When it comes tocalculating a movie’s success, there are a few elements that need to be acknowledged.
The most important are critical reviews and box office earnings.
Though both elements are important, sometimes one is more significant than the other.
Either way, these2024 box office disappointmentswere not what anyone expected, making them even more frustrating.
At first glance, this movie should have been a roaring success.
On a budget of $45-50 million, the movie grossed a mere $13 million.
On top of that,Herewas panned by critics and audiences.
Thus,Herestumbled under the pressure of its potential greatness.
The true budget ofArgyllewas never actually confirmed, though it was rumored to be around $200 million.
This was a huge letdown forArgylle,and made it one of the most notable flops of the year.
Yet, due to its fun premise and strong cast,Argylleshould have been a winner.
Saturday Nightonly grossed $9.8 million at the box office.
It seems thatSaturday Nightsimply didn’t reach audiences' radars when it was released.
The cast includes Henry Cavill, Alan Ritchson, Alex Pettyfer, and Eiza Gonzalez.
In usual Ritchie fashion, the movie is explosive and on the edge of completely ridiculous.
The main argument for why the film flopped is that it was not marketed well enough.
Gosling appears alongside stars like Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Hannah Waddingham.
One reasonwhyThe Fall Guydid worse than some hoped is because audiences did not recognize the franchise.
Unfortunately, this did not saveHorizonfrom becoming a box office bomb.
On a budget of $100 million,Horizonmade only $38 million at the box office.
The main reason for this is probably that the film earned a 51% on Rotten Tomatoes.
So,Horizon’sfailure hurts four movies rather than just one.
The film stars Brian Tyree Henry, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, and Jon Hamm.
It earned $129 million on a budget of $75-147 million.
The failure ofTransformers Oneis a bit complex.
Despite being an incredibly popular franchise,Transformers Onesuffered because of its form and its marketing.
In this way,Transformers Oneaccidentally alienated those who would have loved it the most.
The reception of Joker (2019) and Joker: Folie a Deux could not be any more different.
Joker 2made $200 million at the box office, yet still managed to disappoint audiences.
On one hand, this $200 million just barely surpassed the movie’s huge budget.
But more than that, the movie’s story was far from what audiences wanted.
Ultimately,Joker 2was deemed one of the biggest letdowns of the year.
However, the movie went in the complete opposite direction, becoming one of the biggest bombs of 2024.
Megalopolisgrossed a miniscule $13 million at the box office on a budget of $120 million.
The film also received a 45% on Rotten Tomatoes.
AlthoughMegalopoliscertainly had potential, themoviecollapsed under its own weight, and was quickly swept under Hollywood’s rug.
