Box Office Flops That Destroyed Careers and Cost Hollywood Millions

A Wrinkle in Time (2018)

A Wrinkle in Time was promising at first due to its stellar cast, enormous advertising budget, and Ava DuVernay’s directorial skills. The film was anticipated to do well at the box office, but that wasn’t the case. A Wrinkle in Time ended up costing the studio $86 to $186 million in losses.

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The More You Know

  • Ronald Reagan was originally announced as the lead for Casablanca. The proclamation turned out to simply be a ruse to keep the actor’s name in the press.
  • The iconic body and hand in the poster for American Beauty belong to actress/model Chloe Hunter, not Mena Suvari.
  • O.J. Simpson was considered for the lead in "The Terminator".
  • George Lucas wanted to make a Flash Gordon movie but could not obtain the rights so instead, he created Star Wars.
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