Biggest Box Office Bombs of 2015
Here we look at the movies that either failed to make their money back at the box office, or just didn't do well enough to be considered a success.
It would be a waste of time to look at the highest grossing films of 2015. As of now that list would be 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' and then a bunch of other movies that don't matter in comparison. So instead we take a look at the movies that didn't live up to expectations at the box office. While they are listed as box office bombs, that doesn't necessarily mean they lost money at the box office. A movie can make a profit, but if it doesn't make a certain percentage over the break even line, a studio might consider the film a failure.
For each movie we will give you the estimated budget, what the film made worldwide (with its U.S. take in parenthesis), and then its total loss or gain. And in case you don't recognize the movie or it slipped under your radar, we've added a trailer for each one.
'Aloha'
Budget: $31 million.
Box Office: $26.3 million ($21.1 domestic)
Total Loss: $4.7 million
'Blackhat'
Budget: $70 million
Box Office: $19.6 million ($8 million domestic)
Total Loss: $50.4 million
'Crimson Peak'
Budget: $55 million
Box Office: $74 million ($33.1 million domestic)
Total Gain: $19 million
'Fantastic Four'
Budget: $120 million
Box Office: $168 million ($56.1 million domestic)
Total Gain: $48 million
'The Gunman'
Budget: $40 million
Box Office: $13.6 million ($10.7 million domestic)
Total Loss: $26.4 milion
'Hot Tub Time Machine 2'
Budget: $14 million
Box Office: $13.1 million ($12.3 million domestic)
Total Loss: $900,000
'In the Heart of the Sea'
Budget: $100 million
Box Office: $54.5 million ($13.5 domestic)
Total Loss: $45.5 million
'Jem and the Holograms'
Budget: $5 million
Box Office: $2.3 million ($2.2 million domestic)
Total Loss: $2.7 million
'Jupiter Ascending'
Budget: $176 million
Box Office: $183.9 million ($47.4 million domestic)
Total Gain: $7.9 million
'The Last Witch Hunter'
Budget: $90 million
Box Office: $108.2 million ($23.7 domestic)
Total Gain: $18.2 million
'Mortdecai'
Budget: $60 million
Box Office: $47.3 million ($7.7 domestic)
Total Loss: $12.7 million
'Our Brand is Crisis'
Budget: $28 million
Box Office: $7 million (all domestic)
Total Loss: $21 million
'Pan'
Budget: $150 million
Box Office: $125.8 million ($34.9 million domestic)
Total Loss: $24.2 million
'Rock the Kasbah'
Budget: $15 million
Box Office: $3 million (all domestic)
Total Loss: $12 million
'Self/Less'
Budget: $26 million
Box Office: $27.5 million ($12.3 million domestic)
Total Gain: $1.5 million
'Steve Jobs'
Budget: $30 million
Box Office: $24.7 million ($17.8 million)
Total Loss: $5.3 million
'Tomorrowland'
Budget: $190 million
Box Office: $209 million ($93.4 million)
Total Gain: $19 million
'Unfinished Business'
Budget: $35 million
Box Office: $14.4 million ($10.2 million domestic)
Total Loss: $20.6 million
'Victor Frankenstein'
Budget: $40 million
Box Office: $30.7 million ($5.7 million domestic)
Total Loss: $9.3 million
'The Walk'
Budget: $35 million
Box Office: $42.3 million ($10.1 million)
Total Gain: $7.3 million