While there have already been several billon-dollar blockbusters this year, there have been even more downright bombs. Here are most prominent:
They Will Kill You
It's not hard to see why the temptation to reproduce Ready or Not (which was already done with a hilarious sequel) -- and Zazie Beets did a bang-up job. But the execution, not to mention the premise, was sorely lacking.
Mortal Kombat II
MKII continues the franchise's perfect streak of absolutely no good live-action movies, which is reflected in the (lack of) ticket sales.
Animal Farm
Loss: $32 million
An ill-advised update to the narrative of a piece of classic literature likely doomed the financial prospects of this animated tale.
Mercy
The Mandalorian and Grogu
Loss: $103
After Solo managed to become the first live-action Star Wars movie to lose money, the geniuses at Lucasfilm decided to follow its lead (debuting in May instead of December, embracing a decidedly goofier tone than usual), as well as the blueprint set by the sole animated feature set in a galaxy far, far away (revolving around the rescue of Jabba the Hutt's son, a plot that interested no one), The Clone Wars, which made money, but not much, by Star Wars standards.
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
The Weeks Later series came out of the gate swinging with two incredible entries full of spectacular and heartbreaking zombie rage action. But the most recent installments haven't lived up to the set standard. And ticket-buyers seem to have had enough.
Masters of the Universe
Loss: $113 million
A goofy take on He-Man performed even worse than the most recent goofy take on Dungeons & Dragons. Small wonder, with the success of sincere fantasy cinema like The Middle-Earth saga, Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon sitting right there.
The Bride!
Your mileage may vary on whether The Bride! fell victim to Frankenstein Fatigue or if it's just ass.
Supergirl
Loss: $189
With this second installment, the DC Universe is off to a much worse start than the DCEU, which didn't hit a flop until five movies in (Justice League).
