List of box office bombs (2000s)

Film Year of releas
The 6th Day 2000 The film opened at #4 in North America and made $13 million in its opening weekend. It became a box office disappointment and received mixed reviews from critics.
The 51st State 2001 The film premiered in the United Kingdom on 7 December 2001. It was released internationally under the name Formula 51 in October 2002, where it grossed $14.4 million, just over half of the budget. For its US release, the film was renamed Formula 51 as the original title was seen as potentially offensive to American audiences. The expression "51st state", in this context, refers to US dominance over Britain. In total, the film earned over $14.4 million at the worldwide box office, $5.2 million of that in the US and $9.2 million elsewhere.[1]
3000 Miles to Graceland 2001 The film was a box office bomb. It opened at #3 at the North American box office, earning USD$7,160,521 in its opening weekend behind Down to Earth and Hannibal. It later ultimately grossed just over $18 million domestically, well below its $62 million budget. The film eventually became profitable because of its strong international numbers and DVD sales.
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Film Year of release Notes
Abandon 2002 The film opened at #7 at the U.S. box office, taking $5,064,077 in its first opening weekend.[2]
Across the Universe 2007 The film's release date and release pattern became the subject of some media and public discussion. The film had been originally scheduled for release in 2006. The release was postponed as the editing process became extended and internal disputes arose. The film was subsequently scheduled for a wide release on approximately 1,000 U.S. screens on September 28, 2007. In early September 2007, Sony announced that the release would be brought forward to September 14, 2007, with a "platform release" pattern starting on a small number of screens—with additional screens to be added in subsequent weeks. The film received its world premiere on Monday, September 10, 2007, at the Toronto International Film Festival.[3] The film was then given a very limited "platform release" on 27 screens in the U.S. on Friday, September 14. The film had the second-highest "per-screen" average on its opening weekend. In the following three weeks, the release was gradually expanded to select regions.[4] After four weeks in limited release, on October 12, the film was elevated to a comparatively broader release on 954 U.S. screens, breaking into the U.S. box office top ten at #8.[4][5][6]
The Adventures of Pluto Nash 2002 The Adventures of Pluto Nash was a massive box office bomb; its budget was estimated at $100 million with marketing costs of $20 million and domestic box office $4,420,080 and $2,683,893 overseas. It had a total worldwide gross of $7,103,973.[7] In 2014, the Los Angeles Times listed the film as one of the most expensive box office flops of all time.[8] The film performed better on DVD, with US DVD rental gross of $24,983,000.[citation needed]
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle 2000 Rocky & Bullwinkle opened in 2,460 venues, earning $6,814,270 in its opening weekend and ranking fifth in the North American box office and third among the week's new releases.[9] It closed on October 5, 2000 with a domestic earn of $26,005,820 and an overseas total of $9,129,000 for a worldwide gross of $35,134,820.[10]
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D 2005 The film received negative reviews from critics with much of the criticism directed at the decision to post-convert the film into 3-D which damaged the film's visual look, and earned $69.4 million on a $50 million budget. For its opening weekend, the film earned $12.6 million in 2,655 theaters. It also was placed #5 at the box office, being overshadowed by Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Madagascar, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, and The Longest Yard.[11] The film was not very successful in the US, taking in $39,177,541 and was a box office bomb. However, it did manage to gross $30,248,282 overseas, for a total of $69,425,966 worldwide.[12]
Æon Flux 2005 The film was released on December 2, 2005 by Paramount Pictures in the United States. The film was poorly reviewed by critics, and was a box office failure, grossing $52.3 million on a production budget of $65 million. Paramount chose not to screen Æon Flux for critics prior to its release. The film opened at number two at the U.S. box office, making $12,661,112 in its opening weekend, held off the top spot by Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Æon Flux suffered a decline of 63.97% in box office earnings, going down to number six the following week. On February 9, 2006, it completed its theatrical run, grossing a domestic take of $25,874,337 and a worldwide box office total of $52,304,001,[13] making it a write down and a box office bomb against its $62 million budget.
The Affair of the Necklace 2001 The Affair of the Necklace earned negative reviews from critics, with most of the criticism focusing on the casting of Hilary Swank as Jeanne, whom they felt didn't seem comfortable within the film's period setting and refined dialogue. The costume design and stylized period setting however were widely praised. The film currently holds a 15% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 61 reviews and holds a Metacritic score of 42 based on 22 reviews.[14]
Against the Ropes 2004 Against the Ropes grossed less than $6 million in the US and was panned by critics for its resemblance to other boxing films. Against the Ropes was a box office bomb, grossing only $6,614,280, with an estimated budget of $39,000,000. It opened up at No. 8 at the box office, grossing $3,038,546 in the opening weekend. The film was released on February 20, 2004 to 1,601 theaters (widest release) gathering an average of $1,897 per theater. The film closed its box office run after seven weeks, gathering a total of $5,884,190 from the domestic market and $730,090 from overseas for an international total of $6,614,280.[15] Critical reception of the film was negative. Rotten Tomatoes reports a "Rotten" rating of 12% based on 121 reviews and an average rating of 4.2 out of 10, summarizing it as "a bland, dumbed-down package of sports cliches."[16]
Agora 2009 Agora premiered at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival,[17] but the film was initially unable to find a domestic distributor due to its large budget and length.[18] The film also had trouble finding a distributor in both the United States and Italy, although it eventually found distributors in both countries.[19][20] The North America premiere was held at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, 2009.[21] Agora opened in Spain on October 9, 2009, breaking box office records for that country.[22] A limited release in the United States began on May 28, 2010, opening on two screens at the Paris Theatre and the Sunshine Cinema in New York City. The film opened on the West Coast of the United States on June 4, playing only two screens: at The Landmark theatre in Los Angeles and at Regal's Westpark 8 in Irvine.[23]
The Alamo 2004 The film was a massive box office flop. First weekend earnings were only US$9.1 million, and its opening was overshadowed by a resurgent The Passion of the Christ. The film ended with $22.4 million in the domestic market (United States and Canada), and only $25.8 million in total on a $107 million budget. The Alamo was one of the biggest box office bombs of all time.[24][8]
Alex & Emma 2003 The film was widely panned by critics,[25][26] with Rotten Tomatoes giving it an 11% positive rating by calling it "a dull and unfunny comedy where the leads fail to generate any sparks." Alex & Emma was a flop, grossing just over US$15 million at the box office.
Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker 2004 Intended to be the first entry in a film franchise, Stormbreaker grossed between $20.7 and $23.9 million worldwide upon its theatrical release, thus failing to recoup its $40 million budget.[27][28][29] According to Rotten Tomatoes, the film was largely criticised for its lack of originality and believability.[30] As a result of these factors, plans to produce further Alex Rider films were dropped.[31]
Alexander 2004 Alexander was released in 2,445 venues on 24 November 2004 and earned $13,687,087 in its opening weekend, ranking sixth in the North American box office and second among the week's new releases.[32] Upon closing on 1 February 2005, the film grossed $34,297,191 domestically and $133,001,001 overseas for a worldwide total of $167,298,192.[33] Based on a $155 million budget, the film was a box office bomb.[34][35]
Alfie 2004 Alfie grossed $13,399,812 domestically and $21,750,734 overseas for a worldwide total of $35,150,546 on a $60 million budget. The film opened on November 5, 2004 in the United States and grossed $2,206,738 on the first day.[36] That weekend, the film was #5 in the box office with $6,218,335 behind The Incredibles' opening weekend, Ray's second, The Grudge's third, and Saw's second.[37] When compared to its $60 million budget, Alfie was a box office bomb.[38]
Ali 2001 Ali opened on Christmas Day, 2001 and grossed a total of $14.7 million in 2,446 theaters during its opening weekend. The film went on to gross a total of $87.7 million worldwide. Ali holds a 67% "fresh" rating at Rotten Tomatoes. In spite of the positive reviews, the film lost an estimated $63.1 million.
All the King's Men 2006 The film was featured in Nathan Rabin's ongoing blog feature for The Onion's A.V. Club, "My Year of Flops". Of three categories (failure, fiasco, or secret success), he labeled All the King's Men as a failure and said of the film: "Zaillian’s dud manages the formidable feat of being at once histrionic and agonizingly dull, hysterically over-the-top yet strangely lifeless."[39] Zaillian was stunned by the poor critical and box-office results of this film, which opened with only $3.8 million and barely made $7.2 million at the end of its run in US theaters. Another new wide release from the same weekend, Jackass Number Two, made $28.1 million. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Zaillian said that the film's poor performance was "like getting hit by a truck. ... I don't know what to make of it.... We're all a bit shellshocked. I feel like Huey Long must have felt -- you try to do good and they shoot you for it."[40]
All the Pretty Horses 2000 The film was released on Christmas Day 2000 to mostly negative reviews. It grossed $18 million worldwide, against a $57 million budget.
Almost Famous 2000 Almost Famous had its premiere at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival.[41] It was subsequently given a limited release on September 15, 2000, in 131 theaters where it grossed $2.3 million on its first weekend. It was given a wider release on September 22, 2000, in 1,193 theaters where it grossed $6.9 million on its opening weekend. The film went on to make $32.5 million in North America and $14.8 million in the rest of the world for a worldwide total of $47.4 million against a $60 million budget.[42]
Alone in the Dark 2005 The film was a critical and commercial failure, and is widely considered one of the worst films ever made. Despite this, a sequel was released in 2008.[43] Alone in the Dark grossed $2,834,421 in its opening weekend, ranking at #12; by the end of its run, the film had grossed $10,442,808 and was a box office bomb, considering its $20 million budget.[44]
The Alphabet Killer 2008 The film was screened at multiple film festivals, including European Film Market and Screamfest Horror Film Festival. The film had a limited theatrical release in the United States on Friday, November 7, 2008 when it was released in 2 theaters, only in New York.[45] As of December 14, 2008 the film's domestic earnings are $29,784 while it grossed $4,191 in the foreign markets for a worldwide total of $33,975.
Amelia 2009 Amelia received negative reviews from film critics, with a 20% "rotten" rating on the Rotten Tomatoes website based on 159 reviews with an average score of 4.4/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Amelia takes the compelling raw materials of its subject's life and does little with them, conventionally ticking off Earhart's accomplishments without exploring the soul of the woman."[46] Another review aggretator, Metacritic, which assigns rating of 100 reviews from mainstream critics, gave the film a score of 37 based on 34 reviews.[47]
An American Carol 2008 An American Carol which opened on 1,639 screens nationwide, finished ninth at the box office that week, with a gross of $3.8 million, or a per-screen average of $2,325. For its second weekend, An American Carol had a 58.8 percent drop in box office receipts and dropped to #15, grossing $1,505,000 at 1,621 theaters or $928 per screen.[48] The film faded in the box office in its third weekend dropping 73.8 percent and finishing #21 at 599 theaters grossing $365,000 or $609 per screen.[49] In its fourth weekend, it dropped to #41 at 109 theaters grossing $60,000 or $550 per screen.[50] As of October 2009, An American Carol has grossed $7 million after having a production budget of $20 million.[51]
American Dreamz 2006 American Dreamz opened on April 21, 2006 and made $3.7 million in its first weekend, placing ninth.[52] The film had a total domestic gross of $7.2 million and an international gross of $9.2 million, for a total gross of $16.4 million.[53] It had its widest release in its opening weekend, opening in 1,500 theatres across the USA,[54] and ended its national release after only four weeks on May 28, 2006. In the Netherlands, the film debuted at #7, dropping to #10 in its second week. As of June 14, 2006, the film has grossed a total of €92,432 in the Netherlands. In Spain, the film debuted at #11, earning $109,681 in 50 theatres. The following week dropped to #15, grossing $58,467.
American Outlaws 2001 American Outlaws opened to dismal box office and mostly negative reviews. Many critics cited a poor sense of time and place as a major cause of the film's problems.[citation needed] Others just dismissed the film as another Young Guns ripoff.[citation needed] The movie currently holds a 14% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the site's consensus reading "With corny dialogue, revisionist history, anachronistic music, and a generically attractive cast, American Outlaws is a sanitized, teenybopper version of Jesse James".
