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2016 biggest box office turkeys

source: Entertainment Weekly

Warcraft

Domestic viewers said "game over" to Warcraft, which grossed just $47.2 million in North America. But the $160-budgeted video game adaptation was a hit overseas, with $386.3 million earned from theaters abroad.

Allegiant

The Divergent Series: Allegiant was unable to live up to the success of its preceding films. The Shailene Woodley-starring YA adaptation, which had an estimated budget of $110 million, saw such a dismal showing that its $66.18 million domestic total affected the budget and plans for its previously planned sequel. The adaptation of Veronica Roth's novels picked up an additional $113 million internationally.

Inferno

While Inferno saw success abroad — earning $178.58 million as of late November — the Dan Brown book adaptation fell far short of the domestic totals of its predecessors, The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons. The Tom Hanks film has earned just $33.39 million thus far in North America.

Gods of Egypt

Amid controversy over the film's casting choices, Gods of Egypt hit theaters stateside in February, earning just $31.15 million on its estimated $140 million budget. The movie, which featured Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Brenton Thwaites, Chadwick Boseman, and Gerard Butler, among others, scored an additional $119.5 million in foreign box office totals.

Zoolander 2

The original 2001 Zoolander may hold a special place in fans' hearts, but the 2016 sequel wasn't quite so well-received. The movie, which had an estimated budget of $50 million, made just $55.9 million worldwide.

Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur fell short of its epic $100 million budget at the worldwide box office. The historical film made $26.4 million stateside and added a foreign gross of $67.6 million.

Free State of Jones

The star power of Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, and Keri Russell wasn't enough to propel Free State of Jones to box office success. The drama, which ran on an estimated budget of $50 million, picked up a domestic total of $20.8 million and an additional $2.3 million abroad.

Keeping Up With The Joneses

The Joneses couldn't quite keep up with their budget when Keeping Up With The Joneses arrived in theaters in October. Starring Zach Galifianakis, Jon Hamm, Isla Fisher, and Gal Gadot, the movie had an estimated budget of $40 million and made $14.6 million in the U.S. and $12.28 milllion internationally.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

An adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith's novel, Pride and Prejudice and Zombiescouldn't quite scare up an impressive box office haul. Operating on an estimated budget of $28 million, the movie reached a worldwide gross of just $16.37 million.

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Andy Samberg's Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping hardly became a smash hit. The pop mockumentary fell short of its estimated $20 million budget, picking up just $9.49 million.

The Brothers Grimsby

Sacha Baron Cohen's The Brothers Grimsby ran on an estimated budget of $35 million — a total the film failed to make back at the worldwide box office. The comedy earned $6.87 million stateside and an additional $18.3 million abroad.

Demolition

Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, and Chris Cooper, Demolition got demolished at the box office, earning just $1.9 million in its domestic-only theatrical run.

I Saw The Light

It was a few dark months for I Saw The Light at the domestic box office. The Tom Hiddleston-starring Hank Williams biopic brought in just $1.6 million against its $13 million budget.

Jane Got A Gun

After years of delays and behind-the-scenes drama, Jane Got A Gun finally hit theaters in January, only to post a paltry domestic gross of $1.5 million.

EmmaMcG	I'm surprised not to see the travesty that was Ghostbusters on this list. Didn't that lose about 70 million in total when you factor in its advertising budget?
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EmmaMcG	kpowers said: Just because a movie doesn't make a lot of money doesn't mean it was a bad movie. There are a lot of bad movies that makes a lot of money. Exactly.
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EmmaMcG	Hudson said: EmmaMcG said: kpowers said: Just because a movie doesn't make a lot of money doesn't mean it was a bad movie. There are a lot of bad movies that makes a lot of money. Exactly. I don't think anyone in this thread was saying that. I know, I'm just agreeing with Batman.
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EmmaMcG	kpowers said: EmmaMcG said: Hudson said: I don't think anyone in this thread was saying that. I know, I'm just agreeing with Batman. You know your are my favorite orger
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luvsexy4all	2freaky4church1 said: Mark Kermode of the BBC has a good list: Eli Roth needs to retire no he doesnt...... [Edited 12/19/16 19:24pm]
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RodeoSchro	missfee said: Surely, you aren't supposed to judge a movie by it's title but who in the world would be interested in "Pride & Prejudice & Zombies"???? Hey now! I was, until y'all told me how bad it was. I want to see the movie XxAxX posted about. The one with Santa facing off against zombie elves. That should rock!
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daingermouz202 0	kpowers said: Just because a movie doesn't make a lot of money doesn't mean it was a bad movie. There are a lot of bad movies that makes a lot of money. So true.
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