10 Recent Movies That Were Sent Out To Die

10. Elio

Once upon a time, Pixar was basically bulletproof at the box office, yet their most recent release Elio suffered their worst opening weekend in history. 

And with barely $130 million grossed against a $200 million budget, it's far and away their worst non-pandemic box office performance ever.

Granted, it was hardly a surprise - though Disney absolutely did market the film, nothing in the trailers made this look like anything but a totally middle-of-the-road animated film, the sort which it'd be incredibly easy for cash-strapped families to wait for on Disney+.

But Disney has also become ever more IP-dependent in recent years, and their interest in original projects - even completed ones - is firmly on the decline, so they clearly didn't give Elio the full heft of their promotional might.

Even with good reviews and a solid "A" CinemaScore, Disney failed to convince audiences to head out to see Elio, with family crowds seemingly opting to watch the remakes of Lilo and Stitch and How to Train Your Dragon instead.