List of box office bombs (1990s)

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Film	Year of release	Notes
3 Ninjas Kick Back	1994	The film opened in the #3 position on opening weekend with a total of $3,556,310 USD. By the end of its 4-week run, the movie grossed $11,798,854 domestically.
3 Ninjas Knuckle Up	1995	The film was shot in 1992, the same year the first film was released, but was not released until 1995. The film received mostly negative reviews. Many fans attribute its lack of success to its PG-13 rating, which drove away younger viewers.
3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain	1998	It grossed US$ $375,805 domestically, making it the least profitable of the franchise by far.
The 13th Warrior	1999	The budget, which was originally around $85 million, reportedly soared to $100 million before principal photography wrapped. With all of the re-shoots and promotional expenses, the total cost of the film was rumored to be as high as $160 million, which given its lackluster box office take (earning US $61.7 million worldwide), made for a loss of $70–130 million.
54	1998	The studio cut of the film received almost universally poor reviews and was a box office disappointment, grossing $16 million on an estimated budget of $13 million.
1492: Conquest of Paradise	1992	The film was not a success, debuting at No. 7, and ultimately grossing far below its $47 million budget. However, according to the Internet Movie Database, it reached a Non-USA box office of $52 million.

A

Film	Year of release	Notes
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland	1999	The film opened at #8, with a weekend gross of $3,255,033 from 1,210 theaters, averaging $2,690 per venue. In total, The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland earned back less than half its $26 million budget, grossing $11,683,047 during its two-and-a-half-month theatrical run.
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane	1990	The film was not a financial success during its original theatrical release, making just over $21 million in the U.S. Clay has claimed in interviews that the film had a successful first week before being pulled from theaters under pressure from the politically correct. In fact, the film played on more screens during its second week than its first, but still suffered a 53.5% drop in box office gross.
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn	1998	The film had an estimated budget of $10 million and grossed at least $52,850, as it was only released in 19 theaters.
Albino Alligator	1997
Alice	1990	Alice was a disappointment at the North American box office; the film grossed a domestic total of $7,331,647 on an estimated $12 million budget.
Alien Resurrection	1997	he film grossed $47.7 million in North America, the least successful of the Alien series on that continent. It was well received internationally, however, with a gross of $113.5 million, bringing its total gross to $161.2 million. It was the 43rd highest-grossing film in North America in 1997.
Almost an Angel	1990	The film was also a commercial failure. It grossed just under $7 million in ticket sales on a $25 million budget.
Almost Heroes	1998	The film had a $30 million dollar budget. Filming was completed in the fall of 1996, with a 1997 release target. However, the film was delayed a full year due to the pending merger between Turner and Time Warner. By the time the film was released in May 1998, Chris Farley had been dead nearly six months. Critical reception of Almost Heroes has been generally negative. On Rotten Tomatoes it has a score of 8% based on 40 reviews.
Anna and the King	1999	On a $92 million budget, the film grossed $113,996,937, making the film a modest financial success.
Another Stakeout	1993	The sequel debuted at No. 9 with $5.4 million in its opening weekend. It eventually grossed just $20.2 million domestically, making it a flop at the box office.
Another You	1991	Another You was a critical and box office failure. It ranks among the top ten widely released films for having the biggest second weekend drop at the box office, dropping 78.1% from $1,537,965 to $334,836.
Apt Pupil	1998	Apt Pupil was originally scheduled to be released in February 1998, but the film's distributor moved the release date to autumn, feeling that it belonged "alongside other more serious-minded films". It premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September 1998. It was then commercially released on October 23, 1998 in 1,448 theaters in the United States and Canada, grossing $3.6 million on its opening weekend and placing ninth at the weekend box office. The film went on to gross $8.9 million in the United States and Canada. Apt Pupil was considered a critical and commercial disappointment.
Army of Darkness	1992	Army of Darkness was released by Universal on February 19, 1993 in 1,387 theaters in the United States, grossing $4.4 million (38.5% of total gross) on its first weekend. In total, the film earned $11.5 million in the US.
The Arrival	1996	Despite praise from critics and audiences alike, the film only grossed US$14 million in the North American domestic market, against an esitmated production budget of US$25 million. Part of this was due to high-visibility marketing campaign for the release of Independence Day just over a month later, which also received a mixed critical response but went on to become a box office phenomenon. However, The Arrival had a rather successful run internationally, partly because Charlie Sheen still maintained high popularity worldwide at the time.
Aspen Extreme	1993
Assassins	1995	Assassins debuted at No. 2 at the box office. The film grossed $30.3 million in the US and another $53 million worldwide, for a total of $83.3 million.
The Astronaut's Wife	1999	The movie was a box office bomb. In its opening weekend the movie grossed $4,027,003 and domestically the movie grossed $10,672,566. The film made $8,926,022 in other markets, bringing its total box office gross to $19,598,588.
The Avengers	1998	The film was a box office bomb, only grossing $48 million of its $60 million budget, and received universally negative reviews from critics, who consider it as one of the worst films ever made.

B

Film	Year of release	Notes
Babe: Pig in the City	1998
Baby's Day Out	1994	The film opened with takings of $4,044,662 at the start of July 1994. The film finally grossed $16,827,402 at the domestic box office, a disappointing return considering the $48 million production budget for the film. It ranked at #83 for the best performing films of 1994. It was also the 26th best performing PG-rated family film of the year in 1994.
The Bachelor	1999	The film opened at No. 3 at the North American box office behind The Bone Collector and House on Haunted Hill making $7.5 million USD in its opening weekend. The Bachelor ultimately grossed $37 million worldwide making it a modest box office hit.
