The Biggest Box Office Bombs of 2023 - eviltoast

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/15188270

  1. The Marvels (Disney/Marvel)
    • Budget: $219.8 million
    • Box office: $206.1 million
    • Net loss: -$237 million
  2. The Flash (Warner Bros./DC)
    • Budget: $220 million
    • Box office: $271.3 million
    • Net loss: -$155 million
  3. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (Disney/Lucasfilm)
    • Budget: $387 million
    • Box office: $384 million
    • Net loss: -$143 million
  4. Wish (Disney)
    • Budget: $200 million
    • Box office: $254.9 million
    • Net loss: -$131 million
  5. Haunted Mansion (Disney)
    • Budget: $150 million
    • Box office: $147.5 million
    • Net loss: -$117 million
    • Kelly@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      Having these three figures presented as the summary invites that kind of equation. After all:

      net income = revenue - expenses
      

      But it looks like its a bit more complex, taking The Marvels as an example the $206.1m box office really converts to only $88m theatrical revenue for the studio. Then:

      revenue = (theatrical + home entertainment + television and streaming)
      218m    = (88m + 40m + 90m)
      
      expenses = (production costs + prints and ads + residuals and other distribution expenses + interest and overhead + participation)
      455m     = (270m + 110m + 21m + 54m + 0m)
      
      net income = revenue - expenses
      -237m      = 218m - 455m