Films that made a big flop
Here are films that made flops in the box office, that did cost more than they earned.

, 3h30
Directed by Martin ScorseseOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Biography,
Mob film,
Historical,
CrimeThemes Mafia films,
Gangster filmsActors Robert De Niro,
Al Pacino,
Joe Pesci,
Harvey Keitel,
Anna Paquin,
Bobby CannavaleDepuis sa maison de retraite, Frank Sheeran se remémore sa vie. Vétéran de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, « The Irishman » officie à Philadelphie comme chauffeur de camion dans les années 1950. Accusé de vol, il est défendu par l'avocat Bill Bufalino. Ce dernier lui présente son cousin, Russell Bufalino. Frank se lie rapidement avec Russell et se rapproche peu à peu de la mafia italienne locale. Il devient un homme à tout faire et un tueur à gages efficace. Russell lui présente alors l'un des hommes les plus puissants des États-Unis, Jimmy Hoffa, président du puissant syndicat International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
, 1h13
Directed by Kunihiko YuyamaGenres Fantasy,
Action,
Adventure,
AnimationThemes Films about computing,
Jeu,
Films about video games,
Films based on video games,
Children's filmsActors Rica Matsumoto,
Yūki Kaji,
Mariya Ise,
Mayuki Makiguchi,
Megumi Hayashibara,
Shin-ichiro MikiIn Dèsser City, around one hundred years ago, a Pokémon named Hoopa Unbound appears boasting how strong it is. It summons Kyogre and Groudon from its interdimensional rings, battling them back and impressing the townspeople, and asking if they were surprised. But when it appears again, summoning Reshiram, Zekrom, and Regigigas, the battle between all the Legendary Pokémon begins to destroy the town. The townspeople cry out to stop, but Hoopa Unbound is too determined to show off. Suddenly, a man appears, an Arceus necklace around his neck, holding an item called the Prison Bottle. Hoopa Unbound is sucked into the bottle, saving the town and halting its rampage.
Directed by Niki CaroOrigin USAGenres Drama,
War,
Fantastic,
Fantasy,
Action,
AdventureThemes Films about animals,
Films about families,
Films about sexuality,
Films about insects,
Films about dragons,
Children's films,
LGBT-related film,
Cross-dressing in filmActors Liu Yifei,
Gong Li,
Donnie Yen,
Utkarsh Ambudkar,
Jason Scott Lee,
Ron YuanLorsque l’Empereur de Chine publie un décret stipulant qu’un homme de chaque famille du pays doit intégrer l’armée impériale pour combattre des envahisseurs venus du nord, Hua Mulan, fille ainée d’un vénérable guerrier désormais atteint par la maladie, décide de prendre sa place au combat. Se faisant passer pour un soldat du nom de Hua Jun, elle se voit mise à l’épreuve à chaque étape du processus d’apprentissage, mobilisant chaque jour un peu plus sa force intérieure pour explorer son véritable potentiel…
Commence alors pour Mulan un voyage épique qui transformera la jeune fille en une guerrière aux faits d’armes héroïques, honorée par tout un peuple reconnaissant et faisant la fierté de son père.
, 1h28
Directed by Simon WellsOrigin USAGenres Science fiction,
Comedy,
Adventure,
AnimationThemes Space adventure films,
Mars in film,
Comedy science fiction films,
Films set in the future,
Films about extraterrestrial life,
Martiens,
Space opera,
Children's films,
Films about extraterrestrial life,
Alien invasions in films,
Disaster filmsActors Seth Green,
Dan Fogler,
Elisabeth Harnois,
Breckin Meyer,
Mindy Sterling,
Tom Everett ScottNine-year-old Milo (Seth Green, voice-over by Seth Dusky) is just beginning summer vacation, and his father (Tom Everett Scott) is leaving for a business trip. While Milo is wanting his summer to be a fun one, his mother (Joan Cusack) assigns him chores and tasks like taking out the trash. At dinnertime, Milo is given broccoli. His mother has a "no broccoli, no TV" rule which Milo cleverly evades. When Milo feeds his broccoli to his cat, his mom grounds him and sends him to bed early. After a heated argument with his mother, Milo wishes that he never had a mom. Later that night, his wish comes true when his mother is abducted by Martians who plan to steal her "momness" to rear their own young.
Directed by Doug LimanOrigin USAGenres Science fiction,
Thriller,
Fantasy,
Action,
AdventureThemes Space adventure films,
Monde imaginaire,
Post-apocalyptic films,
Sur une planète fictive,
Dystopian filmsActors Tom Holland,
Daisy Ridley,
Mads Mikkelsen,
Kurt Sutter,
Nick Jonas,
Demián BichirTodd Hewitt est le seul enfant de Prentissville, un village d'hommes d'une planète coloniale surnommée « Nouveau Monde ». On a appris à l'enfant que ces hommes étaient les derniers habitants de la planète et que les Spackles, une race extra-terrestre, a propagé lors d'une guerre contre les hommes un virus qui les a tué eux-mêmes ainsi que toutes les femmes. C'est à ce moment-là que serait apparu « le Bruit ». Après avoir découvert un horrible secret, Todd va devoir fuir avec son chien comme seul compagnon. Il va alors rencontrer pour la première fois une fille, Viola Eade, et découvre ainsi que les femmes et les Spackles existent toujours. Todd et Viola vont alors devoir échapper au cruel maire Prentiss, qui a lancé une véritable armée à leurs trousses.
