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By Jodi Smith | Lists | March 3, 2014
I calculated all of these flops by typing “biggest box office flops” into Google and clicking on Wikipedia. Then I looked at the formula used, total worldwide box office gross divided by 2 and then subtract the production budget, and it seemed legit. Now let’s point fingers, laugh, and remember that everyone has a bad day at work every once in a while.
Jeff Bridges: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in 2010 for Crazy Heart.
R.I.P.D. (2013) cost an estimated $130 million and grossed just over $74 million worldwide.
Matthew McConaughey: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in 2014 for Dallas Buyer’s Club.
Sahara (2005) cost an estimated $130 million and grossed just over $119 million worldwide.
Jamie Foxx: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in 2004 for Ray.
Stealth (2005) cost an estimated $135 million and grossed just over $76 million worldwide.
Geena Davis: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 1988 for The Accidental Tourist.
Cutthroat Island (1995) cost an estimated $98 million and grossed just over $18 million worldwide.
Warren Beatty: Best Director in 1981 for Reds.
Goldie Hawn: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 1969 for Cactus Flower.
Diane Keaton: Best Actress in a Leading Role in 1978 for Annie Hall.
Town & Country (2001) cost an estimated $90 million and grossed just over $10 million worldwide.
Benicio del Toro: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 2001 for Traffic.
Anthony Hopkins: Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1991 for Silence of the Lambs.
The Wolfman (2010) cost an estimated $150 million and grossed just over $139 million worldwide.
Reese Witherspoon: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in 2005 for Walk the Line.
How Do You Know (2010) cost an estimated $120 million and grossed just over $48 million worldwide.
Ben Kingsley: Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1983 for Ghandi.
A Sound of Thunder (2005) cost an estimated $80 million and grossed just over $11 million worldwide.