Analyze That 2002 On Rotten Tomatoes, the film received a 27% "Rotten" rating, based on 148 reviews, with an average rating of 4.8/10. The site's consensus reads: "The one joke premise is stretched a bit thin in this messy sequel, but a few laughs can be had here and there."[55] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 37 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews."[56]
Angel Eyes 2001 In North America, the film opened at #4 in its opening weekend and grossed $24,174,218 domestically. All UK versions were cut to obtain a 15-rating. Warner Bros. had to remove the aggressive use of graphic language or the film would have been rated 18. The film ultimately grossed $29,715,606 worldwide, well below its $53 million budget.[57]
Animal Factory 2000 The film received very positive reviews; it was highly praised at the Sundance Film Festival.[58] It currently holds an approval rating of 82% at Rotten Tomatoes based on 33 reviews.[59] Leonard Maltin places the film in his book 151 Best Movies You've Never Seen.[60]
Anything Else 2003 The film received mixed reviews from critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a score of 40%, based on reviews from 129 critics.[61] Metacritic gave the film an average score of 43 out of 100, based on reviews from 37 critics.[62] Leonard Maltin, in his movie and video guide, gave the film a "BOMB" rating (the only Woody Allen-directed film he ever rated BOMB), and called it "Allen's all-time worst".[63] In August 2009, it was cited by Quentin Tarantino as one of his favorite 20 films since 1992, when his career as a filmmaker began.[64] In 2016 film critics Robbie Collin and Tim Robey ranked Anything Else as one of the worst movies by Woody Allen.[65]
Arctic Tale 2007 Arctic Tale was nominated for the Panda Award 2008 which was given at the Wildscreen Festival 2008 in Bristol.[66]
Around the World in 80 Days 2004 With production costs of about $110 million and estimated marketing costs of $30 million, it earned $24 million at the U.S. box office and $72 million worldwide, making it a box office flop.[10]
The Art of War 2000 The film opened at #2 behind Bring It On, earning $10,410,993 in its opening weekend in the United States. The Art of War went on to gross $40.4 million worldwide, failing to bring back its $60 million budget.[10]
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 2007 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford was originally slated a release date for September 15, 2006.[67] The release date was postponed to February 2007 at first,[68] but ultimately set for a September 21, 2007 release, almost two years after filming was completed.[69] The film opened in limited release on September 21, 2007, in 5 theaters and grossed $147,812 in its opening weekend, an average of $29,256 per theater.[70] The film has a total gross of less than $4 million. Warner Home Video released the film on DVD on February 5, 2008[71] in the US, and on March 31 in the UK. So far, about 566,537 DVD units have been sold, bringing $9,853,258 in revenue.[72]
Astro Boy 2009 The film was released by Summit Entertainment. This is the last film produced by Imagi Animation Studios before the company shut down in February 5, 2010. The film was first released in Hong Kong on October 8, 2009 and in the United States on October 23, 2009. It received mixed reviews from film critics and was a box office bomb, earning $41 million worldwide on a $65 million budget. The film was a flop in Japan, appearing at the bottom of the opening week's Top 10 rankings and earning only $328,457. Conversely, the film was very successful in China, breaking a box-office record for a CG animated film. This follows the same pattern as Dragonball Evolution and Speed Racer, other American-produced films based on Japanese sources that were not big hits in the land of their origin but were very successful in China.[73] The film also was a box office bomb in the U.S., opening at #6, grossing $6.7 million,[74] where it remained in the Top 10 for three weeks. When it closed in January 2010, it had a total gross of $20 million.[75] Due to these factors, the film would only produce a worldwide gross of $44.6 million against a $65 million budget.
Avenging Angelo 2002 The film was met with mostly negative reviews by most critics. Scott Weinberg for eFILMCRITICS.com wrote that "Sly - despite his seemingly unquenchable desire to prove me otherwise - deserves better than this".[76] Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 13% (rotten) rating, based on 8 reviews.[77]
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Film Year of release Notes
The Baader Meinhof Complex 2008 The film began production in August 2007 with filming at several locations including Berlin, Munich, Stammheim Prison, Rome and Morocco. The film was subsidized by several film financing boards to the sum of EUR 6.5 million. The film premiered on 15 September 2008, in Munich and was commercially released in Germany on 25 September 2008.[78] The film was chosen as Germany's official submission to the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.[79]
Bad Company 2002 The film became somewhat famous for its connections to the September 11th terrorist attacks; amongst other things, it was the last major production to film inside the former World Trade Center. The film plot, written years before the attacks, involved a variety of Serbo-Balkan extremists (including a man from Afghanistan) planning a huge attack in New York City. The movie's release date was moved out of its late 2001 spot and into a summer 2002 release, similar to several other films with terrorism or violent crime-related stories, including Collateral Damage and Training Day. Bad Company failed to recoup its budget at the box office, earning only $30,160,161 in the United States and $35,817,134 outside the US for a worldwide total of $65,977,295.[80] The film was originally slated to be released in December 2001 but because of the attacks of September 11, 2001, the film's release was postponed given the fact the film was about a terrorist attack on New York City.[81]
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans 2009 Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans opened theatrically on November 20, 2009 by First Look Studios[82] in 27 venues, earning $245,398 in its opening weekend, ranking number 22 at the box office.[83] The film ended its run on March 4, 2010 with 96 venues being its widest release, having grossed $1,702,112 in the domestic box office and $8,886,990 overseas for a worldwide total of $10,589,102.[84]
Bad News Bears 2005 It received mixed reviews and grossed just $34 million against its $35 million budget. Bad News Bears opened on July 22, 2005 and ranked #5 at the North American domestic box office with $11,382,472.[85] The film ultimately earned $32,868,349 in North America and $1,384,498 internationally for a worldwide total of $34,252,847, becoming a box office bomb.[86]
Bailey's Billion$ 2005
Bait 2000 The film was a huge financial failure, costing Warner Bros. $51 million but only grossing approximately $15 million. The film opened at #2 at the North American box office making $5,485,591 USD in its opening weekend, behind The Watcher. Bait ultimately failed to bring back its $51 million budget, as it grossed only $15 million worldwide.
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever 2004 The film has been called one of the worst movies ever made. At the box office, the film made $19.9 million on a $70 million budget. With a total of 116 reviews, the highest for a film with a 0% score, Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever is the worst reviewed film in the history of Rotten Tomatoes. In its opening weekend, the film grossed $7 million in 2,705 theaters for an average of $2,591 per theater, ranking #4 at the US box office. The film ultimately earned $14.3 million in the US and $5.6 million internationally for a total of $19.9 million on a $70 million production budget.[10]
Bamboozled 2000 The film was given a limited release by New Line Cinema during the fall of 2000, and was released on DVD the following year. Critical reception was mixed, and the film was a box office bomb. The film grossed $2,463,650 at the box office on a $10 million budget.[87]
Bandits 2001 In its opening weekend, the film opened at #2, earning $13 million.[88] The film grossed $67.6 million worldwide, against a budget of $75 million.[89]
Bandslam 2009 The film generated mostly positive reviews but it failed to chart in the top 10 when it was released on August 14, 2009 in the US, where it grossed only $2,250,000 on the weekend. Despite receiving positive reviews, the film was not a box office success. In its opening weekend, Bandslam grossed $2,231,273 million in 2,121 theaters in the United States and Canada, ranking #13 at the box office. By the end of its run, Bandslam grossed $5,210,988 domestically and $7,014,035 internationally, totaling $12,225,023 worldwide.[90]
Bangkok Dangerous 2008 The film grossed US$42.5 million, of which $15.3 million was from the US.[91] However, the film grossed US$7.8 million on its opening weekend making this the first film since Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star to debut at number 1 with such a low gross. Lionsgate distribution topper Steve Rothenberg said, "It will be a nicely profitable film for us."[92] The film's budget was $45 million.[91]
Baptists at Our Barbecue 2004 This film features some The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) centric humor that is meant to appeal to Mormon audiences, humor that people who are not LDS are not likely to get, as well as some humor aimed at non-Mormon audiences.