Bad Company	1995
Bad Girls	1994
Bad Moon	1996
Balto	1995	The film ranked 15th on its opening weekend and earned $1.5 million from a total of 1,427 theaters. The film also ranked 7th among G-rated movies in 1995. Total domestic gross reach up to $11,348,324. While the film was not as successful at the box office, it was far more successful in terms of video sales.
Barb Wire	1996	The film was a box office failure, only grossing $3,794,000 in the United States.
Barney's Great Adventure	1998	In its limited release weekend, the film grossed $2,203,865 and ranked #11. A week later, in wide release, it grossed $1,382,373 and ranked #15. By the end of its run, the film grossed $12,218,638 in the domestic box office, almost returning its $15 million budget.
BASEketball	1998
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm	1993	Batman: Mask of the Phantasm opened on December 25, 1993 in the United States in 1,506 theaters, accumulating $1,189,975 over its first 2 days. The film went on to gross $5,617,391 in the domestic total box office intake. The filmmakers blamed Warner Bros. for the unsuccessful marketing campaign. Mask of the Phantasm eventually turned a profit with its various home video releases.
The Beans of Egypt, Maine	1994
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time	1991	Beastmaster 2 was given a limited release in the United States, where it grossed between $$773,490 and 869,325. }}
The Beautician and the Beast	1997
Bébé's Kids	1992	The film earned a total $8,442,162 in North America. The film opened at #7 with $3,010,987 in its opening weekend (7/31–8/2), behind Death Becomes Her; Honey, I Blew Up the Kid; Mo' Money; A League of Their Own; Buffy the Vampire Slayer; and Sister Act.
Before and After	1996	The movie was a box office flop, grossing only $8.8 million in ticket sales.
Being Human	1994
Beloved	1998	Critical reception was positive, with a 78% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 67 reviews. The film was a failure at the box office and could not come close to surpassing its $80 million budget. The movie grossed only $8,165,551 on its opening weekend, ranking #5 and being beat out by the horror movie Bride of Chucky which ranked #2 and grossed approximately $11,830,855 the same weekend.
Best Laid Plans	1999
Betsy's Wedding	1990
Bicentennial Man	1999
Big Bully	1996	The film was a box office bomb, grossing only $2,042,530 from an estimated $15 million budget.
Billy Bathgate	1991	The movie debuted at No. 4 and underperformed against its $48 million budget.
Bio-Dome	1996	Produced on an estimated budget of $15 million, Bio-Dome grossed $13.4 million in North America.
Blast from the Past	1999	Blast from the Past opened in North American theaters on February 12, 1999 and took in $7,771,066 earning it 5th place at the box office for the weekend.
Blind Fury	1990
Blood and Wine	1996
The Blood of Heroes	1990
Blood In Blood Out	1993
Blown Away	1994	Blown Away opened at fourth place in its opening weekend, with $10.5 million, which at the time was MGM's biggest opening weekend ever. This was still MGM's biggest opening in a decade. " "This puts us back in the mainstream of movie distribution," said Larry Gleason, MGM's president of worldwide theatrical distribution." It finished its North American run with $30 million. The film suffered in comparison to another "bomb" movie, Speed, which was rushed into cinemas to beat Blown Away.
Blues Brothers 2000	1998	The film grossed a little over $14 million in box office sales in North America.
Blue in the Face	1995
Blue Sky	1994	Being filmed in 1990 with production dates from 14 May 1990 until 16 July 1990, the film was completed in 1991, but because of the bankruptcy of Orion Pictures, it sat on the shelf until 1994.
Body of Evidence	1993	Body of Evidence performed poorly at the box office. In its second week it experienced a 60% drop.
Body Parts	1991
Body Snatchers	1993	Warner Brothers released Body Snatchers to only a few dozen theaters, and consequently its domestic gross was a mere $428,868.
Bogus	1996	Bogus opened at #11 in its opening weekend with $1,895,593 and grossed $4,357,406 in the US.
The Bone Collector	1999
The Bonfire of the Vanities	1990	The film itself was a critical and commercial flop when it was released. The film cost an estimated US$47 million to make, but initially grossed just over US$15 million at the US box office, making it a huge box office bomb.
The Borrowers	1997	When the film was released in the United Kingdom, it opened on No. 2, behind Alien Resurrection. The next week, the film regained the position, though under Tomorrow Never Dies.
Bottle Rocket	1996	The film was a commercial failure but launched Wes Anderson's career by drawing attention from critics. Director Martin Scorsese later named Bottle Rocket one of his top-ten favorite movies of the 1990s.
Bound	1996	Bound grossed $3,802,260 in the United States. In its opening weekend, showing at 261 theaters, it earned $900,902, which was 23.7% of its total gross. According to Box Office Mojo, it ranked at 161 for all films released in the United States in 1996, and at 74 for R-rated films released that year.
Boxing Helena	1993	The film performed poorly at the box office, grossing only $1,796,389 in the domestic box office.
Brain Donors	1992	The project was filmed as Lame Ducks; however, when the film's producers (David and Jerry Zucker) left for another studio, Paramount scrapped the publicity campaign, changed the title, and withdrew the film after its initial screenings. Brain Donors attracted attention on the home video market, which has resulted in a cult following according to its screenwriter, Pat Proft.
Braindead	1992
Breakfast of Champions	1999	Though the producers entered it into the 49th Berlin International Film Festival, the film was panned by critics and was a box office bomb that was withdrawn from theatres before going into wide release.
Brokedown Palace	1999	The film underperformed at the box office, failing to make back even half of its $25 million budget.
