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Hollywood Flops

Name these movies that bombed at the box office or with critics – usually both!
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First submittedAugust 12, 2013
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2024
Set in Arkham State Hospital, this supervillain sequel has been described as a "jukebox musical legal drama". Starring Lady Gaga.
Joker: Folie à Deux
2022
Origin story about a "Toy Story" character
Lightyear
2019
Will Smith must defeat his greatest foe – a younger version of Will Smith
Gemini Man
2018
Origin story about a popular "Star Wars" character
Solo: A Star Wars Story
2017
The DC comics version of the Avengers
Justice League
2016
Gender-swapped version of a 1980s classic starring Leslie Jones
Ghostbusters
2015
Pixar flop featuring a genial apatosaurus
The Good Dinosaur
2013
Johnny Depp stars as Native American sidekick Tonto
The Lone Ranger
2012
Adaptation of a children's board game involving boats, starring Rihanna
Battleship
2004
Colin Farrell portrays a bisexual conqueror of old
Alexander
2004
Halle Berry in a catsuit. Who needs a plot?
Catwoman
2003
Movie that symbolizes the undying love of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez
Gigli
2000
Sci-fi flick based on a novel by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, starring John Travolta
Battlefield Earth
1997
In the post-apocalyptic wastelands of 2013, Kevin Costner restores hope by delivering mail
The Postman
1997
A cruise ship is going too fast, and is headed right for an oil tanker!!
Speed 2: Cruise Control
1995
The Earth is completely covered by water. Fortunately, Kevin Costner has gills.
Waterworld
1994
Hilarity ensues as a musclebound man gets pregnant
Junior
1969
Western featuring Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin which doesn't have any bloody gunfights but does have lots of singing and dancing
Paint Your Wagon
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57 Comments
kalbahamut
+2
Level 79
Sep 21, 2013
100%.
IsleAuHaulte
+5
Level 92
Jul 29, 2018
Critical Successes But Commercial Flops are better.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 79
Jan 8, 2020
usually
Astroman
+6
Level 43
Sep 21, 2013
I've never heard of Colin Ferrell or seen any of his films. There's this guy Colin Farrell who is much better known and coincidentally he has also starred in a film called Alexander.
JenkinsEar
+6
Level 90
Sep 21, 2013
Dude . . .
kalbahamut
+7
Level 79
Sep 21, 2013
Will Ferrell's brother. One of the Ferrell-y brothers. Never heard of him? Strange.
Quizmaster
+15
Level ∞
Sep 22, 2013
Tough crowd! Fixed the spelling.
burntfrost
+3
Level 47
Jun 1, 2014
Showgirls is a GREAT movie!
Djilas
+2
Level 86
Dec 3, 2019
I've seen it later at a film festival where they presented a possible alternative reading as a critique of Hollywood. I wasn't convinced ...
ander217
+2
Level 73
Feb 27, 2015
I thought Hopper was fun to watch in Fishtar (Waterworld). That and Ishtar were the only ones on this list I'd seen. I wish I could erase all of Ishtar from my mind - at least the part I saw before giving up on it.
IsleAuHaulte
+2
Level 92
Jul 29, 2018
Hopper saw what it was and decided to run with it. Either that or he was just being himself and it was a bit of cinema verite.
ander217
+3
Level 73
Jan 8, 2020
I see Ishtar is no longer on the list - too bad even for this quiz.
freon22tec
+5
Level 57
Dec 21, 2018
Don't shame Waterworld like that.
sillie
+3
Level 75
Dec 3, 2019
It's no longer a planet. Does the clue need an update or is it still true because of it being a planet back in 2002?
samiamco
+1
Level 67
Dec 7, 2019
Your movie clues always make me giddy.
interopia
+1
Level 90
Dec 7, 2019
Also try Worst Movies (So Bad They're Good)!
blobbyblob
+5
Level 80
Jan 8, 2020
The new Ghostbusters was a great movie!
wassallthatabout
+7
Level 65
Jan 8, 2020
They say sarcasm is the lowest form of wit...
Jacktheguy
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Level 93
Jan 8, 2020
It wasn’t great but in my opinion it’s not really as bad as most people say it is. In fact, out of all the movies on this list that I’ve seen, Solo and Ghostbusters are probably the two I liked the most. Though that’s not really saying much.
jmellor13
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Level 68
Jan 8, 2020
I thought it was pretty bad, but I agree it is leaps and bounds better than everything else on this list that I've seen (which is probably about half of it).
sumokitty
+3
Level 90
Jan 14, 2020
I'm surprised to see it did so poorly financially -- it got decent reviews and a lot of press. Personally, I thought it was a fun watch. Too bad a bunch of angry internet trolls had to ruin it.
Dimby
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Level 83
Mar 2, 2026
I don’t think I’m biased when I say the 2016 Ghostbusters wasn’t very well directed and generally not very good. Usually, good comedies have characters that react in humorous ways to the world the movie sets up. Ghostbusters 2016 is full of improvised jokes about wontons that have nothing to do with the world the movie created.
nerdalert
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Level 89
Mar 3, 2026
I don't think any comic, male or female, could have made that funny.
Walacama
+1
Level 83
Jan 8, 2020
I watch a lot of movies, good and bad, but I've only seen 4 of these films. Only missed 3 answers though.
Phil
+5
Level 57
Jan 8, 2020
Justice League would've been a hit if they had had the Wonder Twins in it,
ander217
+10
Level 73
Jan 8, 2020
Are you going to add Cats to the list?
BobSaget
+4
Level 76
Jan 8, 2020
Pretty sure Bill Cosby was already a sex offender in 1987.
undeadwarrior
+1
Level 66
Jan 9, 2020
Junior did poorly? But it's a great movie!
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Jan 12, 2020
it didn't do that bad. Albeit not nearly as well as its predecessor. Not all of these were financial failures. Justice League underperformed versus the Avengers, but still made a ton of money. It was god awful, though.
milancampion
+1
Level 75
Aug 5, 2022
Is it just me or does anyone else like most of these films
Jacktheguy
+2
Level 93
Mar 3, 2026
Some of these aren't that bad, but most of them? Nah.
TriviaBuff1980
+1
Level 59
Jun 29, 2024
Waterworld and The Postman are good movies in my opinion. That might not say much about my opinion, but I really enjoy those movies!
Alexquiz17
+1
Level 95
Aug 7, 2024
Waterworld is a good film
JohnnyYeet
+5
Level 66
Oct 22, 2024
Controversial opinion: Solo was not bad
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Mar 2, 2025
^
Fishes
+1
Level 65
Dec 21, 2025
L3 is one of the greatest characters Star Wars has produced.
Koopa
+2
Level 88
Mar 3, 2026
L3 was the main reason I couldn't get through that movie.
Jacktheguy
+3
Level 93
Mar 3, 2026
It wasn't but it had a lot of factors surrounding it that led to it flopping: behind the scenes drama that required a change in directors and extensive reshoots, said reshoots being somewhat rushed in order to make the May 2018 deadline, said deadline being too close to the December 2017 release of the Last Jedi, Last Jedi itself being extremely divisive among the crowd and ruining much hype for any future Star Wars content, etc. With all of that in mind I'd be surprised if it didn't become a flop.
GeordieBen
+3
Level 45
Feb 23, 2025
I'm surprised that Paint Your Wagon was a box office flop.
Fishes
+2
Level 65
Dec 21, 2025
Gonna paint your wagon,

