Disney initially canceled this film in 2011 because of its massive budget, but after major efforts to scale back, the lone ranger was back in production. Breitbart news 20 apr 2012 afp the chairman of walt disney studios rich ross resigned friday, a month after the massive box office flop. May, 2019 you know the film industry is changing when not even stars like george clooney can prevent a disney movie from being a flop. Heres a look at seven disney movies that completely bombed at the box.
How did battleship escape the john carter flop furor. John carter is a 2012 american science fiction action film directed by andrew stanton from a screenplay written by stanton, mark andrews, and michael chabon. Although any film for which the production and marketing costs exceed the combined revenue after release is considered to have bombed, the term is more frequently used on major studio releases that are highly anticipated and hyped. Halle berry and olivier martinez starred in the 2012 flop dark tide. Everyone knows about the box office success of frozen and zootopia, but did you know disney also has some of the biggest box office flops of all time. John carter is a 2012 american science fiction action film based on a princess of mars, the first book in the barsoom series of novels by edgar rice burroughs. Disney film boss rich ross resigns after john carter flop bbc news. Directed by simon wells and produced by hollywood great robert zemeckis, the 3d family film had. The disney movie john carter is a flop of legendary proportions. Disneys five worst moments of all time stephen thomas.
The john carter film is based on a series of books written by the author of tarzan, edgar rice burroughs. That doesnt always happen, though, and disney has had some huge flops that have cost them hundreds of millions of dollars. The head of the disney film studio, rich ross, resigns as chairman just a month after the film john carter became one of the companys biggest. The film, starring johnny depp as the iconic lawmans comanche sidekick, tonto, had several drawbacks before its 20 release, including an onset injury resulting in a persons. The film chronicles the first interplanetary adventure of john carter and his attempts to mediate civil. Walt was a creative and entertainment genius, not only in his own right, but also amassing a trove of talented artists who produced some of the longest standing film classics of the previous century. Disney learns lessons from expensive john carter flop wsj. Disney movies 2012 every disney movie coming out in 2012. May 27, 2015 tomorrowlands flop recalls past disney disaster movies. With civil war, rogue one, and a sequel to alice in wonderland on the horizon, disney looks like theyre in store for a successful year. Sales might be the standard of today, but in the hearts of john carter fans this was a great movie. Mar 21, 2012 disney s five worst moments of all time. Tomorrowlands flop recalls past disney disaster movies.
The hollywood reporters annual look at studio profits for the latest calendar year follows the release of financials for the fourth quarter. After disney acquired the rights to the franchise in late 2012, it only took them three years to turn out the latest installment of the series which is the companys most successful film of all time. Tomorrowland was called the biggest disney flop since. Mar 20, 2012 the disney movie john carter is a flop of legendary proportions. That being said, the force awakens couldnt beat out avatar and titanic, which are the two highestgrossing movies ever made. Disney film boss rich ross resigns after john carter flop. Mar 07, 2012 2012 disney movie releases, movie trailer, posters and more. This is not a wham bam in your face avengers movie, but a grand epic with a tribute to one of the greatest american writers of his time. A detailed story, written in a time when pulp fiction was a cultural phenomenon like todays epic superhero movies. John carter flop reveals cracks in disneys tentpole. Mar 20, 2012 in this film image released by disney, taylor kitsch is shown in a scene from john carter. Rich ross was forced to resign from disney yesterday, aka fired, due to john carter being the biggest box office flop of all time. Mar 12, 2012 the gargantuan belly flop of john carter shows how risky hollywoods tentpole strategy can be.
An expensive film about a military captain transported to mars loses hundreds of millions at the box office. Afp the chairman of walt disney studios rich ross resigned friday, a month after the massive box office flop suffered by criticallypanned scifi. Disneys second product flop of the year comes from its television segment. The film was produced by jim morris, colin wilson, and lindsey collins, and is based on a princess of mars, the first book in the barsoom series of novels by edgar rice burroughs. John carter flop reveals cracks in disneys tentpole strategy. The 2011 disney animated film, mars needs moms, is considered the biggest flop in movie history.