Buddy	1997
Bulletproof	1996	Bulletproof grossed $6 million its opening weekend, placing it at #1 at the box office. By the end of its theatrical run, it pulled in $21.6 million in North America and $1 million internationally for a worldwide total of $22.6 million.
Bullets over Broadway	1994
Bulworth	1998	The Los Angeles Times commented that Bulworth did "extremely well" on a limited release. The film grossed $29,202,884 worldwide at the box office.
The Butcher's Wife	1991
By the Sword	1993	In the US, the film opened in Chicago on May 14, 1993; in Los Angeles on September 24, 1993; and in New York City on October 22, 1993. According to Box Office Mojo, in its September run the film was shown in nine theaters and grossed $6,220.

C

Film	Year of release	Notes
Cabin Boy	1994
Canadian Bacon	1995
Captain America	1990	The film was intended for release in August 1990, to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of Captain America. Several release dates were announced between Fall 1990 and Winter 1991, but the film went unreleased for two years before debuting direct-to-video and on cable television in the United States in the summer of 1992. It was given a limited theatrical release internationally.
Captain Ron	1992	The film grossed $22.5 million, against its budget of $24 million.
Car 54, Where Are You?	1994	Though the film was shot in 1990, it was edited several times and as a result wasn't released until 1994. It was originally filmed as a musical, but most of the musical numbers were cut from the released film.
Carpool	1996	The film opened theatrically on August 23, 1996 in 1,487 venues nationwide and earned $1,628,482 in its first weekend, ranking thirteenth in the domestic box office. At the end of its run, it had grossed $3,325,651. Based on an estimated $17 million budget, it was a box office bomb.
Cats Don't Dance	1997	Cats Don't Dance became a casualty of the Turner/Time Warner merger: it received a traditional theatrical release in 1997 but without fanfare and did not draw an audience. The film's total domestic theatrical gross was $3,566,637 against its $32 million production budget. Director Mark Dindal was frustrated with Warner Bros. over the lack of advertising and the failed marketing campaign.
Celebrity	1998	The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival and was shown at the New York Film Festival before going into general release in the US on November 20, 1998. It opened on 493 screens, grossing $1,588,013 and ranking #10 on its opening weekend. It eventually earned $5,078,660 in the US.
Chain Reaction	1996	Despite the mostly negative reception, Chain Reaction was a minor financial success, making approximately USD$ 60,000,000 worldwide.
Chairman of the Board	1998	During a promotional appearance for the film on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Courtney Thorne-Smith was the second guest after comedian Norm Macdonald, who frequently interrupted Thorne-Smith's attempt to promote the movie with jokes about Carrot Top and the movie failing at the box office, going so far as to say that the film's title should be "Box Office Poison", and claimed the title is spelled "Chairman of the Bored".
The Chamber	1996
Chaplin	1992
Chasers	1994
Chill Factor	1999	Chill Factor was a box office bomb, grossing only $11.2 million on a budget of $34 million.
China Moon	1994	It was filmed in 1991 but "shelved" for three years before its release.
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery	1992	The film was not a commercial success, debuting at #4 and grossing $8 million against its $45 million budget.
Citizen Ruth	1996	The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 1996. It later opened in limited release in the United States on December 13, 1996.
City Hall	1996	The film was released on February 16, 1996 in 1,815 theatres. It debuted at #4 at the United States box office, grossing $8 million. For its second weekend, it landed at #6, grossing $13.8 million. According to the website Box Office Mojo, the film grossed an estimated $20 million in the U.S.
City of Joy	1992	By contrast to some of Roland Joffé's previous successes (The Killing Fields), the film was not a box office success, even on its modest budget; According to the Internet Movie Database and Box Office Mojo, the film grossed $14.7 million in the United States.
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold	1994	Although a mild financial success, the film did not reach the popularity of the first. The film also gained a negative reception and debuted at No. 3.
Clay Pigeons	1998
Clean Slate	1994	Clean Slate debuted in 1,457 theatres across the United States on May 6, 1994. The film grossed $3,136,130 during its opening weekend, ranking number four at the box office. In its second week, though released in 17 more theatres, it made $1,498,602, more than a 50% drop in gross income. The film eventually grossed a total $7,355,425 in the United States.
Clifford	1994	The film was shot in 1990 and originally planned for release in the summer of 1991, but remained in limbo for several years due to Orion Pictures' bleak financial situation. It was not released until 1994. Clifford failed to make a profit at the box office in addition to being critically panned. Its domestic gross was $7 million at the domestic box office.
Clockers	1995	The movie failed at the box office.
Closet Land	1991
Cobb	1994	The film opened in limited release in December 1994. It earned a reported $1,007,583 at the U.S. box office.
Cold Heaven	1992
Color of Night	1994	The film opened at #4, grossing $6,610,488 its opening weekend playing at a total of 1,740 theaters. The film ended up a box office failure, grossing only $19,750,470—far below its $40 million production budget. The film was also a noteworthy failure internationally, grossing only $1,454,085 in the UK, $565,104 in Sweden, $112,690 in Austria, $4,725,167 in Germany, and $364,939 in Argentina.
Come See the Paradise	1990
Commandments	1997
Company Business	1991	Company Business performed poorly at the box office. The film earned $533,610 over its opening weekend, playing in just 232 theaters. The film ultimately grossed only $1,501,785 in North America.
Cookie's Fortune	1999
Cool as Ice	1991	It has received negative reviews, and was a commercial failure, grossing only $1.2 million from a $6 million budget. The film opened in 393 theaters in the United States, grossing $638,000, ranking at #14 among the week's new releases.
