10 Over-Hyped $100 Million Budgeted Movies NOBODY Even Remembers Now

10. Mortal Engines

Hands up if you remember Mortal Engines - the Peter Jackson-produced steampunk blockbuster which tumbled into cinemas in late 2018.

Adapted from Philip Reeve's much-loved post-apocalyptic YA book series, Mortal Engines was widely touted pre-release as the new Hunger Games - Hollywood's latest attempt to adapt an acclaimed YA series into a breakout cinematic phenomenon.

With Jackson not only producing the film but also co-writing the script alongside Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens - who won Oscars for co-writing The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King with him - it was easy to buy into the excitement.

Yet despite glossy trailers showing off the film's hefty budget - said to be between $100-150 million - Mortal Engines came and went without making much of a splash.

Reviews were wildly mixed, with most failing to see it as anything more than a generic YA tentpole releasing years after the well dried up. Despite some interesting design ideas, the characters and story were absolute nothingburgers.

As a result, the film grossed just $83.7 million globally, ensuring any prospect of a sequel or wider franchise was immediately dead in the water. And in the four years since its release, it's basically fallen off the face of the Earth.