10 Absolute Worst Flops In Movie History

2. Howard The Duck (1986)

Howard The Duck is one of the most depressing €œcomedies€ ever released by a major studio, but this particular cloud has a silver lining. When the $37 million picture made only $16 million in the US, George Lucas sold off his new CGI division, which went on to become Pixar. It€™s a shame that the movie falls so flat because Steve Gerber€™s original comic book character is loads of fun, a cynical, bad tempered duck from another world who€™s angry at being stuck on a planet where Jimmy Carter can become President. In this megabomb, however, he€™s the invention of a focus group, a special effect intended to appeal to a broad demographic. Now give us all your money and shut up. Writing in Twilight Zone Magazine, Gahan Wilson called the film, €œoutstanding in its attempt to cater to an audience of remarkably low intelligence. I think it would be fair to say that the level of its aim could be described as condescending, even insulting, and it€™s kind of awesome to try to envision what kind of theaterful they must€™ve had in mind.€