10 Insanely Expensive Movies You Forgot Even Existed

Shawn Levy has carved out a remarkable career for himself despite never having directed a good movie in his life, but his reputation as a safe pair of hands that can churn out formulaic effects-driven blockbusters or saccharine family comedies that do decent box office business ensure that he's never left without work for too long.

Real Steel aimed to be a combination of the two, with Hugh Jackman starring as a man forced to take care of the child that he never paid much interest to following the death of his ex-girlfriend, while also trying to make a nice little earning on the side by coaching giant boxing robots.

The 'terrible father learns to reconnect while also living out his dreams' trope has been done to death, and even the usually-reliable Jackman and the presence of robot fighters knocking the ever-loving sh*t out of each other wasn't enough to elevate Real Steel beyond mediocrity.

It was a solid-if-unspectacular hit, but as you would expect from the 22nd highest-grossing movie of 2011, it failed to leave much of an impression with either audiences or critics. The movie couldn't even hit $300m globally, which isn't great for an effects-heavy family-friendly sci-fi that cost well over $100m to produce.