot .

However , this is n’t always the pillowcase . Some films end up bombardment and losing multiple millions , and while not every failure is predictable , there have been several moving picture , particularly in dealership , that had almost no fortune ofmaking goodness at the box office . Whether the enfranchisement was already on the decline , the movie fail to get any sort of marketing , or it failed to connect with audience , some movies are doomed to fail .

10Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore

Casting Changes And Waning Interest

WhileHarry Potterbecame one of the most successful franchise in history with eight movie , seven well - selling books , a microscope stage play , and Pottermore expanding the lore , thespin - off movies did n’t enjoy the same success . Fantastic animate being and Where to Find Themhad a bang-up bargain of promise , and some solid performances , but a string of sorry luck around its central antagonist ' worker , and controversy about the author led to plummeting box spot performances for each successive photographic film in the serial ( viaThe Numbers ) . The series was expected to go on beyondThe secret of Dumbledore , but the franchise could n’t sustain it .

9Dark Phoenix

A Reboot, Turned Sequel With A Muddled Timeline

TheX - Menfranchisewas incredibly popular with a trilogy exhaust between 2000 and 2006 , but when a reboot for the series come alongside the firing ofWolverinemovies star Hugh Jackman and theDeadpoolseries , it tanked . X - Men : First Classperformed well , and its sequelDays of Future Pastblended the timelines to become one of the most successful photographic film of theX - Menfranchise , but the series took a nose dive from there with bedevil timeline and stories that felt void . Dark Phoenixsuffered the brunt of this failure , becoming one of the least democratic plastic film in the series .

The X - manpower are some of Marvel ’s most iconic characters , but their original picture show franchise failed their heroes and villains in multiple style .

8The Marvels

Review Bombing, Superhero Fatigue, And A Complex Story

Earlier superhero motion-picture show were easy to watch and could enamour a viewer ’s attention with exciting fiber and superhuman exploit . However , after two decennary of being bombarded with sporty heroes in fancy suits , the music genre is stuck in a rut . meld this with a complex account following three distaff heroesfrom two different TV series and a movie , andThe Marvelsstruggled to attract an audience . Ms. Marvel , one of the prequel series to this plastic film , also experience vivid review bombing , which possibly contributed to the show receiving some of the low military rating for an MCU series to engagement ( viaForbes ) .

7Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom

The Last Struggling Breath Of The DCEU

DC Films denote a major restructuring with James Gunn and Peter Safran becoming Centennial State - CEOs of DC Studios in 2022 . Soon after , they announced intentions to scrap the DCEU and all that descend before in favor of a new , more flowing DCU , providing a sassy start . With four more movies still to come from the DCEU , confusion prepare in as the remain picture appeared pointless . TheDCEU had struggled for yearsto find its footing , and with some democratic and long - wait continuation due to finally be released , it could have savour a academic degree of success . But instead , they became redundant .

6The Flash

Long Overdue With A Troubled Star

Ezra Miller had gotten into several points of legal fuss before the release ofThe Flash , and despite the flick being finish , it experienced several delay that messed with the timeline . However , the motion picture which was long revealed to apportion with the Flashpoint storyline from the comics was viewed as apotential reset for the DCEU into the DCU . Despite this , drama around the star , the perplexing shuffle at DC , and underwhelming CGI left this movie lag behind .

5Shazam! Fury Of The Gods

Does Shazam Have A Future?

Once again , interrogation swirling about whether theatrical role would stay into the futurity of the DCU circulate ahead ofShazam’srelease , and despite the series ' popularity , nothing was well-defined . Shazamwasone of the intimately - performing films of the DCEUcompared with its much smaller budget ( viaThe Numbers ) , so it would have made horse sense to keep the role . However , the deficiency of clear communicating of who will and wo n’t seem in the DCU resulted in this sequel flopping .

difference in opinion between critic and audiences are common in the superhero genre , but some DCEU movies have created a in particular large gulf .

4Strange World

Lack Of Marketing And Possible Political Agendas

Strange Worldwas released in theaters on November 23 , 2022 , and free on Disney+ just one month by and by . The pic features Disney ’s first openly gay tip in an animated photographic film , but the film’sshort spillage windowpane and want of marketingresulted in a huge fiscal loss ( viaLooper ) . The film featured a asterisk - studded dramatis personae , and when it was give up onDisney+,Strange Worldsquickly became popular with streamingaudiences . The lack of selling and the narrow release window for sure did n’t help the box seat office forStrange World .

3Birds Of Prey

Harley Quinn Cash Grab

Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn immediately forge a rabid fanbase with the character becoming one of the most cosplayed at comic conventions everywhere , but theBirds of Preymovie did n’t make sense . The movie was initially released with a ridiculously long and pompous claim and the whole project feel likestyle over meaning embodied . Robbie have , as do the others on cover , but the story , a brief cameo fromJared Leto ’s deeply disliked Joker , and a tale that picks up from nowhere and ends in the same place was bound to flop , and it did .

2Bloodshot

Trying And Failing To Launch Another Superhero Universe

With the ascent of the MCU , and other shared universes gain winner , studios looked to other comic - inspired stories in hope of commence the next big matter . Vin Diesel ’s debut asBloodshotwas intended to establish the Valiant Comics cosmos , but between criticism for Diesel ’s performance , theater closures due to the pandemic , and lack of awareness around the character , the film flunk , pull in just timid of $ 40 million(viaBox Office Mojo ) . Ultimately , there was no hope for another risible script existence launching to large success on the heels ofAvengers : Endgamewhich get out just one year earlier .

1Monster Hunter

Video Game Movies Are Notoriously Bad

The last few years have finally started to break dance the curse on TV game flick adaptations , but that was n’t the case for 2020’sMonster Hunter . Starring Milla JovovichofThe Fifth Elementand theResident Evilfilms , there were gamy hopes forMonster Hunter . However , the film go forward the tradition of pitiable video game adaptations and garnered largely minus reviews , but it was praised for the visuals . Despite this , Monster Hunternever stood a probability at slaying at the box authority .

Split image of James Marsden as Cyclops in X-Men (2000) and Oscar Isaac as Apocalypse in X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

Split image of Henry Cavill’s Superman, Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam, and Jared Leto’s Joker

Keanu Reeves looking over one shoulder as John Wick in Ballerina

(Jude-Law-as-Albus-Dumbledore)-From-Fantastic-Beasts-The-Secrets-of-Dumbledore–(Sophie-Turner-as-Jean-Grey–Phoenix)-From-Dark-Phoenix

Grindelwald aiming his wand in Fantastic Beasts

Monica Rambeau, Carol Danvers, and Kamala Khan join forces in The Marvels

Aquaman 2 Jason Momoa as Aquaman and Patrick Wilson as Orm stood looking confused

The Flash Barry Allen holding Keaton’s Batman’s hand as he dies

Disney plus strange world

Vin Diesel from Bloodshot

Milla Jovovich in Monster Hunter