10 Infamous Failed Blockbusters That Cost Obscene Money

9. Speed Racer

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After the conclusion to the Matrix trilogy had spluttered to a disappointing end, the Wachowskis looked to refresh and recharge their creative batteries with a family-friendly adaptation of cult favorite manga Speed Racer, and while the visuals were something to behold, the movie was a letdown on virtually every other front that mattered.

When it comes to world-building, there's few people better than the Wachowski siblings, but their attention to detail has always left their work feeling hugely short-changed in terms of plot and character development, and Speed Racer was no exception.

There's some great set-pieces to be found, but there wasn't anything that appealed to anyone outside of the target audience, and the $120m dud would have been better off remaining stuck in development hell after failing to even come close to recouping the budget at the box office.

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