Blockbuster flops

[Huple]

As I settle down begrudgingly to watch The Hulk 2 (just knowing I`m going to regret it) I was thinking back to the biggest 'Blockbuster flops' of years gone by. The first Hulk film was one IMO and I remember Godzilla getting a bit of a panning.

Any others spring to mind ?

 

[Scotty Mac]

wasnt the shawshank redemption a flop? or was that just the critics who PANNED it?

 

[Mr deez]

Waterworld

 

[Stoo82]

wasnt the shawshank redemption a flop? or was that just the critics who PANNED it?

I always thought it was a great film.

 

[beorhthelm]

wasnt the shawshank redemption a flop? or was that just the critics who PANNED it?

hardly a blockbuster eitherway.

the "blockbuster" is a film that has people queing round the block to see it. dont think it matters what the critics think, and the studios dont care what they think as long as it brings inthe expect mulluah. lowest common denominator and that. some intended blockbuster fail miserably to get the average punter to go, as its so shit the first wave tell all their mates its pants.

 

[bigc]

Batman and Robin?

Starring Arnie as Mr Freeze with thousands of ice related puns "ALRIGHT EVERYONE, CHILL"

 

[happypig]

Independance day. that was first rate shite

 

[Spider]

By flop are we talking about poor films or films that did poor box office (what I understand the term flop to mean when referring to films).

There's plenty of terrible blockbusters, in fact this year we've already had the pretty woeful Angels and Demons and the god-awful X Men Origins: Wolverine - truely one of the worst films I've ever seen.

 

[beorhthelm]

Independance day. that was first rate shite

kinda missing the "flop" concept, that was very successful.

 

[king Wombat]

the postman. Major flop.

wasn't the golden compass a mega bucks movie that did nothing in the box office as well.

 

[happypig]

kinda missing the "flop" concept, that was very successful.

It was a flop in my house

 

[Ninja Elephant]

the postman. Major flop.

wasn't the golden compass a mega bucks movie that did nothing in the box office as well.

The Golden Compass, starring a little girl from Brighton in one of the worst film adaptations of a book of ALL time. Whoever directed that wants shooting.

Someone else mentioned Independence Day, one of the greatest films I've ever seen to this day.. and most certainly not a flop in any way, shape or form at the Box Office.

Snakes on a Plane flopped like a fish though didn't it? It was only meant to be a B movie anyway I think, but even so. It dived.

 

[clapham_gull]

Robbie Savage

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Raise the Titanic ?

 

[Guy Fawkes]

Cutthroat Island (1995)

 

[Guy Fawkes]

wasnt the shawshank redemption a flop? or was that just the critics who PANNED it?

your right, it didn't do well at the cinema, it only became popular after being sold cheaply on vhs and word of mouth about it spread.

 

[Super Steve Earle]

Oops.

Enjoyed The Hulk last night, also loved Waterworld & Independence Day is one of my favourite films. Am I a really bad taste zone?

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Box office flops should be big budget films that did nothing at the box office. Independance Day took $ 811 000 000 at the Woldwide Box office so , a flop, er I think not. Even Waterworld often trotted out as a huge disaster at the box office was infact not. It turned around a profit taking $ 255 000 000. Ad to this this the dvd sales and rentals and the satelite and tv payments those add ons often double the takings.

I also found both Independance Day and Waterworld entertaining and decent films.

1. Titanic (1997) $1,835,300,000
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) $1,129,219,252
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) $1,060,332,628
4. The Dark Knight (2008) $1,001,921,825
5. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) $968,657,891
6. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) $958,404,152
7. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) $937,000,866
8. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) $922,379,000
9. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) $921,600,000
10. Jurassic Park (1993) $919,700,000
11. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) $892,194,397
12. Spider-Man 3 (2007) $885,430,303
13. Shrek 2 (2004) $880,871,036
14. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) $866,300,000
15. Finding Nemo (2003) $865,000,000
16. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) $860,700,000
17. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) $848,462,555
18. Independence Day (1996) $811,200,000
19. Spider-Man (2002) $806,700,000
20. Star Wars (1977) $797,900,000
21. Shrek the Third (2007) $791,106,665
22. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) $789,458,727
23. Spider-Man 2 (2004) $783,577,893
24. The Lion King (1994) $783,400,000
25. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) $783,011,114
26. The Da Vinci Code (2006) $757,236,138
27. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) $756,700,000
28. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) $738,809,84
29. The Matrix Reloaded (2003) $735,600,000
30. Transformers (2007) $700,759,914



1. Titanic (1997) $1,835,300,000
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) $1,129,219,252
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) $1,060,332,628
4. The Dark Knight (2008) $1,001,921,825
5. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) $968,657,891
6. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) $958,404,152
7. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) $937,000,866
8. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) $922,379,000
9. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) $921,600,000
10. Jurassic Park (1993) $919,700,000
11. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) $892,194,397
12. Spider-Man 3 (2007) $885,430,303
13. Shrek 2 (2004) $880,871,036
14. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) $866,300,000
15. Finding Nemo (2003) $865,000,000
16. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) $860,700,000
17. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) $848,462,555
18. Independence Day (1996) $811,200,000
19. Spider-Man (2002) $806,700,000
20. Star Wars (1977) $797,900,000
21. Shrek the Third (2007) $791,106,665
22. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) $789,458,727
23. Spider-Man 2 (2004) $783,577,893
24. The Lion King (1994) $783,400,000
25. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) $783,011,114
26. The Da Vinci Code (2006) $757,236,138
27. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) $756,700,000
28. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) $738,809,84
29. The Matrix Reloaded (2003) $735,600,000
30. Transformers (2007) $700,759,914

 

[Milton Keynes Seagull]

Raise the Titanic ?

Indeed and Lew Grade opined that it would have been cheaper to lower the Atlantic!

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Indeed and Lew Grade opined that it would have been cheaper to lower the Atlantic!

That is excellent!