2023 represented a great return to cinema after the pandemic, with many films released on the big screen. Names like Super Mario Bros and Spider-Man through Spider-Verse have been responsible for huge financial returns and popularity among fans.
Meanwhile, sadly for some, 2023 has not been a good year. Many of the released productions have had low financial returns and little popularity despite all the efforts with the marketing of the films. Check out 10 movies that flopped at the box office in 2023:
10. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor among the rebels
Despite a strong Rotten Tomatoes score (90%) and fan approval, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Rebels flopped for not raising enough at the box office to cover the film’s $150 million costs. plus ad spend. At the box office, they only managed to raise $190 million. One reason may be due to competition, as Super Mario Bros: The Movie and John Wick 4: Baba Yaga were released simultaneously.
The production is available to rent now on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Google Play Movies & TV and Apple TV.
9. Shazam! Fury of the Gods
The second Shazam film (2019), Shazam! Fury of the Gods also didn’t make a sizable comeback. In addition to receiving a 49% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, it cost $125 million to produce, excluding marketing expenses, and only raised about $133 million, becoming a failure and bringing a loss to DC.
The film is available now on HBO Max and for rent on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, YouTube and Google Play Movies & TV.
8. Marine Ruby: teenage monster
For DreamWorks, which produced blockbusters like Shrek and Madagascar, 2023 isn’t looking too good having released what is perhaps its worst flop yet. Marine Ruby: Teenage Monster, through early July, only made $12.8 million at the box office, which is terrible for a $70 million production to make. The film is still in theaters as of this writing, but we already know it competes for audience attention with Pixar’s Elements, which had better returns at the box office.
7. Renfield: Give blood for the boss
Horror fans were disappointed to see Renfiel: Blood for the Boss, a film that looked like a horror movie but was actually a comedy. Starring Nicholas Hoult and Nicolas Cage in the lead, it cost $65 million outside of commercials and grossed just $10 million plus a 58% Rotten Tomatoes rating and IMDb 6.4/10.
It is available to rent on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Apple TV and Google Play Filmes TV.
6. Risk Scheme: Operation Fortuna
The film Esquema de Risco: Operation Fortune was supposed to be released in January 2022, but due to the pandemic it had to be postponed and released this year only to fail and poorly received by critics. The production still had weak marketing, with a short period between announcement and big screen release, as well as financial problems with the studio. The film’s gross was only $37 million, which didn’t even cover the film’s costs added to $50 million as well as only getting 51% on Rotten Tomatoes, adding up to a complete fail.
The film is available now via Amazon Prime Video, which is also available to rent on YouTube, Google Play Movies & TV and Apple TV.
5. 65 – Prehistoric threat
Adam Driver’s new film flopped in theaters, grossing just $23 million at the box office and bringing a loss to the studio which spent $45 million on the production. However, it was successful on streaming platforms, reaching a good place in the chart of the most watched movies on HBO Max.
It is currently available on HBO Max and for rent on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Google Play Movies & TV and Apple TV.
4. Beau is scared
The film Beau Is Afraid did little financially for A24. The studio spent $35 million and raised a paltry $11 million. A flop compared to other Ari Aster films like Hereditary and Midsommar, it only got a 67% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film is available to rent on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Google Play Movies & TV and Apple TV.
3. Magic Mike – The last dance
The third film in the Magic Mike franchise, The Last Dance, got off to a strong start in its opening weekend, earning $8.2 million. However, the film didn’t have much success after that. The Last Dance cost $45 million to produce, not including marketing, making it the most expensive film in the franchise, and managed to gross just $57 million total worldwide, plus a 48% credit note on Rotten Tomatoes.
Channing Tatum has already told People he won’t be returning to shoot a fourth Magic Mike film. “We chewed all the meat off the bone in that movie [A Última Dança]. There’s nothing else to do.”
The film is available now on HBO Max and for rent on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Google Play Movies & TV and Apple TV.
2. Are you there God? It’s me, Margaret
The film, based on the 1970 book of the same name, was very well received by critics, even receiving a 99% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, however, it was considered a box office failure. It cost $30 million and grossed just $6.8 million in its debut.
One of the reasons for the film’s failure may be the target audience, which is very specific, only women who read the book as teenagers went to see the film adaptation. Teenagers of this generation represent only about 6% of the audience who went to the cinema to see it.
1. Lightning
Now, everyone has heard of some controversy that has brought the name of Ezra Miller, who represents Barry Allen in the newest DC film, The Flash, which may have contributed to the film’s failure on the big screen.
The film earned a 64% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and raised a mere $263 million, which doesn’t cover the film’s $220 million cost, plus money invested in marketing, plus a drop in $72 million viewers. % after the first week of opening. The film is still shown in major cinemas in Brazil.
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