Cool World	1992	Cool World opened at sixth on the North American box office, with $5.5 million. Its lifetime gross was $14.1 million, a little more than half its reported $28 million budget.
The Corruptor	1999
Coupe de Ville	1990	The film was a box office failure; in its opening weekend (March 9–11, 1990), it didn't even make the charts, only grossing $66,871. In the end, Coupe de Ville only opened in 170 theaters and made $715,983 in the US.
The Cowboy Way	1994	The Cowboy Way debuted at No.5 at the US box office.
Cradle Will Rock	1999
Crash	1996	The film generated considerable controversy upon its release and opened to mixed and highly divergent reactions from critics. While some praised the film for its daring premise and originality, others criticized its combination of graphic sexuality and violence.
Crazy in Alabama	1999
Crazy People	1990
Critical Care	1997
Cronos	1993	In North America, the film was given limited release to only 2 theaters where it grossed $17,538 its opening weekend and grossed a total of $621,392 playing at a total of 28 screens. After many critics viewed the film, they felt it deserved a wider release.
Crossing the Bridge	1992
The Crucible	1996	The movie was not a box office success, making only $7,343,114 in the United States.
Cry-Baby	1990	The film opened on April 6, 1990 in 1,229 North American cinemas — an unprecedented number for a John Waters film. In its opening weekend, it grossed a soft $3,004,905 ($2,445 per screen) and grossed $8,266,343 by the end of its theatrical run, making it a box office flop from its $12 million budget.
The Crying Game	1992	The film was shown at festivals in Italy, the US and Canada in September, and originally released in Ireland and the UK in October 1992, where it failed at the box office. Director Neil Jordan, in later interviews, attributed this failure to the film's heavily political undertone, particularly its sympathetic portrayal of an IRA fighter. The bombing of a pub in London is specifically mentioned as turning the English press against the film. (See List of terrorist incidents in London, 12 October 1992.) The then-fledgling film company Miramax decided to promote the film in the United States where it became a sleeper hit, earning over $60 million at the box office. A memorable advertising campaign generated intense public curiosity by asking audiences not to reveal the film's "secret" to their friends. Jordan also believed the film's success was a result of the film's British/Irish political issues being either lesser-known or completely unknown to American audiences, who thus flocked to the film for what Jordan called "the sexual politics."
Curdled	1996
Cutthroat Island	1995	Cutthroat Island had a total production budget of $98 million (though some put the figure as high as $115 million) and the total U.S. gross was $10,017,322. In 2014, the LA Times listed the film as one of the most expensive box office flops of all time. It may have been a contributing factor to the demise of the film's production company, Carolco Pictures, and of Geena Davis as a bankable star. It debuted at No. 13 at the US box office.

D

Film	Year of release	Notes
Dangerous Game	1993	Dangerous Game opened in US theaters on November 19, 1993.
Dante's Peak	1997	The film was released on February 7, 1997 in 2,657 theatres. It debuted at #2 at the box office behind the special edition re-release of Star Wars with $18 million in its opening weekend. After 8 weeks in theatres, it went on to gross $67.1 million in the U.S. and $111.0 million overseas, it went on to earn $178 million worldwide, making it a box office success.
Dark City	1998	Dark City premiered in cinemas on February 27, 1998 in wide release on 1,754 screens in the U.S., and grossed $5,576,953 on its opening weekend, placing 4th, far behind Titanic in 1st place with $19,633,056. The film's revenue dropped by 49.1% in its second week of release, earning $2,837,941, dropping to 9th, while Titanic remained in first place with $17,605,849. The film went on to earn $14,378,331 domestically in total ticket sales through a 4-week theatrical run. Internationally, the film took in an additional $12,821,985 in box office business for a combined worldwide total of $27,200,316. The film's cumulative gross ranked 105th for 1998.
The Dark Half	1993	In its opening week The Dark Half ranked in the box office charts at number 6, gathering a total of $3,250,883 from 1,563 theatres.
Daylight	1996	Daylight opened in 2,175 theaters in North America and grossed $10,015,875. The film ended up earning only $33,023,469 domestically but $126,189,000 internationally for a total of $159,212,469, double its estimated $80 million production budget.
Deadfall	1993
Dear God	1996
Death and the Maiden	1994
Death Wish V: The Face of Death	1994	Death Wish V was a box office disaster. The film was partially financed through an advanced payment by Trimark Pictures, in exchange for domestic theatrical and home video rights. Trimark released the film on January 16, 1994 to 248 movie theaters. Its release in Los Angeles was negatively affected by the 1994 Northridge earthquake, which happened three days after the film's release. The final box office gross of the film in the United States market was estimated at just over $1.7 million. It was released for the home video market later in 1994. Rental records pointed to a solid presence of the film in the video market, but it was not as lucrative as Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987).
Deconstructing Harry	1997
The Deep End of the Ocean	1999	A different ending was filmed which tested poorly with audiences who felt it was too grim. Despite being the original ending of the book, not to mention producer Michelle Pfeiffer's preferred ending, the studio opted for the more conventional happy ending. Extensive rewrites and re-shoots caused the film to be delayed from its planned fall 1998 release to spring of 1999.
Deep Rising	1998	On its opening weekend the film made $4,737,793 (42% of its total gross), ranking #8. It ended with a total intake of $11.2 million.
Def Jam's How to Be a Player	1997
Delirious	1991
Desperate Hours	1990
Desperate Measures	1998	The film was released on January 30, 1998 and was a critical and financial failure.