Basic 2003 The movie earned $11.5 million in its opening weekend, ranking behind Head of State, Bringing Down the House, and The Core. It grossed $26,793,311 in the US by the end of its theatrical run.[10]
Basic Instinct 2 2006 After being in development limbo for a number of years, the film was shot in London from April to August 2005, and was released on 31 March 2006. After numerous cuts, it was released with an R rating for "strong sexuality, nudity, violence, language, and some drug content". Unlike its predecessor, the film received negative reviews and fell short of commercial expectations. The film was a noteworthy failure at the box office. Budgeted like a summer blockbuster (the estimated budget was US$70 million[93]), the film grossed only $3,201,420 (averaging just $2,203 per theater) in its first weekend of release in the United States.[94]
Battlefield Earth 2000 John Travolta, a long-time Scientologist, had sought for many years to make a film of the novel by Hubbard, the founder of Scientology. He was unable to obtain funding from any major studio due to concerns about the film's script, prospects and connections with Scientology. The project was eventually taken on in 1998 by an independent production company, Franchise Pictures, which specialized in rescuing stars' stalled pet projects. Travolta signed on as a co-producer and contributed millions of dollars of his own money to the production, which commenced in 1999 and was largely funded by German film distribution company Intertainment AG. Franchise was later sued by its investors and was bankrupted in 2004 after it emerged that it had fraudulently overstated the film's budget by $31 million.[95] Battlefield Earth was released on May 12, 2000, and was an immediate critical and commercial failure, frequently described as one of the worst films of all time.[96][97][98][99]
Bee Season 2005 As of January 29, 2006, Bee Season had taken a gross of $1,177,082 in the United States, with an opening American weekend of $120,544.
Being Julia 2004 The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival and was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival, the San Sebastián Film Festival, the Vancouver International Film Festival, the Calgary Film Festival, and the Chicago International Film Festival before opening in the US in limited release. The film grossed $14,339,171 at the box office.[100]
Below 2002 The film was released theatrically on October 11, 2002 to mixed reviews from critics. Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 63%, based on 68 reviews, with a rating average of 6.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, " Below is a creepy, claustrophobic exercise in style."[101] The website Metacritic gave the film a weighted average score of 55 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "mixed reviews".[102]
Beyond Borders 2003 Reflecting Angelina Jolie's real-life interest in promoting humanitarian relief,[103] the film was critically and financially unsuccessful. The film was marketed with the tagline "In a place she didn't belong, among people she never knew, she found a way to make a difference."[104] Beyond Borders received negative reviews from critics, as the movie currently holds a 14% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 103 reviews. Critical consensus on the film has it that "Beyond Borders is good-intentioned, but the use of human suffering as a backdrop for a romance comes across as sanctimonious and exploitative."
The Big Bounce 2004 This film flopped at the American box office, grossing only $6,808,550 against its $50 million budget.[105]
The Big Kahuna 1999 The Big Kahuna garnered a generally positive critical reception while earning modest returns at the box office. The film currently holds a 74% 'fresh' rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the consensus "Wonderful adaptation of the stage play."[106] The film received a 56/100 "mixed or average reviews" on Metacritic.[107]
Big Trouble 2002 Big Trouble was originally scheduled for release on September 21, 2001, and had a strong advertising push. The September 11, 2001, attacks of that year made the film's comedic smuggling of a nuclear device onto an airplane unpalatable. Consequently, the film was pushed back until April 2002, and the promotion campaign was toned down almost to the point of abandonment. Big Trouble came quietly to American theaters and left quickly afterwards, receiving mixed reviews and being generally ignored by audiences, becoming a box office bomb. It currently holds a 48% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 112 reviews, with the consensus reading "With its large cast and frantic comic pacing, Big Trouble labors for slapstick-style hilarity, but it never really gains steam."
Biker Boyz 2003 The film earned a worldwide total of $23.5 million.[108]
The Black Dahlia 2006 The film was screened at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival on August 30, 2006, and was released in the United States on September 15, 2006. Despite its failure both critically and financially, it was nominated for Best Cinematography at the 79th Academy Awards, losing to Pan's Labyrinth. Mia Kirshner's performance as Short was also widely praised. The film opened on September 15, 2006 in 2,226 theaters and came in second place over its opening weekend (behind fellow newcomer Gridiron Gang), with $10 million. It ended its theatrical run after domestically grossing $22.5 million in North America and $27.8 million in foreign countries for a global total of $49.3 million, against a budget of $50 million.[91]
Black Knight 2001 The film was released in November 2001 and went on to gross $39,976,235 at the worldwide box office, a loss from its $50 million budget. Its critical reception was poor. The film opened at #4 at the U.S. box office in its opening weekend with $11,102,948.[109] Black Knight ultimately grossed $40 million worldwide, failing to recoup its $50 million budget.
Blackwoods 2002 The film was released direct-to-video on September 3, 2002, in North America.
Bless the Child 2000 The film opened at #7 at the North American box office making USD$9.4 million in its opening weekend. It went on to gross only $40.4 million worldwide, below its $65 million budget.
Blindness 2008 Prior to public release, Fernando Meirelles screened Blindness to test audiences. He described the impact of test screenings: "If you know how to use it, how to ask the right questions, it can be really useful." A test screening of Meirelles' first cut in Toronto resulted in ten percent of the audience, nearly 50 people, walking out of the film early. Meirelles ascribed the problem to a rape scene that takes place partway through the film, and edited the scene to be much shorter in the final cut.[110] Meirelles explained his goal, "When I shot and edited these scenes, I did it in a very technical way, I worried about how to light it and so on, and I lost the sense of their brutality. Some women were really angry with the film, and I thought, 'Wow, maybe I crossed the line.' I went back not to please the audience but so they would stay involved until the end of the story."[111]
Blood & Chocolate 2007 An international co-production between the United States, Germany, Romania and the United Kingdom. Blood & Chocolate was both a commercial and critical failure. Blood & Chocolate opened on January 26, 2007 in 1,200 theaters and earned $2,074,300 in its opening weekend, ranking number 16 in the domestic box office.[112] By the end of its run, a little over two months later, the film had grossed $3,526,847 domestically and $2,784,270 overseas for a worldwide total of $6,311,117.[113]
BloodRayne 2006 The third video game film adaptation by Uwe Boll, who previously made the films based on House of the Dead and Alone in the Dark, BloodRayne received extremely negative reviews upon release and was a box office bomb, grossing only $3.7 million from a $25 million budget.[10] On January 6, 2006, the film opened in 985 theaters across the United States. It was originally to have played at up to 2,500 theaters, but that number dropped to 1,600 and ended up lower due to prints being shipped to theaters that had not licensed the film.[114][115] Billy Zane was involved with distributor Romar Entertainment and Uwe Boll later sued him for revenue owed.[116] In its opening, the film only made US$1,550,000.[117] The film ended up grossing US$3,591,980 (June 2006) on a budget of US$25 million.[117]
BloodRayne 2: Deliverance 2007 BloodRayne 2: Deliverance, received generally negative reviews. It holds a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 5 reviews with critics panning it as, "Slow-paced, dry and anything but sexy.[118]
Furthermore it was seen that the movie made similar mistakes to the first installment; a dry script, limited action scenes and poor acting by its lead performers.

