15 Biggest Box-Office Movie Bombs Of The Decade

by Josh Brown

1. John Carter (2012)

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Disney have had some of the biggest successes of the entire decade. Between their remakes, the MCU instalments and Pixar tentpoles, they've raked in the money. With all those big hitters though, it's easy to forget that they've suffered just as many stinkers.

You might have noticed they've cropped up a fair few times on this list so far, but their worst performer - and one of the biggest box-office bombs of all time - was 2012's John Carter.

A planned saga, Disney pumped $262 million into the project in the hopes of attracting audiences with a grand CGI spectacle, making it one of the most expensive films ever at the time. Sadly, the money spent didn't translate to money earned, and the box-office receipts amounted to just over its production budget.

All in all, Disney took a $200 million hit on the film, and it changed their entire plan for the rest of the decade.

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Josh has over 11 years of experience as a published writer, having worked nine of those years as a full-time content producer at WhatCulture. In that period he has created hundreds of articles, videos and podcast episodes for multiple WhatCulture channels, specialising in gaming, horror and film & TV. He now primarily works as a senior content producer and presenter on WhatCulture Gaming where he co-hosts the WhatCulture Gaming Podcast, a top 3 UK most listened to gaming podcast that he co-created in 2018. Over the years he has reviewed several high-profile gaming releases, covered industry events with on-site reporting, opined on breaking news, and even kicked off his interviewing career by chatting to childhood hero, Tommy Wiseau.