Detroit Rock City	1999	The film opened in 1,802 theaters on August 13, 1999 and earned $2,005,512 in its opening weekend, ranking number 13 in the domestic box office. By the end of its run, it had grossed only $4,217,115 with an additional $1,608,199 from international sales, bringing its worldwide total gross to $5,825,314. Against an estimated $17 million budget, it was a box office bomb. The film has a cult following from rock fans and Kiss fans alike.
Devil in a Blue Dress	1995	The first week's gross was $5,422,385 (1,432 screens) and the total receipts for the run were $16,004,418. The film was in wide release for 12 weeks (87 days). In its widest release the film was featured in 1,432 theaters across the country.
The Devil's Own	1997	The film's grossed $140 million, exceeding its $90 million budget, of which $43 million was from North America.
Diabolique	1996	The movie was a box office bomb, grossing far below its $45 million budget.
Diggstown	1992	The film flopped at the box office, making $4.8 million in its theatrical run, well below its $17 million budget.
Dirty Work	1998	Though the film received broadly negative reviews from critics and earned low box office returns, it has become a cult classic. Filmed at Wycliffe College and elsewhere around Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the film was produced for an estimated $13 million. In his first appearance on The Howard Stern Show on September 18, 2008, Chevy Chase discussed the film's production and release with Artie Lange. According to Chase, he was impressed by the original script's raunchy, R-rated, "over the top" tone (particularly a filmed but ultimately cut gag involving Macdonald and Lange delivering donuts that had been photographed around their genitals) and, Lange related, went so far as to beg Macdonald not to allow any changes—to "keep it funny". Lange said the studio insisted on a PG-13 rating and moved the film's release from the February dump months to June, where it fared poorly against blockbusters like Godzilla. During production, Norm MacDonald was embroiled in a feud with Don Ohlmeyer, then an executive with NBC. Ohlmeyer, a friend of O. J. Simpson, took offense at MacDonald's frequent and pointed jokes against Simpson on Weekend Update and had MacDonald fired from the position. Ohlmeyer went further and refused to sell advertising space or air commercials for Dirty Work. NBC eventually relented (Ohlmeyer was forced into retirement not long afterward) a week after the film premiered.
Double Dragon	1994	According to Box Office Mojo, the film grossed $1,376,561 in its opening weekend at 1,087 theaters and $2,341,309 in its finished theatrical run.
Double Team	1997
Downtown	1990
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde	1995
Dracula: Dead and Loving It	1995	The film debuted at #10. By the end of its run, Dracula grossed $10,772,144.
Drop Zone	1994	Drop Zone had a modest debut and experienced a 52% drop in its second weekend. Drop Zone ultimately grossed $28 million domestically, failing to recoup its $45 million budget.
DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp	1990	While the film earned $18 million domestically and made back its budget, it was not the financial success Disney was supposedly hoping for, having to face competition from other larger-scale summer family releases such as Problem Child, and caused all planned DuckTales films to be shelved as well (there were plans for there to be several DuckTales films following this).
Dudley Do-Right	1998	The film was a box office bomb. In its opening weekend, it grossed $3,018,345 - ranking eleventh for the weekend - and went on to gross just $9,974,410 domestically against a budget of $70 million.
Dunston Checks In	1996
Dutch	1991	The film was a box office bomb, grossing less than $5 million domestically against its $17 million budget.

E

Film	Year of release	Notes
Ed	1996	The film was a box office disappointment, and based on 16 reviews, Ed has a 0% "rotten" rating according to Rotten Tomatoes.
Ed Wood	1994	Ed Wood had its limited release on September 30, 1994. When the film went into wide release on October 7, 1994 in 623 theaters, Ed Wood grossed $1,903,768 in its opening weekend. The film went on to gross $5,887,457 domestically, much less than the production budget of $18 million.
EDtv	1999	The film was a box office bomb, grossing only $35.2 million from an $80 million budget.
Eddie	1996	The film barely broke even at the box office, grossing $31,387,164 in the US.
Empire Records	1995	The film generated largely negative reviews and losses at the domestic US box office at its release but later went on to become a cult hit, helping to launch the careers of several of its stars.
The End of Violence	1997	The movie had a budget of $5 million, but only received $386,673 in its domestic box office.
Ernest Rides Again	1993	It grossed $1,433,496 at the box office, which was the lowest gross of the Ernest films and was consequently the last to be released theatrically. All future movies would be released direct-to-video. Its budget was $5,500,000.
Escape from L.A.	1996	Escape from L.A. grossed $25,477,365 from its $50 million budget—about as much as its predecessor, but little more than half its significantly higher budget.
Eve of Destruction	1991	The movie opened with $2.5 million.
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues	1993	The picture opened in wide release on May 20, 1994 and grossed a mere $1,708,873 on an estimated $8 million budget.
The Evening Star	1996	Unlike Terms of Endearment, the film was not a box-office success, grossing only $12,767,815 (unadjusted) and received poor reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes it has a score of 23%.
Event Horizon	1997	Event Horizon grossed $26,616,590 in the United States
Everybody Wins	1990
Everyone Says I Love You	1996	The film was released theatrically in North America on December 8, 1996 on three screens. Its opening weekend gross was $131,678 ($43,892 per screen). It ended its North American run with $9,759,200.
Excess Baggage	1997	Excess Baggage debuted poorly in its opening weekend. By the end of its run, it had only grossed $14,515,490 based on a $20 million budget.
Excessive Force	1993	Excessive Force grossed only $1,152,117 at box office and became a flop. The film opened on May 14, 1993 at 501 theaters, grossing only $308,499 on its opening Weekend.