Blood Work 2002 Blood Work received mixed reviews from critics. It has a score of 54% on Rotten Tomatoes, with the consensus being that it was "a routine, but competently made thriller marred by lethargic pacing". However, A. O. Scott of The New York Times wrote that while it was similar to many of Eastwood's other films, "there is something comforting in seeing this old warhorse trot gamely out of the gate for yet another run on familiar turf."[119] The film was not a box office success, grossing $26.2 million on a budget of $50 million.
Boat Trip 2002 Boat Trip was released in the UK on October 4, 2002,[120] and in the US and Canada on March 21, 2003, where the film opened at #10 and grossed $3,815,075 in 1715 theatres. In total, it had a worldwide gross of $15,020,293.[10] It was released on DVD in the US on September 30, 2003.[121]
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius 2004 The film was a commercial failure, with an opening weekend gross of $1.2 million and $2,707,913 overall,[122] against a production cost of $20 million.[123]
The Body 2001
The Boondock Saints 2000 Initially regarded as one of the hottest scripts in Hollywood, the movie had a troubled production and was finally given a limited theatrical release of only five theaters for one week due to movie studio politics[124] and worries about association with the 1999 Columbine High School massacre. It was met with poor critical reviews; however, the film ultimately grossed about $50 million in domestic video sales[125] and developed a large cult following.[126][127][128] The movie was followed by a 2009 sequel, The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, and a third film was in development as of 2015.[129] The Boondock Saints saw a very limited theatrical release, with its distributor showing the film in 2000 on only five screens in the United States for a duration of a week. However, the original unrated version of the film was later re-released in theaters on May 22, 2006.[130]
Boys and Girls 2000 The film opened at #6 at the North American box office, making approximately $7 million USD in its opening weekend.[131]
Brigham City 2001 It is an independent film and was financed by private investors. The film has a 71% "Fresh" rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 24 reviews.[132]
The Brothers Bloom 2009 Originally released in only four theaters on May 15, 2009, the film moved into wide release two weeks later on May 29. The Brothers Bloom was originally to be released in the fall of 2009 but Summit pushed it forward to May.[133] The film opened in four theaters in the U.S. in its first week, earning $90,400. During the Memorial Day weekend from May 23–25, 2009, the first weekend after its initial limited release, The Brothers Bloom grossed $495,527, from 52 theaters, ranking it #15. During its wide release weekend starting May 29, 2009, in 148 theaters the film grossed $627,971, ranking it #11. The film finished its theatrical run after 12 weeks reaching at most 209 theaters during its sixth week. The film has grossed $3,531,756 domestically and $1,997,708 abroad for a total of $5,529,464. This placed it at number 167 for all films released in 2009. The film was released in the UK on 4 June 2010.[134]
The Brothers Solomon 2007 The film was a box office bomb, grossing only $900,926 out of a $10 million budget. Reviews were overwhelmingly negative. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film received a 15% rotten rating, based on 72 reviews. The consensus says, "Squandering its impressive cast with poorly-directed gags, The Brothers Solomon is a one-joke film stretched well beyond its limits."[135] On Metacritic, the film received a score of 32 out of 100, based on 17 reviews.[136] However, the film has received a favorable User Submitted reviews which currently stand at a 8.0 out of 10.[137] On At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper, Richard Roeper claimed he walked out of the film - something he had never done before.
The Brown Bunny 2003 Following its world premiere at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, the film garnered a great deal of media attention because of the explicit final scene between Vincent Gallo and Chloë Sevigny, as well as a feud between Gallo and the film critic Roger Ebert, who stated that The Brown Bunny was the worst film in the history of Cannes,[138] although he later gave a re-edited version his signature "thumbs up".[139] The Brown Bunny also attracted media attention over a large billboard erected over Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California in 2004 promoting the film. The billboard featured a black-and-white image taken from the fellatio sequence,[140] drawing complaints from residents and business owners. The image showed Gallo standing with Sevigny on her knees, but did not show any explicit sexual content. It was eventually removed nonetheless. In 2011, a similar image featuring in the billboard of another French film, The Players (Les infidèles), triggered a similar controversy.
The Bubble 2006 The film received mixed reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 51% out of 39 professional critics gave the film a positive review, with a rating average of 5.8/10. The public gave the film an 84% approval rating.[141]
Bubble Boy 2001 The film opened #13 at the U.S. Box office, taking in $2,038,349 USD in its opening weekend.[citation needed] As of December 22, 2014, it has a 30% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 83 reviews; the site's consensus states that "Bubble Boy bounces along with lame, offensive jokes that are more tasteless than funny."[citation needed] The film has been considered a "cult comedy."[142]
Bulletproof Monk 2003 The movie grossed approximately $23 million in the United States, with a worldwide total of $37 million, less than the production budget of $52 million.[143]
C
Film Year of release Notes
Capitalism: A Love Story 2009 Capitalism: A Love Story premiered at the 66th Venice International Film Festival on September 6, 2009.[144] The film also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 13 and at the New York Film Festival on September 21. On September 23, the film had a limited release at two theaters in New York City and two theaters in Los Angeles,[145] grossing $37,832 in its first day for a $9,458 per theater average.[146] The theater average was considered strong, though it did not beat the record opening of Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11, which grossed $83,922 at two theaters in one day.[145] Over the weekend of September 25, Capitalism grossed $231,964 in the four theaters.[147] The film had a wide release in 995 theaters in the United States and Canada on October 2, 2009,[91] about a year after the enacting of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, which approved a $700 billion bailout of Wall Street.[148] The film opened in eighth place at the box office on the first weekend of its wide release, grossing $4,447,378.[149] The final domestic total was $14,363,397,[150] making it the 16th highest grossing documentary in history (2014).[151]
Catwoman 2004 Catwoman was released in theatres on July 23, 2004, by Warner Bros. Pictures and was universally panned. The film received seven Golden Raspberry nominations and won in the categories of Worst Picture, Worst Actress, Worst Director, and Worst Screenplay. Many considered it to be one of the worst movies of all time.[152][153] The film grossed $82 million on a $100 million production budget. Catwoman earned a gross of $40,202,379 in North America and $41,900,000 in other territories for a worldwide total of $82,102,379 against a production budget of $100 million.[10] The film grossed $16,728,411 in its opening weekend playing in 3,117 theaters, with a $5,366 per-theatre average and ranking #3, next to the titles The Bourne Supremacy and I, Robot.[154] The biggest market in other territories being France, Spain, Japan and Mexico where the film grossed $5.2 million, $4.05 million, $3.05 million and $2.9 million.[155]
Catch a Fire 2006 The film received positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 75% out of 141 professional critics gave the film a positive review, with a rating average of 6.6/10 and the critical consensus being: "No stranger to the political thriller, director Phillip Noyce tackles apartheid and terrorism with experienced gusto, while Derek Luke and Tim Robbins hand in nuanced performances.".[156]
