Dark Fate,’ ‘Dark Phoenix’ and 11 More 2019 Box Office Busts

There have been loads of field workplace hits in 2019 from “Avengers: Endgame” to “Joker” to “Us.” But as at all times, there are movies that find yourself taking a dive as soon as they hit theaters. Some have been failed makes an attempt to revive flailing franchises. Others are poorly reviewed movies that moviegoers barely discover on the cinema marquee. Either means, they’ve made this record. 

“Replicas”   $9.2 million grossed ($30 million price range) — Keanu Reeves has had an awesome 2019. “John Wick: Chapter 3” was successful, a viral video of his E3 look grew to become a meme, and sequels to “Bill & Ted” and “The Matrix” are in his future. But again in January, he starred on this critically panned sci-fi story of a neuroscientist who defies the legislation and scientific ethics to create clones of his lifeless household. 

“The Kid Who Would Be King”   $32 million ($60 million price range) — Unlike different movies on this record, critics had been pleasantly shocked by this household movie a couple of British schoolboy who discovers that he’s the reincarnation of King Arthur. But it fell sufferer to early-year field workplace doldrums as audiences ignored the critics’ praises, turning “The Kid Who Would Be King” into one in all a number of busts for 20th Century Fox within the last months earlier than the Disney merger. 

“Serenity”   $14.three million ($25 million price range) — Both critics and audiences panned this thriller starring Anne Hathaway as a lady and her boat captain ex-husband (Matthew McConaughey), whom she provides to pay $10 million to homicide her abusive new husband. “Serenity” did not even gross that quantity in North America with simply $8.5 million to go along with a D+ from CinemaScore polls. 

“Miss Bala”   $15 million ($15 million price range) — In 2011, “Miss Bala” grew to become successful at Cannes and was Mexico’s choice for the Foreign Language Oscar. But this remake starring Gina Rodriguez was far much less lucky, barely making again its manufacturing price range. 

“Captive State”   $8.7 million ($25 million price range) — It’s an attention-grabbing idea: a sci-fi allegory for U.S. imperialism, as an alien race conquers Earth and turns it right into a vassal state. But between middling evaluations and the popular culture dominance of “Captain Marvel,” “Captive State” by no means went anyplace. 

“The Beach Bum”   $4.Four million ($5 million price range) — Another swing and a miss for Matthew McConaughey, although he did get reward from critics for this Harmony Korine stoner comedy that additionally stars Snoop Dogg, Zac Efron, Jonah Hill, of all individuals, and Jimmy Buffett. 

“Hellboy”   $44.6 million ($50 million price range) — And now we get to the summer time blockbuster bombs, beginning with Lionsgate’s failed try to revive “Hellboy” with David Harbour as a substitute of Ron Perlman and a great deal of gore as a substitute of Guillermo del Toro’s guiding hand. The outcome was probably the most panned movies of the 12 months that rapidly met its field workplace demise as soon as “Avengers: Endgame” hit theaters two weeks after its launch. 

“Men in Black: International”   $253 million ($110 million price range) — Sony…