Exit to Eden	1994	The film garnered attention during its release because of the BDSM themes, full frontal female nudity (including Dana Delany), and because of the high profiles of the director, cast members, and the author. Promotional materials for the film included photos of Delany in dominatrix attire. It was generally panned by critics, who expressed disappointment and confusion about the combination of the original story and the comedic elements. The film maintains a 6% "rotten" rating at Rotten Tomatoes based on 16 reviews.
Existenz	1999
Extreme Measures	1996	Despite debuting in second place, the film was not a box office success.
Eye of the Beholder	1999	Despite opening in the United States at number-one during the Super Bowl weekend and grossing $6 million on its opening weekend, Eye of the Beholder was a financial failure in theaters, grossing $16.5 million domestically and $1.1 million overseas for a worldwide total of $17.6 million on a $35 million budget.

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Film	Year of release	Notes
Fair Game	1995	Fair Game is considered to be a box office bomb, grossing only US$11.5 million against production budget of $50 million.
Faithful	1996	The film was received poorly at the box office, grossing just $2,104,439. It was a huge drop compared to Cher's previous starring role, Mermaids, which grossed $35,419,397 in 1990. The film's opening weekend of just $967,956 would end as 46% of the film's total gross.
Fallen	1998	Fallen was released in 2,448 cinemas on 16 January 1998. It landed at #3 at the box office and made $10.4 million in its opening weekend. In its second weekend, it made $4.9 million. After being in cinemas for four weeks, the film made $23.3 million in the US and $981.2 thousand overseas for a total of $25.2 million against its budget of $46 million.
The Fan	1996	The film brought in $18,626,419 in the United States and Canada. The opening weekend brought in $6,271,406 and then dropped down 47.2% the subsequent weekend.
Fatal Instinct	1993
Fathers' Day	1997	The film received generally negative reviews from critics and was commercially unsuccessful as well. Fathers' Day holds a 25% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 59 reviews. Julia Louis-Dreyfus was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress for her work in the film, where she lost to Alicia Silverstone for Batman & Robin.
The Favor	1994	The Favor was filmed in 1990, but yet went into wide release in the United States and Canada on April 29, 1994, owing to Orion's bankruptcy in 1991.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas	1998	The film opened in wide release on May 22, 1998 and grossed $3.3 million in 1,126 theaters on its first weekend. The film went on to gross $10.6 million, well below its budget of $18.5 million.
Fearless	1993
Fierce Creatures	1997	John Cleese began writing the script in 1992 and shooting began on 15 May 1995. It was completed in August and the film was previewed in November of that year. Preview audiences expressed dissatisfaction with the ending, and in February 1996 the decision was made to reshoot the ending and some other sequences. These additional scenes could not be shot until August 1996 because of the availability of the cast, in particular Michael Palin who was making Full Circle with Michael Palin. In the meantime, Cleese and Johnstone worked on a new ending with William Goldman. The delay meant that director Robert Young was busy on pre-production for Jane Eyre, so Cleese hired Fred Schepisi, with whom he had been discussing making a version of Don Quixote. The reshoots took five weeks and cost $7 million.
Fight Club	1999	For the American theatrical release, the studio hired the National Research Group to test screen the film; the group predicted the film would gross between US$13 million and US$15 million in its opening weekend. Fight Club opened commercially in the United States and Canada on October 15, 1999 and earned US$11,035,485 in 1,963 theaters over the opening weekend. The film ranked first at the weekend box office, defeating Double Jeopardy and The Story of Us, a fellow weekend opener. The gender mix of audiences for Fight Club, argued to be "the ultimate anti-date flick", was 61% male and 39% female; 58% of audiences were below the age of 21. Despite the film's top placement, its opening gross fell short of the studio's expectations. Over the second weekend, Fight Club dropped 42.6% in revenue, earning US$6,335,870. Against its production budget of US$63 million, the film grossed US$37 million from its theatrical run in the United States and Canada and earned US$100.9 million in theaters worldwide.
Final Analysis	1992	The first week's gross was $6,411,441 and the total receipts for the film's run were $28,590,665. In its widest release the film was featured in 1,504 theaters across the United States.
Fire Birds	1990	Fire Birds premiered in cinemas on May 25, 1990 in wide release throughout the U.S.. During its opening weekend, the film opened in a distant 5th place and grossed $6,358,761 in business showing at 2,006 theaters. The film Back to the Future Part III opened in first place with $23,703,060. The film's revenue dropped by 58.9% in its second week of release, earning $2,611,812. For that particular weekend, the film fell one spot to 6th place still showing in 2,006 theaters. The film Total Recall, unseated Back to the Future Part III to open in first place. For its final weekend in release, the film opened in 8th place showing at 1,539 theaters grossing $1,246,590 in box office business. The film went on to top out domestically at $14,760,451 in total ticket sales through a 3-week theatrical run. For 1990 as a whole, the film would cumulatively rank at a box office performance position of 83.
Fire Down Below	1997	Fire Down Below was released on September 5, 1997. It grossed $6 million on its opening weekend and took in a total US gross of $16.2 million.
First Knight	1997	The film earned a domestic gross of $37,600,435 and $90,000,000 in other markets; overall, earning a combined take of $127,600,435 worldwide.
First Love, Last Rites	1997
Fled	1996	The film opened at No. 6 at the North American box office. It has made $17,193,231 in the domestic market, barely recovering its $25 million budget.
Flesh and Bone	1993
Flight of the Intruder	1991	The film earned $5,725,133 in its first weekend on 1,489 screens, making it the fourth most popular film in the US. Its final theater gross was $14,587,732, failing to recoup its $30 million budget.