Catch and Release 2007 Catch and Release premiered at the Austin Film Festival in October 2006 and was released in the United States on January 26, 2007. The film bombed at the box office, earning $16 million against a $25 million budget. Box Office Mojo predicted Catch and Release would earn $4.6 million during its opening weekend from 1,622 sites, with Leesmovieinfo.com estimating $5 million. The film edged above these expectations and grossed $7,658,898 in its first three days — with Sony indicating that 75% of the audience was female (with 58% being over 25). The pattern of films that rely heavily on its leading ladies having a dominantly female audience can also be seen in pictures like In Her Shoes, Just Like Heaven and Because I Said So, other medium-sized box office successes. The film ended up with a final gross of $15,539,051 in the United States and $456,458 overseas, making it a bomb at the box office.[157]
The Caveman's Valentine 2001 Domestic summary:[158]
Budget: $13.5 million
Opening Weekend: $112,041 (16 theaters)
Widest release: 59 theaters
% of total gross: 16.3%
Close date: June 14, 2001 (15 weeks in release)
Total U.S. gross: $687,194
Worldwide gross: $687,194
Cecil B. Demented 2000 Cecil B. Demented was a box office failure, grossing a mere $1,961,544[159] from an estimated $10 million budget.[160]
Celsius 41.11 2004 It took six weeks to make Celsius 41.11. The production was funded and the film distributed to a limited number of movie theaters by Citizens United, a conservative political organization. Celsius 41.11 performed less well at the box office than comparable left-leaning documentaries and significantly poorer than Fahrenheit 9/11. The producer attributed this to voter fatigue and to a timetabling clash with the World Series. Citizens United were prohibited by the Federal Elections Commission from advertising the movie on television or funding the broadcast of the movie on television during the 60 days before the election[161] when restrictions apply to political broadcasts by outside organizations.[162]
Charlie Bartlett 2007 The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on May 1, 2007, and was shown at the Cannes Film Market, the Maui Film Festival, and the Cambridge Film Festival before going into theatrical release in the United States and Canada on August 3, 2007. The movie had received mixed reviews from critics and was a technical box-office failure, earning back only $5.2 million of its $12 million budget.
Charlotte Gray 2001 Charlotte Gray grossed AUD 4,188,497 at the box office in Australia,[163] USD 1,886,566 in the United Kingdom and Ireland,[164] and only USD 741,394 in the United States, where it had a very limited release (widest release was 52 cinemas).[165]
Chasing Liberty 2004 Chasing Liberty opened on January 9, 2004, worldwide in 2,400 theatres, earning $6,081,483 on its opening weekend. It went on to gross $12,195,626 domestically with an additional $117,697 in foreign revenue, totaling $12,313,323 in worldwide gross earnings, failing to bring back its $23 million budget.[10]
Che 2008 Che was screened as a single film at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. del Toro won the Best Actor Award, and the film received mostly positive reviews. IFC Films, which holds all North American rights, initially released the combined film for one week on 12 December 2008 in New York City and Los Angeles to qualify for the year's Academy Awards. Strong box office performance led to the "special roadshow edition" being extended in NYC and LA, and later expanded into additional markets. It was released as two separate films, titled Che Part 1: The Argentine and Che Part 2: Guerrilla, and further distribution followed. The Independent Film Channel released the films via video on demand and on Region 1 DVD exclusively from Blockbuster. As a whole, Che grossed USD$40.9 million worldwide, against a budget of USD$58 million.[166]
Chéri 2009 Chéri selected Berlin Film Festival official competition.[167] The movie got mixed reviews: The Times of London reviewed the film favourably, describing Hampton's screenplay as a "steady flow of dry quips and acerbic one-liners" and Pfeiffer's performance as "magnetic and subtle, her worldly nonchalance a mask for vulnerability and heartache."[168] At Rotten Tomatoes it has a 54% or 'Rotten' rating. Much of the criticism centres on its weak script and poorly executed romance scenes.[169] At Metacritic, it received "generally favorable reviews" based on 27 critic reviews.[170]
Children of Men 2006 A co-production of the United Kingdom and the United States, the film was released on 22 September 2006 in the UK and on 25 December in the U.S. Critics noted the relationship between the U.S. Christmas opening and the film's themes of hope, redemption, and faith. Despite the limited release and low earnings at the box office compared to its budget, Children of Men received critical acclaim and was recognised for its achievements in screenwriting, cinematography, art direction, and innovative single-shot action sequences. It was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing. It was also nominated for three BAFTA Awards, winning Best Cinematography and Best Production Design, and for three Saturn Awards, winning Best Science Fiction Film. Children of Men had its world premiere at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival on 3 September 2006.[171] On 22 September 2006, the film debuted at number 1 in the United Kingdom with $2.4 million in 368 screens.[172] It debuted in a limited release of 16 theaters in the United States on 22 December 2006, expanding to more than 1,200 theaters on 5 January 2007.[173] As of 6 February 2008, Children of Men had grossed $69,612,678 worldwide, with $35,552,383 of the revenue generated in the United States.[174]
Christmas Carol: The Movie 2001 Christmas Carol was released on 7 December 2001 by Pathé in the UK, although it was originally slated for 30 November.[175][176] In the United States, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released it straight to video on VHS and on Region 1 DVD on 7 October 2003 in full screen.[177] Reviewers across Britain, the Republic of Ireland and the US were generally dismissive towards the film.[178][179][180][181] After viewing it at the Toronto International Film Festival, Variety's Todd McCarthy wrote, "[The] character animation is dully inexpressive, and two obnoxious mute mice do more scampering and gesticulating than Harpo Marx did in his entire career."[175]
The Chronicles of Riddick 2004 Considering its production budget was reported to have been between $105 million[10] and $120 million[27] (which does not include marketing and distribution), the film was a box office disappointment. It grossed $57 million domestically, and its total worldwide gross stands between $107 million[27] and $115 million[10] depending upon sources; however, it was successful on DVD.[citation needed]
The Chumscrubber 2005 The Chumscrubber premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2005 and was released theatrically on August 26, 2005. An accompanying soundtrack, composed mostly by James Horner, was released on October 18, 2005. The film was both a critical and commercial failure, receiving mostly negative reviews and earning back only US$350,000 of its $10 million budget. The Chumscrubber premiered on January 25, 2005 at the Sundance Film Festival.[175] It went on to be shown at the 27th Moscow International Film Festival in June 2005,[182] where it won the Audience Award.[183] The film was released theatrically in the United States on August 5, 2005, playing in 28 theaters. It earned US$28,548 on its opening weekend, ranking 59th at the box office. It closed after two weeks in release with a total domestic gross of $52,597.[184] The film's highest-grossing overseas releases were in Australia with $96,696, Germany with $81,323, and Greece with $71,100.[185] It earned only £36 from its single-weekend release in the United Kingdom, meaning that only six people paid for a ticket to see the film.[186] With a total foreign gross of $298,804, the film's total worldwide gross was $351,401[184] and was a box office bomb.