, 1h35
Directed by Ron UnderwoodOrigin USAGenres Science fiction,
Comedy,
Action,
Adventure,
Comic science fictionThemes Space adventure films,
Sur la Lune,
Comedy science fiction films,
Films set in the future,
Space opera,
Gangster films,
Sur la LuneActors Eddie Murphy,
Randy Quaid,
Rosario Dawson,
Joe Pantoliano,
Jay Mohr,
Luis GuzmánIn 2079, there is a colony on the Moon called Little America. A retired smuggler called Pluto Nash (Eddie Murphy), who just left prison, buys a nightclub, in an attempt to fulfil a long-time wish of his. Additionally, this prevents the murder by ingestion of battery acid of the club's previous owner, Anthony Frankowski (Jay Mohr), a Polish polka dancer, by mobsters Gino (Burt Young) and Larry (Lillo Brancato) whom Anthony owed money to. Pluto rebuilds the club and establishes it as "Club Pluto." In the next seven years, Club Pluto becomes a very popular Little America nightclub. Its staff consists of Pluto himself, a Hispanic assistant, and an android named Bruno (Randy Quaid), an inferior 63 plus model.
, 2h4
Directed by Renny HarlinOrigin FranceGenres Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
Swashbuckler,
Action,
Adventure,
RomanceThemes Seafaring films,
Transport films,
Pirate filmsActors Geena Davis,
Matthew Modine,
Frank Langella,
Maury Chaykin,
Patrick Malahide,
Stan ShawIn 1668 Jamaica, Morgan Adams hunts down her uncle and fellow pirate Dawg Brown, who has captured her father, Black Harry. Black Harry has one of three pieces of a map to a huge stash of gold on the remote Cutthroat Island. Dawg has another piece, having stolen it from the corpse of a third brother, Richard, while a fourth brother, Mordechai, has the last piece. Harry refuses to give Dawg his piece and escapes with Morgan's help, but not before being mortally wounded. A dying Harry reveals to his daughter the location of the map piece: on his scalp.
, 2h9
Directed by Ben Affleck,
Dennis Lehane,
Rand RavichOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Action,
CrimeThemes Mafia films,
Gangster filmsActors Sienna Miller,
Ben Affleck,
Chris Messina,
Zoe Saldana,
Elle Fanning,
Chris CooperSet in the 1920s, the story follows Joe Coughlin, the prodigal son of a Boston police captain. After moving to Ybor City, Coughlin becomes a bootlegger and a rum-runner and, later, a notorious gangster.
, 1h43
Directed by Jérôme CornuauOrigin FranceGenres Comedy,
Romantic comedyActors Fanny Ardant,
Marina Hands,
Éric Elmosnino,
Laurent Stocker,
Catherine Hosmalin,
Philippe DuquesneAlicia Ricosi, styliste mondialement célébrée de la prestigieuse maison de haute couture dirigée par Hélène, a perdu l'inspiration à quelques semaines de la présentation des collections... Le seul capable de faire renaître son inspiration, c'est Julien, le jardinier qu'Hélène vient de licencier sans ménagement ! Mais entre l'hystérie d'un univers du luxe où tout n'est qu'apparences et codes, et la réalité verdoyante rythmée par la nature du monde de Julien, rien ne dit qu'une étincelle sera possible.
, 2h17
Directed by John Lee HancockOrigin USAGenres Drama,
War,
Action,
Historical,
WesternThemes Political filmsActors Dennis Quaid,
Billy Bob Thornton,
Jason Patric,
Patrick Wilson,
Emilio Echevarría,
Jordi MolláThe film begins in March 1836 in the Mexican State of Coahuila y Tejas town of San Antonio de Bexar (now Downtown San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas), site of the Alamo, where bodies of Texan defenders and Mexican attackers are strewn over the Alamo. The film then flashes back to a year earlier. Sam Houston (Dennis Quaid) attends a party where he tries to persuade people to migrate to Texas. He meets with David Crockett (Billy Bob Thornton), recently defeated for reelection to Congress. Houston explains to Crockett that as an immigrant to Texas, Crockett will receive 640 acres (2.6 km) [a square mile] of his own choosing. Crockett, with a grin, pointedly asks Houston whether this new republic is going to need a president.
, 1h44
Directed by Peter ChelsomOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceActors Warren Beatty,
Diane Keaton,
Goldie Hawn,
Andie MacDowell,
Garry Shandling,
Jenna ElfmanPorter Stoddard is so prosperous an architect, he has New York homes on Park Avenue and in the Hamptons, as well as a vacation lodge out west in Sun Valley. He has been married for 25 years to the equally successful Ellie, an interior designer, but has been having an affair with Alex, a beautiful young cellist.
, 2h14
Directed by Terry GeorgeOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Historical,
RomanceActors Christian Bale,
Oscar Isaac,
Charlotte Le Bon,
James Cromwell,
Daniel Giménez Cacho,
Jean RenoEn 1915, dans les derniers jours de l'Empire ottoman, un étudiant en médecine arménien, fiancé à une jeune femme de son village, fait la rencontre d'un journaliste américain et de son amie et tombe éperdument amoureux de cette dernière. Ils essayent tous trois de survivre au génocide arménien.
, 1h32
Directed by Charles NemesOrigin FranceGenres ComedyActors Éric Judor,
Ramzy Bedia,
Marina Foïs,
Serge Riaboukine,
Louis-Marie Gaultier de Kermoal,
Pierre SemmlerEric and Ramzy are working as window washers at the Montparnasse skyscraper in Paris. Thinking that he has a date set up with beautiful executive Marie-Joelle (who in reality hates his guts), Ramzy stays at work late while Eric hangs around with him. As a result, the pair witness a gang of terrorists seize the tower and take its late-night occupants (including Marie- Joelle) hostage. Knowing that only they can save the day, Eric and Ramzy swing into action.