On the heels of a costly film flop that led walt disney studios chairman rich. The film tells the story of warweary, former military captain john carter who is inexplicably transported to mars where he becomes reluctantly embroiled in a conflict of epic proportions amongst the inhabitants of the planet, including tars tarkas and the captivating princess dejah thoris. Outside of the film space, disney has faced headwinds in recent years, including at cash cow espn. Beth or amy would look me up and down and determine, crushingly, that i certainly looked like i. This is a list of films produced by and released under the walt disney pictures banner known as that since 1983, with never cry wolf as its first release and films released before that under the former name of the parent company, walt disney productions 19291983. The film stars john cusack, chiwetel ejiofor, amanda peet, oliver platt, thandie newton, danny glover, and woody harrelson. Beyond the trailer host grace randolph gives you the low down on. Hit 2012 disney film crossword clue answer crossword heaven. Walt disney, sony, viacom among studios to post profit. John carter was widely touted by the walt disney co. In the wake of the expensive movie flop john carter, disney executives are keeping a tighter rein on production costs and focusing more on known characters and star power. Disneys kinoflop john carter kostete uber 300 millionen.
This story first appeared in the june 19 issue of the hollywood reporter magazine. Most films listed here were distributed theatrically in the united states by the companys distribution division, walt disney. The head of the disney film studio, rich ross, resigns as chairman just a month after the film john carter became one of the companys biggest flops. In the film and media industry, if a film released in theatres fails to break even by a large amount, it is considered a box office bomb or box office flop, thus losing money for the distributor, studio, andor production company that invested in it. Due to the secrecy surrounding costs and profit margins in the film industry, figures of losses are usually rough estimates at best, and there are often conflicting estimates over how much a film has lost. The gargantuan belly flop of john carter shows how risky hollywoods tentpole strategy can be. First flop of 2012 one of the reasons the film did not generate hyper interest was that it came a couple of decades after hugely successful films of the same type. From pixar to fox, bob igers disney legacy is rooted in. Feb 21, 20 5 of 6 studios post profit declines in 2012. At a modest budget of between 800 and 900 thousand dollars, it is disneys least expensive film. The 2012 mockumentarystyle film follows a woman who is. On the heels of a costly film flop that led walt disney studios chairman rich ross to resign, disney ceo bob iger has. Hit 2012 disney film crossword clue answer crossword. The hollywood reporters annual look at studio profits for the latest calendar year.
The film was also hurt by the fact that disney, whose top cadre of executives is about as open with the press as the rulers of north korea, had few friends in the media who might be willing to cut the studio a break. Rich ross fired from disney for john carter box office flop. While box office and budget numbers are scarce for some of these films, their placement on the list is a reflection of profits and losses as listed in the companys annual report the year of the films. Avengers may mitigate disn eys john carter flop audie cornish talks to sharon waxman, editor in chief of, about disneys. The lone ranger epic movie flops pictures cbs news. Disney has been one of the dows bestperforming stocks in 2012, climbing more than 30% and trailing only bank of america bac, fortune 500 among dow components. John carter is now officially a flop of galactic proportions.
Beth or amy would look me up and down and determine, crushingly, that i certainly looked like i could own every. Disney may be one of the best known film companies out there boasting many iconic films but that does not mean they have all always been hits. May 09, 2012 avengers may mitigate disn eys john carter flop audie cornish talks to sharon waxman, editor in chief of, about disneys earnings report that was released tuesday. Around this time last year the walt disney company released a very expensive, very bad film.
The film chronicles the first interplanetary adventure of john carter and his attempts to mediate civil unrest amongst the warring kingdoms of barsoom. Aug 07, 2012 disney has been one of the dows bestperforming stocks in 2012, climbing more than 30% and trailing only bank of america bac, fortune 500 among dow components. The film tells the story of a former shark whisperers attempts to get past an attack that happened on her watch. Disney may be one of the best known film companies out there boasting many iconic films but that does not mean they have all. Bob iger forever changed disney with 4 key acquisitions. Artemis fowl disneys artemis fowl, based on the beloved book by eoin colfer, is a fantastical, spellbinding adventure that follows the journey of 12yearold genius artemis fowl, a descendant of a long line of criminal masterminds, as he desperately tries to save his father who has been kidnapped. But the companys founder, walt, only oversaw nineteen of them before his death in 1966. Apr 20, 2012 the head of the disney film studio, rich ross, resigns as chairman just a month after the film john carter became one of the companys biggest flops. Kelley, john stamos to star 30 october 2019 variety tv news.