20 Incredible Recent Movies That FLOPPED
16. The Sheep Detectives
The Sheep Detectives really seemed like it had all the ingredients to become one of the summer's big four-quadrant breakout hits.
Beyond its attention-grabbing title and premise, it was adapted from a beloved novel, boasted an absolutely stacked cast in both live-action and voiceover capacities, and received rave reviews for its shockingly heartfelt treatment of an undeniably ridiculous concept.
This had so much going for it, including an "A-" CinemaScore, yet the film's high budget ultimately put it on a steep path to profitability.
The $75 million price tag - which, admittedly, isn't particularly high by modern standards, especially for a VFX-heavy film - left it needing to gross around $185 million to be considered a true success.
Yet ultimately The Sheep Detectives stopped far short of that figure with a disappointing $132.9 million, causing doubt on whether Leonie Swann's other two novel instalments would also get made.
On the plus side, the film has posted gangbusters numbers on Prime Video, which might be enough to compensate for its underwhelming box office performance.