For Love or Money	1993	It was not a commercial success domestically in North America, earning less than half its production budget before being withdrawn from theatres after just four weeks of release.
For Love of the Game	1993	The film opened at #2 with a weekend gross of $13,041,685 from 2,829 theaters for a per venue average of $7,023. Ultimately, For Love of the Game grossed only $35,188,640 domestically and an additional $10,924,000 overseas to a total of $46,112,640 worldwide. Based on an estimated $80 million budget, the film was a box office bomb.
For Richer or Poorer	1997	For Richer or Poorer was a box office disappointment, earning $32.7 million on an estimated budget of $35 million. Reviews of the film were mainly negative.
For the Boys	1991	Produced on a $40 million budget, For the Boys was a commercial disappointment upon its original release, returning just $23 million in box office receipts worldwide.
The Forbidden Dance	1990	The film was panned by critics and received little attention in the theaters. Opening in 637 theaters, it grossed $720,864. By the end of the theatrical run, it grossed $1,823,154.
Forces of Nature	1999
Four Rooms	1995	The film grossed $4,257,354 in only 319 theaters.
The Fourth War	1990
Foxfire	1996
Frankenhooker	1990	Frankenhooker's initial release was delayed because of difficulty obtaining an R rating from the MPAA; the director recalls that one representative of the ratings body actually said, in a phone call to the production company's secretary, "Congratulations, you're the first film rated S." And she said, "S? For sex?" And they said, "No, S for shit."
Frankenstein Unbound	1990	It performed poorly at the box office, grossing nearly $335,000.
Freaked	1993	Despite initial positive critical response, the film opened October 3, 1993 in the United States on only two screens, making a mere $6,957 in its first weekend. It quickly dropped out of theatres, making less than $30,000 and becoming a failure at the box-office, and was released on VHS on April 20, 1994.
Freddie as F.R.O.7	1992	The film flopped at the domestic box office as well, grossing little over $1 million. On 21 May 2007, AOL claimed the film is the lowest grossing animated film of all time by counting its US gross ($1,119,368), while as of August 2009, two widely released animated features, The Ten Commandments, which grossed $952,820 in 830 theatres (and also had Ben Kingsley) and Delgo ($694,782 / 2,160 theatres) have grossed less than F.R.O.7.
Free Willy 3: The Rescue	1997
Freejack	1992
The Frighteners	1996	The Frighteners was released in the United States in 1,675 theaters, and opened at #5, earning $5,565,495 during its opening weekend, averaging $3,335 per theater. The film eventually grossed a worldwide total of $29,359,216. The Frighteners ended up being a box office disappointment, mostly due to competition from Independence Day; in interviews conducted years after The Frighteners' release, Jackson commented he was disappointed by Universal's ubiquitous marketing campaign, including a poster which "didn't tell you anything about the picture", which he believed was the primary reason the film was not a financial success. Additionally, the film opened on the same day the Atlanta Summer Olympics began; when Jackson realized this and told the studio, they answered "'We don't think so; our research indicates that's not the case...' And I just thought how the hell do they know? There had only ever been three Olympic Games held in the United States in one hundred years!" Jackson acknowledged The Frighteners' tone made it hard to pigeon-hole and sell, and his experience on the film made him understand the importance of marketing.
Frozen Assets	1992	The film bombed at the box office, only earning $376,008 in the United States.
The Funeral	1996
Funny About Love	1990	Funny About Love opened in 1,213 theaters on September 21, 1990 and grossed $3,036,352 in its opening weekend, landing at #5, behind Goodfellas, Postcards from the Edge's second weekend, Ghost's eleventh, and Narrow Margin. The film would eventually gross $8,141,292 in the domestic box office.

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Film	Year of release	Notes
Geronimo: An American Legend	1993	The film was a box office bomb. Earning only $18 million on a $35 million budget . The movie dropped to number 7 the following week.
The Getaway	1994
Getting Even with Dad	1994
Gettysburg	1993	Only released to 248 theaters at its widest release and limited to just one or two showings per day because of its length, the film still managed to gross $12,769,960 at the box office.
Ghost Dad	1990	In the film's opening weekend, it earned $4,803,480. Domestically the film earned $24,707,633 and $714,000 at the international box office for a total of $25,421,633.
Ghosts of Mississippi	1996	The film was not a theatrical success, making only half of its budget back.
The Gingerbread Man	1998
Giorgino	1994
Girl 6	1996	The film was not a box office success.
Girl, Interrupted	1999
Glengarry Glen Ross	1992	The film opened in wide release on October 2, 1992 in 416 theaters, grossing $2.1 million on its opening weekend. It went on to make $10.7 million in North America, below its $12.5 million budget.
The Glimmer Man	1996	The film debuted at No. 2 at the box office behind The First Wives Club, but despite this the film was an overall box office flop grossing only $20,351,264, in North America, against a production budget of $45 million.
Gloria	1999	The film was also a box office bomb grossing only $4,197,729 at the North American box office despite its $30 million budget.
Go Now	1995	It had a limited theatrical release in the United Kingdom and United States.
Gods and Monsters	1998
Going All the Way	1997
Gone Fishin'	1997	In its opening weekend, the film opened at #3 at the U.S. box office behind The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Addicted to Love, earning around $5.8 million USD. The film eventually made around $19 million domestically, making it a box office bomb.
A Good Man in Africa	1994
Goodbye Lover	1998
Graffiti Bridge	1990	Despite media hype of it being the sequel to the massively successful Purple Rain, it was a commercial and critical failure and was included on several Worst-of-1990 movie lists.
