Recent Blockbuster Disasters NOBODY Even Noticed

Описание: Big names, massive budgets, worldwide releases. Then they vanished like they never existed.

Fly Me to the Moon Scarlett Johansson review shows Apple Studios acquired rights for more than 100 million in March 2022. The film is a romantic comedy set during the Apollo 11 mission. Johansson plays a marketing specialist recruited by the government to create a fake backup moon landing. She works alongside a NASA launch director played by Channing Tatum. Originally supposed to star Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans with Jason Bateman directing. Bateman left due to creative differences. Channing Tatum replaced Evans. This had every sign of runaway success. Classic stylish romantic comedy with 100 million budget. At the time romantic comedies were crushing it. Tatum had just played the lead in The Lost City which made 192.9 million worldwide on 68 million budget. Fly Me to the Moon box office was projected to earn at least 12 million opening weekend. But only earned 9.4 million domestically opening weekend. By end of theatrical run it earned 42 million worldwide against its 100 million production budget. The film earned 66 percent on Rotten Tomatoes from critics but 89 percent from audiences. People who saw the movie really liked it. Despite everything it had it couldn't make it past fifth place at the box office before dropping out completely.

The Exorcism Russell Crowe review shows the film was filmed in November 2019 and wrapped by December. Before it could be released Covid happened. The film sat on a shelf for years. Miramax wasn't happy with the original cut but the pandemic made reshoots impossible. Russell Crowe made The Pope's Exorcist which came out in April 2023 and made 77 million worldwide on 18 million budget. The success convinced Miramax to do reshoots for The Exorcism and finally get it released in June 2024. That's four and a half years from start to finish. The Exorcism box office opened to just 2.46 million finishing in seventh place. By end of theatrical run it grossed just 12.6 million worldwide against a budget estimated to be 22 million. The movie earned 26 percent on Rotten Tomatoes from critics. Audiences gave it just 36 percent and it got a D grade on CinemaScore. The movie was fast tracked to digital platforms and available on streaming about 18 days after theatrical release date.

Here Tom Hanks Robin Wright review shows the Forrest Gump team reunited for the first time in 30 years. Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, director Robert Zemeckis, screenwriter Eric Roth all returned. Based on Richard McGuire's 2014 graphic novel. A story that covered a single plot of land showing the life story of all people that occupied that exact piece of land from the distant past to the 21st century using a static shot technique. Digital de aging technology was used on the cast. All studios passed on the project. Every single major studio looked at the Forrest Gump team reuniting after 30 years and said no. Bill Block from Miramax became the only person in Hollywood willing to finance it. Here movie box office cost between 45 and 50 million to produce. Early screenings on Thursday night earned only 475000 dollars. Only earned 5 million domestically opening weekend. By end of theatrical run it earned only 16 million worldwide against its 45 to 50 million budget. Arrived on Prime Video less than three weeks after release date. The 30 year reunion lasted just 26 days at the theatre before dumped onto streaming.

Magazine Dreams Jonathan Majors review premiered at Sundance Film Festival in January 2023 to very positive reviews. Director Elijah Bynum's psychological drama starring Jonathan Majors as Killian Maddox an aspiring bodybuilder whose obsession with becoming Mr Olympia brings him to a mental breakdown. Jonathan Majors reportedly ate 6100 calories per day for 4 months and trained 6 hours every day. Critics praised his powerhouse performance calling it career defining. Searchlight Pictures scheduled the film for theatrical release in December 2023. Then came a domestic violence incident involving his girlfriend Grace Jabaree. He was convicted of assault and harassment in late 2023. Searchlight immediately removed the film from its December release schedule. The studio returned the film rights to the filmmakers. In October 2024 Briarcliff Entertainment acquired domestic distribution rights. Released in US in March 2025 over 2 years after its Sundance premiere. Magazine Dreams box office had a budget of 8 million. Final worldwide box office earnings was just 1.18 million. People who watched it loved it. But none of that could overcome his criminal conviction.

📌 Timestamps:
00:00 - Movies Disappeared Quietly
00:44 - Fly Me To The Moon
03:54 - The Exorcism
08:08 - Here
13:09 - Magazine Dreams