Since 2019, US production revenues around the world have not recovered to pre-pandemic figures. It is also true that the box office studied had been increasing every year since 2020… only that this trend ended in 2023. According to a new study by VarietyHollywood’s revenue in 2024 reached 8.7 billion dollarsassuming 3.3% less than in 2023and a 23.5% less than in 2019last year “normal” box office.
Are 800 million viewers in the first year after the pandemic that does not improve compared to the previous harvest (marked by the phenomena of Super Mario Bros., Barbie and Oppenheimer). There are those who attribute it to the strike of actors and scriptwriters, which would have limited the number of major productions to reach theaters, and those who may blame it on a possible lack of interest in everything that is not franchises.
As was found a few weeks ago, of the 10 highest-grossing films of 2024, only one was not a sequel (Wickeditself based on a Broadway musical). Inside out 2 It has been the highest grossing film with $1.69 billion followed by Deadpool and Wolverine with 1.33 billion: as in fourth position we have Moana 2 (which he wears right now 900 million with forecasts of exceeding 1,000), it turns out to have been a very satisfactory year for disney after the disappointments of 2023.
Beyond the expectation that 2025 will rebuild Hollywood’s finances a little, now that we face the new year it may be a good opportunity (the last) to review what have been the biggest economic failures of the US industry throughout 2024. So here you go, originally compiled by Screen Rantthe great disasters of the year that has just left us. Starting, of course, with Joker: Folie à deux in first position.
Joker: Folie à deux
It is not the film that has lost the most money, but it is the one that has made the most headlines for it. He came from an enormously successful and profitable film, but compared to that first joker the sequel to Todd Phillips expanded the budget to some fools 200 million dollars. Since he barely reached the 206 all over the world (and the reviews were terrible), Joker: Folie à deux stands out as the most notorious failure of 2024.
Madame Web
Fewer headlines Madame Webalthough Dakota Johnson made a tour memorable press releases and Internet ridicule brought us back to the good old days of Morbius. Furthermore, this new addition to the Sony Universe of Supporting Characters (UPSS) cost 100 million and it won more or less the same, which is perhaps more than the last film in the saga released in 2024 can say: Kraven the Hunterstill in rooms.
Horizon: An American Saga- Chapter 1
It has been quite sad what happened with this ambitious western. For embarking on it Kevin Costner turned away from Yellowstoneand invested a lot of money in what he hoped would be a tetralogy. For now only the Chapter 1and their 50 million budget (not counting what will have been spent on filming the already finished Chapter 2) come to nothing in front of the 38.2 million that won.
The crow
Alex Proyas He’s spent a lot of time cursing this one. remake for what he understands as a lack of respect for the memory of Brandon Lee (died filming the original version). Maybe, given what we have seen, the curse has worked: The crow by Rupert Sanders cost 50 million dollarsand has barely raised 26 starting from there.
The Ministry of the Dirty War
You may be surprised to see here the war adventure that Guy Ritchie set in the World War II in the wake of damn bastards. And it is that The Ministry of the Dirty War was released in Spain directly through Amazon Prime Videoas part of a strange distribution that has ultimately led to scant income: 60 million What cost has it raised? 27.3 in the countries where it did reach theaters.
Here
At the end of the year it arrived Herethe ambitious adaptation of Robert Zemeckis from a comic that many considered unadaptable. Despite the presence of its stars Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks and Robin Wright), and although it didn’t cost a ton either, no one has been interested in Here. Cost 50 million and has raised 13.4. A failure clearly.
Fly me to the moon
Following the surprising success of Anyone but you There was talk of a revival of the great Hollywood romantic comedy. The subsequent disappointment of The specialist and, above all, Fly me to the moonburied that impression. This romance set in the space race with Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum collection 42.2 million on a budget of 100after testing its direct premiere in Apple TV+.
Borderlands
The euphoria over the performance of Super Mario Bros. and The Last of Us when we are faced with an old-fashioned video game adaptation: that is, horrible. Despite having Cate Blanchett in the cast, this painful film by Eli Roth He repelled the public and barely won 33 million of a budget that reached 120 million.
Argylle
We approach the Top 1 with the other Apple blockbuster that, together with Fly me to the moonconvinced the company to better choose the releases it would bring to theaters. Argylle was even more disastrous, being a film directed by the director of kingsman that brought together multiple stars without anyone being the least bit interested. He barely won 96.2 million of dollars on a budget of 200. Very painful.
Megalopolis
And we conclude in style with, obviously, Megalopolis. A delirious film financed almost exclusively by the pocket of Francis Ford Coppola (and the vineyards he sold) that, in addition to disconcerting everyone, sank the entire team. Having cost between 120 and 136 million of dollars, he did not manage to raise even 14 million. Epic.
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