The year may not be over yet, but Forbes have put together a list of 2013′s biggest movie fails.
These are the ones that cost a bomb to make, but raked in very little at the box office. “Turkeys” as they are oh-so affectionately known.
The winner (if you can call it that) this year is, surprisingly, The Fifth Estate. Despite starring man-of-the-moment Benedict Cumberbatch the film only managed to claw back 21% of its $28million production budget. Strange, you’d think the Cumberbitches would ensure nothing but iron-clad success for him. Maybe it was that hair.
Here’s the full list of failures in descending order.
- The Fifth Estate –> $28million budget –> $6million return
- Bullet to the Head –> $25million budget –> $9million return
- Paranoia –> $35million budget –> $13.5million return
- Parker –> $35million budget –> $17million return
- Broken City –> $35million budget –> $19million return
- Battle of the Year –> $20million budget –> $11million return
- Getaway –> $18million budget –> $10.5million return
- Peeples –> $15million budget –> $9million return
- R.I.P.D –> $130million budget –> $78million return
- The Big Wedding –> $35million budget –> $22million return
Note: this list does not take marketing costs into account.
[ Source: Forbes ]
Words by Matthew Gammond
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