These Are The 30 Biggest Cinema Flops In History

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The 30 Biggest Cinema Flops In History

Not all movies that get released in theatres fare well at the box office. In fact, some of them end up performing terribly, failing to earn even close to what the production costs were. This is true of both new and old movies alike, with all kinds of genres and audiences.

While they may have had potential, exciting trailers and big-name stars just weren't enough to save these movies from tanking when they came out. Click through our gallery to find out about the biggest flops in the history of cinema!

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'Heaven's Gate' (1980)

Heaven's Gate was widely considered a box office disaster. Directed by Michael Cimino, the 1980 Western only took in $3.5 million against a budget of $44 million.

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'Raise the Titanic' (1980)

Raise the Titanic performed terribly at the box office when it was released. While the 1980 action adventure film had a budget of $40 million, it only recovered $7 million of that.

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'Lion of the Desert' (1981)

Talk about a box office bomb! Despite its $35 million dollar budget, the 1981 war drama Lion of the Desert only made $1 million at the box office.

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'One from the Heart' (1981)

One from the Heart was released in 1981, and didn't even hit the million-dollar mark at the box office! The Francis Ford Coppola-directed musical was a huge flop, only making $636,796.

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'Once Upon a Time in America' (1984)

The 1984 crime drama Once Upon a Time in America left theatres after only making $5.5 million. Even star Robert De Niro wasn't enough for the film to earn close to its $30 million budget!

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'Revolution' (1985)

The Revolutionary War-set drama Revolution fell substantially short of its $28 million budget. When the British film hit theatres in 1985, it only made $358,574!

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'Pirates' (1986)

Maybe its lack of a catchy title hurt Pirates, which opened the Cannes Film Festival in 1986. The swashbuckling adventure film only took away $1.6 million in theatres as opposed to the $40 million it cost to make.

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'Ishtar' (1987)

1987's Ishtar is notorious for having gone over budget, ending up costing $55 million to make. Too bad the Middle East-set buddy comedy only grossed $14.4 million at the box office!

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'Cutthroat Island' (1995)

Cutthroat Island is another adventure film that spectacularly bombed! While the 1995 movie cost $100 million to make, it only took in $10 million at the box office.