Tuesday, September 8, 2015

15 Successful Movies That Were Considered "Failures"

Seriously, when is a movie that was able to earn enough more money than expected (thus, earning back almost their entire budget!) is ever declared a "huge financial failure"? Name one! Also, check again (namely Stealth, 47 Ronin, Final Fantasy, etc.)! That includes you, Disney (calling Avengers: Age of Ultron's $1.4 billion record a "failure")!


1. Man of Steel (2013)
Box Office: $668,045,518
Budget: $225 million




2. Batman Returns (1992)
Box Office: $266,822,354
Budget: $80 million





3. Rise of the Guardians (2012)
Box Office: $306,941,670
Budget: $145 million





4. Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
Box Office: $373,552,094
Budget: $132 million





5. The Golden Compass (2007)
Box Office: $372,234,864
Budget: $180 million





6. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
Box Office: $708,982,323
Budget: $200-255 million





7. Turbo (2013)
Box Office: $282,570,682
Budget: $135 million





8. The Smurfs 2 (2013)
Box Office: $347,545,360
Budget: $105 million





9. The Counselor (2013)
Box Office: $71,009,334
Budget: $25 million





10. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Box Office: $232,617,430
Budget: $90 million





11. Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)
Box Office: $142,817,992
Budget: $5 million





12. The Hangover Part III (2013)
Box Office: $362,000,072
Budget: $103 million





13. Johnny English Reborn (2011)
Box Office: $160,078,586
Budget: $45 million





14. The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
Box Office: $427,343,298
Budget: $150 million





15. The Chronicles of Narnia: 
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
Box Office: $415,686,217
Budget: $155 million