Gonna paint it good.

We ain't braggin',

We're gonna coat that wood.

BazMcHat
+4
Level 85
Mar 2, 2026
Wandrin' Star was a No.1 single in the UK.
DonTheLamplighter
+3
Level 87
Mar 4, 2026
I love Lee Marvin's rendition. It may be a stretch to say he "sang" it, but I never get tired of listening to his "Wandrin' Star."

Wasn't "They Call the Wind Mariah" in "Paint Your Wagon" too? Fantastic job, sung by the actor who later played Jerry Lindegard's ill-fated father-in-law in "Fargo".

IsleAuHaulte
+3
Level 92
Mar 3, 2026
Paint Your Wagon was actually pretty damned funny. Lee Marvin can't go wrong.
timshorts
+1
Level 61
Mar 13, 2026
As westerns go, it was one of the better ones. I accept that that is not saying much.
Regi184
+1
Level 55
Mar 13, 2026
I loved that movie when I was a young teen. My intro to Lee Marvin!
Koopa
+3
Level 88
Jan 25, 2026
I feel like this is now cut off too early. Post-2015 is a treasure trove for this dreck.
Jacktheguy
+2
Level 93
Mar 3, 2026
Post-2020 I'd argue is even more of a treasure trove given how much COVID damaged the box office.
cerulean42
+2
Level 62
Feb 19, 2026
How can you NOT like The Good Dinosaur? It is a little funny...
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Mar 2, 2026
It's a bit overhated from what I remember of it but still pretty mid
overtired
+3
Level 88
Mar 3, 2026
Waterworld was in the top ten highest grossing films of the year. It just went way over budget so didn't make its money back at the box office. It still made a profit eventually due to home media though.
birdorrogers
+4
Level 57
Mar 3, 2026
junior, good dinosaur and battleships are actually awesome though.
DoktorApplejuce
+1
Level 76
Mar 4, 2026
Couldn't get Gemini Man because all my brain was screaming at me for that one was Encino Man, which is obviously not the correct answer for a number of reasons.
HardcoreHobbit
+2
Level 51
Mar 13, 2026
You have to add john carter one of the biggest movie flops of all time
Samoset
+1
Level 73
Mar 14, 2026
Gonna have to include Morbius and Madame Web in the sequel to this quiz...
CraigXJ87
+1
Level 41
Mar 16, 2026
I've seen Battlefield Earth, I still haven't recovered...
moz7777
+1
Level 47
Mar 24, 2026
The Good Dinosaur is an absolute diamond of a movie!
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