Church Ball 2006 This family-film and comedy was filmed in and around Provo, Utah and is distributed by Halestorm Entertainment.
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant 2009 The film opened in 2,754 theaters in the United States and made over $14 million, reaching #7 in the charts. In other countries, it made more than $25 million, giving it a worldwide box office total of more than $39 million. On DVD, sales in the United States made more than $5.5 million.[187] Worldwide its chart placings included getting to #1 in Ukraine, #2 in Hungary, #2 in Russia, #2 in the United Arab Emirates, #3 in Mexico, #3 in Portugal, #4 in Egypt, #4 in Venezuela, #5 in Belgium, #5 in Peru, #5 in Singapore, #5 in the United Kingdom, #6 in Lebanon, #6 in the Philippines, #7 in Bulgaria, #7 in Japan, #8 in Chile, #8 in Colombia, #8 in the Netherlands, #9 in Austria, #9 in Romania, #11 in Germany, #11 in Malaysia, #11 in New Zealand.[188]
City by the Sea 2002 Although the story is mostly set in the New York City (Including the World Trade Center which was not edited out after September 11 attacks) oceanfront suburb of Long Beach, New York, south of Long Island, whose municipal slogan actually is Civitas Ad Mare - Latin for "The City by the Sea"—actual location filming was done in Asbury Park, New Jersey. There is a disclaimer in the credits at the end of the film, which includes scenes set on a shabby, dilapidated-looking boardwalk and in a ruined and abandoned casino/arcade building—explicitly stating that it was not actually filmed in Long Beach . Filming took place in early 2001. City by the Sea received mixed reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 48% rating based on reviews from 140 critics.[189]
City of Ember 2008 On its opening weekend, the film opened poorly at #11 at the US box office with US$3,129,473.[190] As of February 20, 2010, the film has grossed US$17,929,684 worldwide, well below its US$55 million budget.[10]
City of Ghosts 2002 Made on a budget of $20 million, the film only gained a limited release, and made $450,781 at the box office.
The Claim 2000
Code Name: The Cleaner 2007 The film was released by New Line Cinema on January 5, 2007. Upon its release, the film was met with negative reviews by critics and did poorly at the box office. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 4% based on 82 reviews (79 negative, 3 positive), with the website concluding: "Code Name: The Cleaner is a limp action/comedy flick that alternates between lame, worn-out jokes and cheesy martial arts."[191] Metacritic gave the film a score of 33 out of 100, based on 16 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[192] The film managed to gross only $10,337,477 worldwide against a $20,000,000 production budget.[193]
Cold Creek Manor 2003 The film opened in 2,035 theaters in the United States on September 19, 2003, and grossed $8,190,574 in its opening weekend, ranking #5 at the box office, behind Underworld, Secondhand Lions, The Fighting Temptations, and Once Upon a Time in Mexico. It eventually earned $21,386,011 in the US and $7,733,423 in foreign markets, for a total worldwide box office of $29,119,434.[42]
Collateral Damage 2002 The September 11, 2001 attacks affected the release and editing of the final film. The original trailer was scrapped because it showed a major bomb attack in the United States. The film was originally scheduled to be released on October 5, 2001, but it was postponed due to its terrorism theme and eventually released on February 8, 2002. The premiere was held four days earlier.[194] Collateral Damage was also supposed to include Colombian actress Sofía Vergara in the role of an airplane hijacker; however the scene where Vergara would hijack a plane was cut from the film.[195] The film made $78 million worldwide against its $85 million budget.[196] Warner Brothers released the DVD in the United States on July 30, 2002.[197]
College 2008 The film was released on August 29, 2008, in 2,123 theaters. It made US$2.6 million over the Labor Day weekend. The film has grossed an estimated $4.7 million in the U.S. and Canada and $1.6 million in other territories for a total gross of $6.3 million worldwide.[198]
The Company 2003 The Company was given a limited release on December 25, 2003, earning $93,776 in eleven theaters over its opening weekend. The film ultimately grossed $2,283,914 in North America and $4,117,776 in foreign markets, bringing its worldwide box office total to $6,401,690—well below its estimated $15 million budget.[199]
Company Man 2000 The film grossed $146,193 on a $16 million budget.[200]
The Condemned 2007 The film debuted with a $3.8m opening weekend in the US. The film lasted only 4 weeks in theaters and posted a big loss, closing with a total of $7,371,706.[201] The movie fared worse internationally, taking only $1,271,152 in limited foreign markets, for a total of $8,642,858. The film reportedly lost $15,700,000.
The Core 2003 The film garnered mixed reviews. The film received 41% positive reviews out of 153 reviews, with an average rating of 5.3/10 at the movie review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes; the site's consensus states "a B-movie with its tongue planted firmly in cheek, The Core is so unintentionally (intentionally?) bad that it's a hoot." Several reviews cited the numerous scientific inaccuracies in the film. The film made only $31 million in United States theaters, and another $42 million overseas for a total worldwide gross of $74,132,631.[202] thus failing to make its $85 million production budget back.
The Country Bears 2002 It was Disney's second theatrical film based on an attraction at one of its theme parks and the third overall film based on an attraction following the television film Tower of Terror and the theatrically-released Mission to Mars. Its world premiere was on July 21, 2002 at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood, California. After that, it was released to theaters nationwide on July 26, 2002 and was a box office failure, grossing only $18 million of its $35 million budget. Budgeted at US$35 million, it grossed $16,990,825 in the US and an additional $1,021,272 overseas. The film was released on DVD and VHS in December 17, 2002. Though filmed in 1.85:1 widescreen, Region 1 DVDs present the film in full screen only though Region 2 and 4 present the film in widescreen.[203][204]
Cover 2007 It opened at selective theaters on February 22, 2008.
