13 Movies That "Bombed" (That Actually Made A Ton Of Money)
![13 Movies That "Bombed" (That Actually Made A Ton Of Money)](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/0/830330_320x180.jpg)
Despite turning a profit (technically), some movies don't quite penetrate the cultural zeitgeist enough to be considered a success. Whether it was a case of bad performances, bad writing, bad direction, or even bad effects (or all of the above), audiences and critics didn’t seem to have vibed with what they were seeing. Sometimes, a film can do everything right but still not quite make it, due to a length that leaves viewers fatigued or perhaps a story that doesn’t resonate with anyone. Quality of the production aside, it’s a sad fact that not everything put to screen can be a winner. Of course, even blockbuster failures can still rake in the dough, and that is what, of course, it almost always all comes down to for the studios and the execs backing the production. Here are a Baker's Dozen movies that performed fine on paper but failed in our hearts.
![VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS BUDGET: $177 MILLION EARNINGS: $225 MILLION CRACKED.COM Beautiful art direction and the mind behind The Fifth Element intrigued audiences, but the dead weight leads killed what could have been a great sci-fi experience.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/4/5/830345.jpg)
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![THE LAST AIRBENDER BUDGET: $150 MILLION EARNINGS: $320 MILLION CRACKED.COM This could have been M. Night's Harry Potter, but bad casting, bad acting, a bad script, bad direction, and bad effects made this М. Night's After Earth.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/4/4/830344.jpg)
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![BLADE RUNNER 2049 BUDGET: $150 MILLION EARNINGS: $260 MILLION CRACKED.COM Following in the footsteps of its predecessor, the sequel to the watershed science fiction film barely made back its money after advertising costs.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/4/3/830343.jpg)
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![SUICIDE SQUAD BUDGET: $175 MILLION EARNINGS: $746 MILLION CRACKED.COM A soft reboot half a decade later saved this series from total abandonment, with barely any characters returning - and even less surviving.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/4/0/830340.jpg)
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![THE DA VINCI CODE BUDGET: $125 MILLION EARNINGS: $760 MILLION CRACKED.COM The excitement and intrigue in Dan Brown's original novel is nowhere to be found here, and Tom Hanks' National Treasure franchise limped on to completion.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/4/2/830342.jpg)
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![A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD BUDGET: $92 MILLION EARNINGS: $304 MILLION CRACKED.COM The final nail in the coffin to a series that has had one foot in the grave for a while, with a near total character assassination of John McClane.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/6/830336.jpg)
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![BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE BUDGET: $250 MILLION EARNINGS: $873 MILLION CRACKED.COM Far from the first or last misstep in the DCEU, Batman V Superman marked a turn in the direction of the cinematic universe for which DC is still recovering.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/8/830338.jpg)
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![THE BFG BUDGET: $140 MILLION EARNINGS: $195 MILLION CRACKED COM An MCU budget with an Adam Sandler rom-com return, the big screen adaptation of Roald Dahl's 1982 classic kid's book was as unnecessary as it was visually jarring.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/4/830334.jpg)
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![THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. BUDGET: $75 MILLION EARNINGS: $107 MILLION GRACKED.COM Despite high marks from critics and audiences, and Henry Cavill coming hot off of his role as Superman, word of mouth couldn't save this classic remake.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/3/830333.jpg)
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![THE GOOD DINOSAUR BUDGET: $200 MILLION EARNINGS: $332 MILLION GRACKED COM The fruit-gummy looking characters set against the impressively rendered and realistic environments didn't mesh well for audiences, making this a disappointing effort from Pixar.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/9/830339.jpg)
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![MOTHER! BUDGET: $30 MILLION EARNINGS: $44 MILLION CRACKED.COM Despite an all star cast and inventive set design and direction, this thinly veiled metaphor for humanities treatment of the planet bewildered audiences.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/4/1/830341.jpg)
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![RUSH HOUR 3 BUDGET: $140 MILLION EARNINGS: $258 MILLION CRACKED.COM Made 6 years after the last movie, the magic between Chan and Tucker was gone, and the series stopped dead in its tracks.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/7/830337.jpg)
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![AD ASTRA BUDGET: $90 MILLION EARNINGS: $127 MILLION CRACKED.COM Brad Pitt's familial space adventure followed years of similar cosmic movies, and, despite his performance being praised, this time audiences were not up to the journey.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/5/830335.jpg)
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