re: Biggest box office bombs, every year since 1978

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I saw Inchon in the theater with my dad when I was a kid. I liked it.

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There is a version online, which I've seen

It did not have the Christ coming out of the clouds scene. Did the version you saw have it?

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1993: Addams Family Values: $47m / $48.5m

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This surprises me because the first one was a big hit, and this was an entertaining follow-up. The summer camp scenes alone make it rewatchable.

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1999: The 13th Warrior: $160m / $61.7m

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I'll always endorse this film with the other fans on this board. Criminally underappreciated.

Guessing Snow White will be 2025's winner?

Wasn't it 360m and only brought in 170 or something?

2025 Snow White made $205 with a $270 million production budget. Add in advertising and everything else it lost $115 million.

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1978: Sextette - Budget: $4 million / Box Office: $50k

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So, the youngsters understand - Mae West (yes, "the" Mae West) was born in 1893. She was already getting long in the tooth by the time she was appearing in talkies in the 1930s. By 1978, where she was the "sexy" romantic lead (ETA: Opposite Timothy Dalton), she was 85 years old.

To be fair, she wanted Cary Grant, initially, who was only 11 years younger, not 53.

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It did not have the Christ coming out of the clouds scene. Did the version you saw have it?

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I don't remember. I was 10.

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Guessing Snow White will be 2025's winner? Wasn't it 360m and only brought in 170 or something?

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Something like that if not worse.

Yeah, if he does a follow up I imagine Snow White will take the 2025 crown.

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How do they decide the top bomb of the year?

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Feel like it’s the biggest budget that lost money. Not the biggest loss.

I forgot about The Cotton Club. What a steaming POS film.

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What year was Waterworld? I thought that was considered the biggest flop ever at the time of its release?

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1995

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Box office

Waterworld's reported budget was $172 million, and a total outlay of $235 million once marketing and distribution costs are factored in.[2] Because of the runaway costs of the production, some critics dubbed it "Fishtar"[24] and "Kevin's Gate",[25] alluding to the flops Ishtar and Heaven's Gate.
The film debuted at the box office at No. 1.[26][27] For its first weekend, Waterworld collected a total of $21.6 million.[28] At the end of its run, the film grossed $88 million at the North American box office, and $176 million overseas, for a worldwide total of $264 million.[3]
Taking into account the percentage of box office gross that theaters retain, which is generally up to half, Waterworld is considered a box office disappointment.[2] After factoring in home video sales and TV broadcast rights among other revenue streams, it eventually became profitable.[29][30]

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