20 Horror Movie Box Office Bombs EVERYONE Saw Coming

6. The Thing (2011)

As said before, box office numbers don't necessarily mean everything to a movie. Awful films can bring in literally billions of dollars, while some great efforts can go under the radar at release; case in point of the latter being The Thing.

Now considered one of the greatest horror movies of all time, John Carpenter's 1982 outing famously failed at the box office. Maybe there was a view to rectify that in some way with the 2011 prequel, but anyone could see from the off that this wasn't a good idea.

It's yet another case of not messing with a classic. There was absolutely nothing that could have been brought to the table here that would have willed audiences to go and see it in their droves. The CGI was never going to be a match for the classic, practical effects that have made the original so beloved over the years.

The 2011 Thing, starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Joel Edgerton, brought in $31 million. This was $11 more than the original movie, but given the near-40-year gap between the films, this is not particularly impressive, and when taking into consideration the $38 million budget, it is a downright disaster, and one that could have easily been seen and avoided. Don't. Mess. With. The. Classics.