1. Clive Owen
Notable Flops: Elizabeth: The Golden Age ($74.2m against $60m), Shoot 'Em Up ($26.8m against $39m), The International ($60.1m against $50m), Duplicity ($78.1m against $60m), The Boys Are Back ($3.1m against $16m), Trust ($120k against $4m), Killer Elite ($56.3m against $35m), Intruders ($3m against $13m) and Shadow Dancer ($330k against roughly $6-7m). Despite being a talented and likable actor, Owen just doesn't seem to be able to light up the box office; even when working with exceptionally talented writers, directors and co-stars, everything he's in just seems to flounder financially, and it doesn't really make a lot of sense (to me, at least). The fact that he's weathered so many flops and continues to get work, then, is undeniably impressive.
Upcoming Projects: Crime drama Blood Ties is his most commercial prospect (it's pretty decent), while action adventure flick The Last Knights will benefit from the presence of Morgan Freeman alongside him (hopefully), and then there's Steven Soderbergh's TV project The Knick, which depending on your view of the TV medium, will either be a good or bad thing for the actor. Still, there's nothing
huge on the horizon for the actor, and that's a little worrying. How can these actors save their careers? Let us know in the comments below.