You won’t be all that surprised when you look over the following list compiled by The Hollywood Reporter which takes a look at the 15 biggest studio flops of 2011 based on budget and worldwide gross.
Of the bunch only one made my top ten list of Dishonorable Mentions and three — Mars Needs Moms, Glee: The 3D Concert Movie and I Don’t Know How She Does It — I did not see.
Also, of the bunch I actually enjoyed Anonymous (which Columbia completely screwed over with an awful release plan) and The Big Year was decent as was The Rum Diary, though I would never say either films was something you needed to rush out to see. Of course, there is a difference between a flop and a terrible movie, though we obviously wish the two descriptors would stick together more than they actually do.
Looking over the list it wasn’t a great year for Warner Bros., which can proudly claim five of the films on the list, which may be one of the reasons they have temporarily shut down production on their live-action Akira feature hoping to trim the $90 million budget by $20 million.
In second place was Universal with three films on the list while box-office champ of 2011, Paramount Pictures, can happily state not one of the 15 films below contributed to their record-breaking $5.17 billion year.
That said, here’s the list of the top 15 biggest flops of 2011 along with links to my reviews where applicable. Did any of your favorite films from the year make the list?
- Mars Needs Moms
Studio: Disney
Release Date: March 11, 2011
Budget: $150 million
Worldwide Gross: $39 million - Sucker Punch (my review)
Studio: Warner Bros.
Budget: $82 million
Worldwide Gross: $89.8 million - Arthur (my review)
Studio: Warner Bros.
Budget: $40 million-plus
Worldwide Gross: $45.7 million - Green Lantern (my review)
Studio: Warner Bros.
Budget: $200 million
Worldwide Gross: $219.9 million - Cowboys & Aliens (my review)
Studio: DreamWorks/Universal
Budget: $163 million
Worldwide Gross: $178.8 - Glee: The 3D Concert Movie
Studio: Fox
Budget: $9 million
Worldwide Gross: $18.7 millon - Conan the Barbarian (my review)
Studio: Lionsgate
Budget: $90 million
Worldwide Gross: $48.8 million - I Don’t Know How She Does It
Studio: Weinstein
Budget: $24 million
Worldwide Gross: $30.5 million - The Thing (my review)
Studio: Universal
Budget: $38 million
Worldwide Gross: $27.4 million - The Big Year (my review)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Budget: $41 million
Worldwide Gross: $7.4 million - The Rum Diary
Studio: GK Films
Budget: $45 million
Worldwide Gross: $21.6 million - Anonymous (my review)
Studio: Sony (U.S., most foreign territories)
Budget: $30 million
Worldwide Gross: $14.8 million - Tower Heist (my review)
Studio: Universal
Budget: $75 million
Worldwide Gross: $126.3 million - Happy Feet Two (my review)
Studio: Warner Bros.
Budget: $135 million
Worldwide Gross to Date: $115 million - New Year’s Eve (my review)
Studio: New Line/Warner Bros.
Budget: $56 million
Worldwide Gross to Date: $54.9 million
