10 Insanely Expensive Movies You Forgot Even Existed

The Legend of Tarzan is almost the living embodiment of blockbuster mediocrity. Based on a pre-existing property that has plenty of name recognition without having a diehard fanbase that can drag the production over hot coals before it's even been released? Check. A director experienced dealing with big budgets and visual effects? Check. A cast comprised of movie stars, rising talents and veteran character actors to round out the ensemble? Of course.

Gauging people's interest in even seeing a $180m Tarzan movie would have been a good start, and David Yates' tentpole release more than lived up to it's pre-release billing of being something that nobody had asked for. Reviews weren't awful, but they weren't great either. The box office was solid enough to turn a profit, but not enough to launch a franchise. It was just... okay. And by today's standards, that simply isn't enough.