15 Biggest Box-Office Movie Bombs Of The Decade

11. Mars Needs Moms (2011)

Mars needs moms
disney

All the movies so far, even if you haven't actually seen them, you've probably at least recognised. I'd wager the same can't be said for Mars Needs Moms, the completely forgotten animated Disney movie from 2011.

Produced by Robert Zemeckis, the flick chronicled a nine-year-old boy called Milo searching for his mother after getting herself abducted by Martians. It was about as fun and interesting as it sounds, and acted as another major misstep for Disney at the dawn of the new decade.

There's no pinpointing exactly why the flick tanked though. The only competition it had was Battle: Los Angeles (another film you forgot existed), reviews were lukewarm but not terrible, and it had enough charm to play well with the kids.

Whatever the reason, the film only made $39 million against a $150 million production budget, losing well over $100 million. At the time, it boasted the 12th worst movie opening of all time, and is still considered a complete disaster.

Advertisement
Contributor

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.