2018 was a great year for the box office with plenty of record-breaking hits, but even a good year has its bombs.
Here are ten of the most notable bombs this year, including one from the biggest blockbuster franchise of all-time.
GVN Releasing
“London Fields” — Budget: $8 million, Global gross: $295,435 This critically panned noir film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2015 and has spent the past three years mired in lawsuits between the producers and lead star Amber Heard and director Matthew Cullen. After the Heard lawsuit was resolved, the film was released in October and suffered the second-worst wide release opening in box office history.
Disney
“Nutcracker and the Four Realms” — Budget: $120 million, Global gross: $117.5 million Two days after Halloween, Disney released this dark fantasy loosely based on the famous Russian ballet synonymous with Christmas. But critics weren’t impressed by much beyond the film’s dance sequences, and families saved their money to go see “The Grinch” and another Disney film, “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” later in the month. With a $20 million opening weekend, “Nutcracker” suffered Disney’s worst start since “The BFG” in 2016.
Lionsgate
“Early Man” — Budget: $50 million, Global gross: $54 million How far has stop-motion animation fallen? Nick Park and Aardman Studios, creators of “Wallace & Gromit,” earned praise from critics for this prehistoric comedy. But Lionsgate released it in the U.S. the same weekend as “Black Panther” and it was ignored in the U.S. with only $8.2 million grossed. The only country where the film made more than $10 million is Aardman’s homeland, the U.K., with $15 million.
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