10 Biggest Box Office Bombs That Lost Millions

3. The 13th Warrior

Production Budget: $160,000,000 Worldwide Gross: $61,698,899 Estimated Losses: $129,150,551 This 1999 adaptation of Michael Crichton's novel Eaters of the Dead went into production after the box office success of movie versions of Crichton's novels Jurassic Park, Rising Sun, Disclosure, The Lost World, and Congo as well as Twister, which Crichton co-wrote the screenplay for. Crichton was obviously a hot writer, so this adaptation of Crichton's loose retelling of Beowulf by blockbuster director John McTiernan seemed like it would be another hit. However, the 13th Warrior went through numerous production issues, including disastrous test screenings that led to Crichton reshooting scenes himself. The entire film was re-cut and a new composer was hired to write a new score. Audiences also had a negative reaction to the title Eaters of the Dead (sounds like a zombie movie, doesn't it?), so that was also changed. All of these production issues pushed the film's production costs to $160 million €“ nearly $100 million more than Jurassic Park cost! After poor reviews, The 13th Warrior ultimately grossed just $61.7 million worldwide. This resulted in estimated losses of $129 million, which would be approximately $182.8 million in 2014 dollars. Because of that, it€™s arguable that The 13th Warrior is the biggest box office bomb of all time.