Box Office Bombs of 2020
I don't care if covid affected them or not, they're still bombs in term of box office receipts.
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- DirectorWilliam EubankStarsKristen StewartVincent CasselMamoudou AthieA crew of oceanic researchers working for a deep sea drilling company try to get to safety after a mysterious earthquake devastates their deepwater research and drilling facility located at the bottom of the Mariana Trench.Yeah, this was set to be a bomb from the start.
- DirectorMiguel ArtetaStarsTiffany HaddishRose ByrneSalma HayekTwo friends with very different ideals start a beauty company together. One is more practical while the other wants to earn her fortune and live a lavish lifestyle.Why the hell would a company put $100 million into advertising and marketing costs for a film like this?
- DirectorStephen GaghanStarsRobert Downey Jr.Antonio BanderasMichael SheenA physician who can talk to animals embarks on an adventure to find a legendary island with a young apprentice and a crew of strange pets.A break-even point of $500 million. Yeah, it was never gonna reach that.
- DirectorFloria SigismondiStarsMackenzie DavisFinn WolfhardBrooklynn PrinceA young governess is hired to look after an orphaned girl, but the return of the girl's problematic brother uncovers secrets from their past. A modern take on Henry James' novella "The Turn of the Screw."Surprisingly, this film didn't do too well. Low-budget horror films generate some kind of profit, at least
- DirectorTodd RobinsonStarsSebastian StanAlison SudolAsher Miles FallicaThirty-four years after his death, Airman William H. "Pits" Pitsenbarger is awarded the nation's highest military honor for his actions on the battlefield.Surprising considering 1917 did really well, but Midway was also a flop.
- DirectorReed MoranoStarsBlake LivelyRichard BrakeElly CurtisA woman seeks revenge against those who orchestrated a plane crash that killed her family.Well, not all thriller films can be winners, and definitely not $50 million thrillers with one of the worst openings of ALL TIME.
- 20201h 49mR60Metascore6.1 (274K)DirectorCathy YanStarsMargot RobbieRosie PerezMary Elizabeth WinsteadAfter splitting with the Joker, Harley Quinn joins superheroines Black Canary, Huntress, and Renee Montoya to save a young girl from an evil crime lord.A superhero film that nobody really asked for, so you can see why it lost a good bit.
- DirectorStella MeghieStarsIssa RaeLaKeith StanfieldChanté AdamsA series of intertwining love stories set in the past and in the present.Was obviously not going to do well from the start, so not surprising to me.
- DirectorChris SandersStarsHarrison FordOmar SyCara GeeA sled dog struggles for survival in the wilds of the Yukon.With its big budget and dated source material, this was a pretty expensive flop.
- DirectorWilliam Brent BellStarsKatie HolmesChristopher ConveryOwain YeomanAfter a family moves into the Heelshire Mansion, their young son soon makes friends with a life-like doll called Brahms.A sequel nobody wanted, with the same budget as the first film but grossing a third.
- DirectorDan ScanlonStarsTom HollandChris PrattJulia Louis-DreyfusTeenage elf brothers Ian and Barley embark on a magical quest to spend one more day with their late father. Like any good adventure, their journey is filled with cryptic maps, impossible obstacles and unimaginable discoveries.Okay, COVID did ruin this one, but it still lost Pixar over $100 million. This is their second flop of all time and their second in five years. Yikes.
- DirectorGavin O'ConnorStarsBen AffleckAl MadrigalJanina GavankarJack Cunningham was a high school basketball phenom who walked away from the game, forfeiting his future. Years later, when he reluctantly accepts a coaching job at his alma mater, he may get one last shot at redemption.Corona messed this one up, and the budget wasn't that high either.
- DirectorDave WilsonStarsVin DieselEiza GonzálezSam HeughanRay Garrison, a slain soldier, is re-animated with superpowers.A superhero movie, except it's not Marvel or DC, so the film's gonna do bad.
- DirectorCraig ZobelStarsBetty GilpinHilary SwankIke BarinholtzTwelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are, or how they got there. They don't know they've been chosen - for a very specific purpose - The Hunt.Like Bloodshot, COVID-19 ruined this film's performance, but it's still a flop.
- DirectorsAndrew ErwinJon ErwinStarsKJ ApaBritt RobertsonNathan ParsonsThe true-life story of Christian music star Jeremy Camp and his journey of love and loss that proves that there is always hope.Wait, a Christian film FLOPPED? Factors are corona and a bigger budget than usual.
- DirectorsWalt DohrnDavid P. SmithStarsAnna KendrickJustin TimberlakeRachel BloomWhen the Queen of the Hard Rock Trolls tries to take over all the Troll kingdoms, Queen Poppy and her friends try different ways to save all the Trolls.Yeah, corona did affect this, but it's still a bomb in term of numbers.
- DirectorTony CervoneStarsWill ForteMark WahlbergJason IsaacsScooby and the gang face their most challenging mystery ever: a plot to unleash the ghost dog Cerberus upon the world. As they race to stop this dogpocalypse, the gang discovers that Scooby has an epic destiny greater than anyone imagined.Same as Trolls World Tour, but $25 million WORLDWIDE against a budget of over $90 million is pretty bad.
- DirectorNisha GanatraStarsDakota JohnsonTracee Ellis RossKelvin Harrison Jr.A superstar singer and her overworked personal assistant are presented with a choice that could alter the course of their respective careers.Still a bomb, not in America but overseas.
- DirectorJudd ApatowStarsPete DavidsonBel PowleyRicky VelezScott has been a case of arrested development since his firefighter dad died. He spends his days smoking weed and dreaming of being a tattoo artist until events force him to grapple with his grief and take his first steps forward in life.Unfortunately good reviews don't always equal good box office receipts.
- DirectorPeter SegalStarsDave BautistaChloe ColemanParisa Fitz-HenleyA hardened CIA operative finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl, having been sent undercover to surveil her family.Probably wasn't going to be a success even if it had been widely released.
- DirectorDavid AyerStarsBobby SotoCinthya CarmonaShia LaBeoufA "tax collector" working for a local crime lord finds his family's safety compromised when the rival of his boss shows up in L.A. and upends the business.Although it was only a few theaters, a $1,000 average is pretty dud-like.
- DirectorDerrick BorteStarsRussell CroweCaren PistoriusGabriel BatemanAfter a confrontation with an unstable man at an intersection, a woman becomes the target of his rage.It did gross over $40 million, but compared to a budget of $32 million, this one is easily a flop.
- DirectorThor FreudenthalStarsCharlie PlummerAndy GarciaTaylor RussellDiagnosed with a mental illness halfway through his senior year of high school, a witty, introspective teen struggles to keep it a secret while falling in love with a brilliant classmate who inspires him to not be defined by his condition.A $499 average on opening weekend. This screams "bomb" to me.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsJohn David WashingtonRobert PattinsonElizabeth DebickiArmed with only the word "Tenet," and fighting for the survival of the entire world, CIA operative, The Protagonist, journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a global mission that unfolds beyond real time.Over $360 million would be good for other films... if they didn't spend $200 million making the film plus another $200 million marketing it.
- DirectorDean ParisotStarsKeanu ReevesAlex WinterKristen SchaalOnce told they'd save the universe during a time-traveling adventure, two would-be rockers from San Dimas, California find themselves as middle-aged dads still trying to crank out a hit song and fulfill their destiny.$38 million against a budget of $25 million is a minimal flop when you take into account marketing costs.