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Budget: US$62 million.
Box office: US$15.7 million.
Budget: US$160 million.
Box office: US$61 million.
Budget: US$135 million.
Box office: US$76.9 million.
Budget: US$120 million.
Box office: US$7 million.
Budget: US$240 million.
Box office: US$119 million.
Budget: US$32 million.
Box office: US$8 million.
Budget: US$26 million.
Box office: US$1 million.
Budget: US$170 million.
Box office: US$147.6 million.
Budget: US$110 million.
Box office: US$11 million.
Budget: US$55 million.
Box office: US$7.7 million.
Budget: US$90 million.
Box office: US$10 million.
Budget: US$75 million.
Box office: US$5.4 million
Budget: US$145 million.
Box office: US$25 million.
Budget: US$30 million.
Box office: US$2.5 million.
Budget: US$175 million.
Box office: US$38 million.
Budget: US$300 million.
Box office: US$282 million.
Budget: US$195 million.
Box office: US$197.6 million.
Budget: US$36 million.
Box office: US$7 million.
Budget: US$28 million.
Box office: US$1 million.
Budget: US$80 million.
Box office: US$17 million.
Budget: US$175 million.
Box office: US$173.4 million.
Budget: US$130 million.
Box office: US$80 million.
Budget: US$31 million.
Box office: US$1.5 million.
Budget: US$200 million.
Promotional expenses: US$100 million.
Box office: US$219.8 million.
Budget: US$250 million.
Promotional expenses: US$175 million.
Box office: US$260 million.
Budget: US$176 million.
Promotional expenses: US$100 million.
Box office: US$184 million.
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Budget: US$120 million.
Box office: US$93 million.
Big budgets do not necessarily mean good films. Pleasing the critics and the public is a difficult job, which requires a good director, cast, script, and a little bit of luck as well. Even the best actors and directors have had a few failures during their careers. Sometimes it doesn't matter how much funding a film has, it still ends up being a bust anyway.
Even in the case of Steven Spielberg's remake of the famed musical 'West Side Story,' nothing is a sure success. The Shakespearean classic has been historically beloved, but it tanked in its box office debut, collecting just US$10.5 million from 2,820 theaters—which is particularly concerning when you know that Disney and 20th Century Studios spent US$100 million on it. It could earn more throughout the holidays, but it's a terrible start for what was supposed to be one of the most critically acclaimed films of the year, which also opened exclusively in theaters during yet another wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Budget: US$44 million.
Box office: US$3 million.
The rebooted 'G.I. Joe' franchise film 'Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins' was created on less than half the budget of the sequels, for around US$88 million. It was panned by critics and made just US$40 million at the box office.
Budget: US$31 million.
Box office: US$1 million.
Budget: US$137 million.
Box office: US$85 million.
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'West Side Story' tanks at box office with US$10 million debut
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Big budgets do not necessarily mean good films. Pleasing the critics and the public is a difficult job, which requires a good director, cast, script, and a little bit of luck as well. Even the best actors and directors have had a few failures during their careers. Sometimes it doesn't matter how much funding a film has, it still ends up being a bust anyway.
Even in the case of Steven Spielberg's remake of the famed musical 'West Side Story,' nothing is a sure success. The Shakespearean classic has been historically beloved, but it tanked in its box office debut, collecting just US$10.5 million from 2,820 theaters—which is particularly concerning when you know that Disney and 20th Century Studios spent US$100 million on it. It could earn more throughout the holidays, but it's a terrible start for what was supposed to be one of the most critically acclaimed films of the year, which also opened exclusively in theaters during yet another wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
Check out the other big budget films that ended up being box-office disasters!