7. 50 Cent - All Things Fall Apart (2012)
Presumably tired of selling his image for video games that had him shooting terrorists in the Middle East whilst trying to reclaim his diamond-encrusted crystal skull (I wish to God I had made that up), 50 Cent opted to do something a little more personal in form of Mario Van Peeble's
AllThings Fall Apart, in which he plays a wannabe football player who suffers from a fatal disease... and must travel to the Middle East to reclaim his diamond-encrusted crystal skull. Not really - I added that crystal skull bit on, but the rest is real, I promise. To play his character, Deon, 50 Cent went all out, in which - I can only imagine - was an attempt to show the world that he can be serious and do good acting, too. Channelling a childhood friend who died of cancer for inspiration, the rapper also lost 54 pounds in 9 weeks, having adopted a liquid diet and an extensive treadmill-based exercise plan. Unfortunately for 50 Cent, Van Peebles isn't a very consistent director, and the movie sucked. Despite his efforts, there was little promotion, and - as far as I can tell - the movie grossed zero dollars.