20 Incredible Recent Movies That FLOPPED
These awesome movies absolutely TANKED at the box office.
It goes without saying that box office has never been a consistent indication of a movie's quality - terrible films make bank every month while stunning films are regularly ignored.
Michael Bay's rancid Transformers movies printed money for years despite being widely panned while bold, exceptionally well-crafted films have fallen upon deaf ears ever since cinema's inception.
A great film can end up flopping for numerous reasons - poor marketing, an ill-timed release date, or audiences en masse simply waiting to catch it at home on streaming, where one can only hope they finally find an enthusiastic audience.
And that's absolutely true of these recent movies, each of which were fantastic in their own right, from endlessly creative twists on classic genres to mesmerising sequels, exquisitely directed dramas, and everything else in-between.
Yet despite their brilliance, these films all absolutely tanked at the box office, and whether this was a surprise or not, each of them desperately deserves to enjoy wider discovery at home.
If you slept on these fantastic movies during their theatrical releases, be sure to check them out and give them their well-earned fair due...
20. Coyote vs. Acme
For many, it's simply a miracle that Coyote vs. Acme got released at all, considering that the live-action-animation hybrid comedy was initially shelved by Warner Bros. Discovery for a tax write-off.
Only after overwhelming public outcry did they allow the filmmakers to seek other distributors, with Ketchup Entertainment acquiring the rights for $50 million in March 2025.
Coyote vs. Acme was finally released mere weeks ago, but with a hefty $72 million budget, it faced one hell of a steep climb to profitability, especially considering the waning popularity of Looney Tunes and general tendency for hybrid animation films to struggle at the box office.
And though the film received rave reviews from critics and those audiences who bothered to see it, after three weekends on release it's only just crossed the $65 million mark, ensuring it'll fall far short of an estimated $145 million break-even point.
This wasn't an even remotely surprising outcome, especially with Ketchup being a boutique distributor with limited marketing coffers, but again, the real victory here is that Coyote vs. Acme wasn't locked away in a Warner Bros. vault forever more.