Creation 2009 The film had its world premiere on 10 September 2009 at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival as the opening night Gala Presentation,[205] the first non-Canadian film since 1996 to be so honoured.[206] The film was released in the UK on 25 September 2009, in Greece on 15 October 2009, in Japan on 20 October 2009 (Tokyo International Film Festival), in New Zealand on 24 December 2009, in the Netherlands on 7 January 2010, in Belgium on 20 January 2010, and in the USA and Canada on 22 January 2010. According to producer Jeremy Thomas, the United States was one of the last countries to find a distributor, due to the prominence of controversy about evolution and creation. Thomas said, in the beginning of September 2009: "It is unbelievable to us that this is still a really hot potato in America. There's still a great belief that He [God] made the world in six days. It's quite difficult for us in the UK to imagine religion in America. We live in a country which is no longer so religious. But in the US, outside of New York and Los Angeles, religion rules."[207] His comments in the mainstream press, and the publicity surrounding the Toronto premiere, provoked flame wars across religious, atheist, science, and film communities on the Internet.[208] Posts on related blogs such as film critic Roger Ebert's, a noted admirer of Darwin, stretched into the hundreds.[209] On 24 September 2009, Variety reported that Newmarket Films had acquired the rights to the film, which was then released on 22 January in the US.[210]
The Crew 2000 The Crew received negative reviews upon release, and was mostly noted for its similarities to Space Cowboys, which also involved four retirees who return for one last job (in that case, to go back into space). The film holds a 20% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 85 reviews. It was a box office flop, grossing only US$13 million off an estimated $38 million budget.
Crossing Over 2009 Although the film was shot in 2007, it was not released until 2009, and even then only in a limited theatrical run. The film's original running length was 140 minutes, but the film's producer (who had final cut privilege) was convinced to edit the film down by 27 minutes (19%) to under 2 hours at 113 minutes when Harvey Weinstein threatened to release the film straight to DVD and bypass a theatrical release altogether. In many countries outside of the US, the film went straight to DVD anyway. The film was distributed in the United States by MGM and The Weinstein Company. It was given a limited theatrical release on February 27, 2009, and ultimately grossed less than US$500,000 in North America, and just over US$2.5 million internationally. The film has reportedly made another US$1.7 million in U.S. DVD sales.[211]
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion 2001 With its production budget of $33 million, it is Woody Allen's most expensive film. In relation to most of his most successful productions, the film fared poorly in American theaters with ticket sales of over seven million dollars. Its worldwide gross was $18.9 million.[212] However, in the ten years since its release, it is beginning to enjoy a new generation of cult status comedic recognition. Roger Ebert wrote, "There are pleasures in the film that have little to do with the story. Its look and feel is uncanny; it's a tribute to a black-and-white era, filmed in color, and yet the colors seem burnished and aged. No noir films were shot in color in the 1940s, but if one had been, it would have looked like this. And great attention is given to the women played by Hunt, Berkley and Theron; they look not so much like the women in classic film noir as like the women on film noir posters - their costumes and styles elevate them into archetypes. Hunt in particular has fun with a wisecracking dame role that owes something, perhaps, to Rosalind Russell in His Girl Friday."[213]
Cursed 2005 Originally planned for 2003, the film is a notable example of development hell, taking over two more years to be made than originally planned, during which producers Bob and Harvey Weinstein kept asking for re-shoots and changes to the plot, re-edited the movie to give a PG-13 rating rather than the original intended R-rating, and fired legendary make-up artist Rick Baker to replace the werewolves he had created with computer-generated ones.[214][215][216] The film was a box-office failure and was panned by critics; Craven himself was very displeased with the final result.[216][217] Cursed opened theatrically on February 25, 2005, grossing $19,297,522 at the North American box office and $10,324,200 internationally for a total worldwide gross of $29,621,722 against a $38 million budget, making the film a box office bomb.
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Film Year of release Notes
D-Tox 2002 After the film was finished in 1999, Universal decided to screen it to a test audience but all the screenings of the first cut were met with negative reception from audiences. The film was then shelved for quite some time while re-shoots and story changes were being done.[218] Composer John Powell wrote two complete scores for the film, one of which was rejected. With the film delayed and relegated to a European release by Universal due to the studio's dissatisfaction with the film in general, most of Powell's score was replaced with additional music by William Ross, Geoff Zanelli, and Nick Glennie-Smith as an attempt to make the film salvageable. New ending was also filmed in which the main villain is killed in a different way.[219]
Dark Blue 2002 William Arnold of The Seattle Post-Intelligencer gave the film a positive review. "Ron Shelton's Dark Blue is another harrowingly cynical dirty-cop movie in the recent tradition of Training Day and Narc. Yet it's so much more complex, engrossing and satisfying than those films that the comparison is not entirely fair...."[220] However, the film received a negative review from the L.A. Weekly, "Dark Blue is stuffed to the gills with blithely improbable coincidence and subsidiary story line... Shelton is a likable, generous director who's made two pretty good films (Blaze and Bull Durham), but it's not at all clear he has the chops to take on an action movie, let alone the intricacies of police politics — let alone the politics of race, about which he had more imaginative things to say in White Men Can't Jump."[221]
Death Sentence 2007 Death Sentence opened in 1,822 theaters in the United States and grossed $4,231,321, with an average of $2,322 per theater and ranking #8 at the box office. The film ultimately earned $9,534,258 domestically and $7,440,201 internationally for a total of $16,974,459.[10]
Death to Smoochy 2002 Despite being a critical and commercial flop when it was first released, in recent years, it has garnered a cult following.[222][223][224] Though it received a wide release, playing in some 2,164 theaters its opening weekend in the United States, the film was a box office bomb, grossing $4,266,463 its opening weekend, and a mere $8,382,691 overall, with negligible box-office receipts outside the U.S./Canada market.[225]
D.E.B.S. 2004 D.E.B.S. was released in 45 theaters. Over 21 days, it grossed $97,446.[226]
Deception 2008 In its opening weekend, the film grossed $2.3 million in 2,001 theaters in the United States and Canada, averaging only $1,155 per theater and ranking #10 at the box office.[227] As of September 22, 2009, the film has grossed $4,598,506 in the United States and Canada while grossing $13,114,439 in foreign countries adding to a total of $17,712,945.
Deck the Halls 2006 The film grossed $35.1 million in North America and $12.1 million in other territories for a total of $47.2 million, against a budget of $51 million.[228] The film grossed $12 million in its opening weekend, finishing 4th at the box office.
Delgo 2008 Despite winning the Best Feature award at Anima Mundi,[229] the film received largely negative reviews and its box office was one of the lowest-grossing wide releases in recent history.[230] Delgo grossed just $915,840 in theaters against an estimated budget of $40 million, according to box office tracking site Box Office Mojo. The film was released independently with a large screen count