Unfortunately, the film about a prince falsely accused of treason was widely panned with a 25% on rotten tomatoes, and was declared the biggest box office flop of 2016. So, of course, hollywood thought that a reboot would be a box office gold. There were high expectations set for tomorrowland, yet the movie failed to meet them. Many critics atribute the movies failure on its strange animation and weak plot. John carter 2012 after the epic scifi film john carter flopped so massively, forbes said its title became industry shorthand for box office bomb. So, if you usually miss the beginning of movies, you may be in trouble. Though this isnt technically one of the many pirates of the caribbean sequels, it sort of is, reuniting johnny. Why 21 bridges star taylor kitsch is proud of flop john. The black cauldron is a little all over the place with a magical pig and some truly. Tomorrowland was called the biggest disney flop since 20s the lone ranger. Another disney flop, this science fiction fantasy film was based on a princess of mars, the first book in the barsoom series created by edgar rice burroughs. Your job is to guess which movie that image belongs to. This is a very interesting question especially because before today i thought this movie would be horrible and i never would be searching quora for thoughts on the subject.
Adding insult to injury, the movie scored a 28 percent rotten rating with critics on rotten tomatoes. Movie flops that hollywood was sure would be a hit looper. Disney left with a slate of film flops after fox deal. The 2011 disney animated film, mars needs moms, is considered the biggest flop in movie history. But if this really is the movie that made disney abandon 2d, at least it had the positive side effect of driving disney to give. With a modern twist on a classic tale, this animated comedy is set in the great city of new orleans. Following the failure of mars needs moms and john carter, disney would be wise to. The disney studio in burbank has produced 52 animated features since snow white was released in 1937. John carter was disneys attempt to build a movie franchise based on a series of science fantasy novels by edgar rice burroughs. This movie did so terribly that estimates of how much money disney lost because of it. After watching the film this morning my opinion is the exact opposite. Directed by simon wells and produced by hollywood great robert zemeckis, the 3d family film had. Tangled, released by disney in 2010, is the third most expensive.
In the film and media industry, if a film released in theatres fails to break even by a large amount, it is considered a box office bomb or box office flop, thus losing money for the distributor, studio, andor production company that invested in it. Benhur the original is one of the most iconic films of all time. John carter flop reveals cracks in disneys tentpole. Today is the third anniversary of the theatrical release of walt disneys john carter. The movie crippled disney and was seen as such a failure that it wasnt even released on home video until over a decade after it had come out in theaters. The gargantuan belly flop of john carter shows how risky hollywoods tentpole strategy can be. This is one off the biggest disney flops and box office failures in history. This is not a wham bam in your face avengers movie, but a grand epic with a tribute to one of the greatest american writers of his time. These movies are disneys biggest flops of all time mr. The film flopped at the north american box office, but set an openingday record in russia. Due to the secrecy surrounding costs and profit margins in the film industry, figures of losses are usually rough estimates at best, and there are often conflicting estimates over how much a film has lost. Walt disneys america christopher finch, 1978, abbeville press.
After disney acquired the rights to the franchise in late 2012, it only took them three years to turn out the latest installment of the series which is the companys most successful film of all time. Its good that disneys airing their dirty laundry now, he said. Fyi, disneys 2012 flop john carter is the second most expensive film ever made. The film isnt just a box office disappointment, but a. But the company has also produced some costly ventures. Featuring a beautiful girl named tiana, a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again, and a fateful kiss that leads them both on a hilarious adventure through the mystical bayous of louisiana. On further reflection, however, katzenberg decided that animation was key to disneys success. Were not going to make it easy by making it incredibly obvious. An 11yearold boy who believes that he is the best detective in town runs the agency total failures with his best friend, an imaginary 1,200pound polar bear. Though this isnt technically one of the many pirates of the caribbean sequels, it sort of is, reuniting johnny depp with director gore verbinski and seeing depp in a ridiculous costume playing an overthetop character. The movie came out just as michael eisner and jeffrey katzenberg were taking over the studio.
John carter is now officially a flop of galactic proportions. Unfortunately that marketing seemed to be misdirected, with people finding the trailers and billboards for john carter unappealing, and the connection to the book series being muddled when the title was changed from john carter of mars. Today were going to put your knowledge of disney movies to the test. Orlando orrego hello john, love watching your show while i am at my job on my overnight shift.
John answers viewers questions about disneys flops of 2018. From 1963s cleopatra being the costliest film ever made at the time to 1980 flop heavens gate, which film. John carter is a 2012 american science fiction action film based on a princess of mars 1917. When people think of epic movie flops, waterworld is often one of the first titles that comes to mind. Instead, were going to show you a still shot of a disney movies opening scene. In the late2000s, walt disney pictures began a concerted effort to develop a film adaptation of burroughs works, after a previously. Sales might be the standard of today, but in the hearts of john carter fans this was a great movie. Avengers may mitigate disn eys john carter flop audie cornish talks to sharon waxman, editor in chief of, about disneys.
An expensive film about a military captain transported to mars loses hundreds of millions at the box office. The flop ranks with historys biggest box office disasters, although its tough to rank. Can you name the disney movie from its opening scene. But at the time, it was a devastating flop for disney, and actually had the future of the company in jeopardy. John carter stars taylor kitsch in the title role, lynn collins, samantha morton, mark strong, ciaran hinds, dominic west, james purefoy and willem dafoe. A detailed story, written in a time when pulp fiction was a cultural phenomenon like todays epic superhero movies. Disney, one of the largest and most successful movie studios in the world and is known for making blockbusters, and they flop and bomb and just make terribly bad movies. The film was produced by jim morris, colin wilson, and lindsey collins. Artemis fowl disneys artemis fowl, based on the beloved book by eoin colfer, is a fantastical, spellbinding adventure that follows the journey of 12yearold genius artemis fowl, a descendant of a long line of criminal masterminds, as he desperately tries to save his father who has been kidnapped. Heres a look at seven disney movies that completely bombed at the box. Now keep reading for more of the years biggest box office duds. Due to the secrecy surrounding costs and profit margins in the film industry, figures of losses are usually rough estimates at best, and there. The actor, who has experienced ups and downs, notes his highprofile disney flop has had a miniresurgence in recent years. Why was john carter a box office failure and a failure.
With winslow fegley, ophelia lovibond, wallace shawn, craig robinson. With a budget larger than the planet mars itself, john carter. John carter provides a stark reminder that profiting from art is not an. They had discussed scrapping animation at disney and the films spectacular flop could have been the final nail in the coffin. Image caption the movie john carter has recorded one of the biggest losses in cinema history. The poor marketing of john carter can be blamed for its misfortune at the box office no one knew what this movie was even about a civil war vet who wakes up on a planet inhabited by giants. That being said, the force awakens couldnt beat out avatar and titanic, which are the two highestgrossing movies ever made. Huge flops disney wants you to forget about looper.