Greedy	1994	The movie debuted at No. 2 at the box office behind Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.
Grey Owl	1999
Gridlock'd	1997	Gridlock'd debuted at #9 at the US box office with $2,678,372. It finished with a little over $5.5 million.
Guilty by Suspicion	1991
Gumby: The Movie	1995	Gumby: The Movie was released on October 4, 1995, by Arrow Releasing, but received only a limited release in 21 theaters. The film grossed $57,100 at the box office.
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag	1992
Guy	1997	The movie was initially released in the United States on 17 December 1997. Its United Kingdom release was on 22 May 1998.

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Film	Year of release	Notes
Hackers	1995	Hackers has achieved cult classic status.
Hamlet	1996	Hamlet was not a success at the box office, mostly due to its limited release. The film earned just over $90,000 in its opening weekend playing on three screens. It made just over $30,000 in the Czech Republic (the film's only foreign market) and ultimately played on fewer than 100 screens in the United States, bringing its total gross to just under $5 million on a budget of $18 million.
Happily Ever After	1990	Despite a substantial advertising campaign and having been expected to become "one of the biggest hits of the year," Happily Ever After did poorly in the box office during its theatrical run. Its domestic gross was only $3,299,382.
Happiness	1998	The film was highly controversial for its heavy sexual themes, particularly its portrayal of pedophilia. The Sundance Film Festival refused to accept the film, alleging it to be too disagreeable.
Hard Eight	1996
Hard Rain	1998	Hard Rain opened on Martin Luther King long weekend in 1998 earning fifth place with $7.1 million from Friday to Sunday and $8 million including the holiday Monday. In the end, the film made $19.9 million in the US on a $70 million budget. The production costs were however remade by high VHS and DVD sales, and some overseas box offices. Due to its poor box office performance in the US, the film was released straight to video in most countries. However, in the UK, a 2004 showing on BBC One was very well received.
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man	1991	The film was a critical and financial failure, earning only $7 million at the domestic box office (the budget was estimated at $23 million). It has since become a cult classic following its release to video.
Havana	1990	On a budget of $40 million, Havana made only $9 million in the United States, making it a box office bomb.
Heart and Souls	1993	Heart and Souls was released on August 13, 1993 in 1,275 theatres. It debuted at #6 at the box office, grossing $4.322,250 million in its opening weekend. In its second weekend it landed at #8, grossing $9.395,270. After two more weeks in theatres, the film went on to gross $16.5 million worldwide in its theatrical run.
Heaven & Earth	1993	Heaven & Earth opened in 63 theaters and, for its opening weekend, earned $379,807. For its widespread release, it played in 781 theaters and, for the weekend, earned $1,703,179. The film has had gross domestic receipts of $5,864,949. It was a box office failure earning only $5.9 million on a budget of $33 million.
Heaven's Prisoners	1996	The film opened in fifth place grossing $2,308,797 its opening weekend playing in a total of 907 theaters at its widest point. However the film was a box office failure, grossing only $5,009,305, far below its $25,000,000 budget.
Held Up	1999
Hell's Kitchen	1998	The film had a budget of $6,000,000 but grossed only $4,322 on its opening weekend.
Hero	1992	The film was met with generally positive critical reviews, although it was not a box office success. Columbia lost $25.6 million on it. Roger Ebert noted: "It has all the ingredients for a terrific entertainment, but it lingers over the kinds of details that belong in a different kind of movie. It comes out of the tradition of those rat-a-tat Preston Sturges comedies of the 1940s, and when Chevy Chase, as a wise-guy TV boss, barks orders into a phone, it finds the right note."
He Said, She Said	1991
Highlander II: The Quickening	1991	Highlander II: The Quickening was released in the US on November 1, 1991, and opened at #3, grossing $5.3 million in 960 theaters in the opening weekend. It grossed a total of $15.6 million in the US.
Highlander III: The Sorcerer	1994	The film debuted at #2 in the U.S. box office, grossing $5.6 million. The following week it dropped to 7th place, taking in $2.9 million. Highlander III: The Sorcerer finished its U.S. theatrical run with a gross of $12.3–$13.7 million.
Hoffa	1992	The film was released on Christmas Day 1992 in 1,066 theaters. It debuted at no. 5 at the US box office. making $6.4 million in its opening weekend. In its second weekend, it dropped at #6 and grossed 4.8 million. It went on to gross $24.2 million in the U.S. against its $35 million budget and $5 million overseas, for a worldwide total of 29.3 million.
Holy Man	1998	Holy Man was a major box office failure, as it grossed $12,069,719 in North America, compared to its budget of over $60 million. The film was released in the United Kingdom on February 19, 1999, and only opened on #8.
Holy Matrimony	1994	Holy Matrimony received negative reviews from critics and was a box office failure, grossing just a little over $715,000 in its limited release.
Home Alone 3	1997	The film grossed $79,082,515 worldwide.
Home Fries	1998
A Home of Our Own	1993
Homegrown	1998
Hoodlum	1997
The Hot Spot	1990	The film was released on October 12, 1990, in 23 theaters, grossing US$112,188 in its opening weekend. The film grossed only $1.2 million in the North America, far less than the cost of its production.
House of Cards	1993	The film premiered at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival before being acquired by Miramax Films for distribution in June of the same year.
The House of the Spirits	1993	The film grossed only $6 million in the United States and more than $55 million in Europe.
The House of Yes	1997
Hudson Hawk	1991	The film was also a box office bomb, partly because the film was intended as an absurd comedy, yet was marketed as an action film one year after the success of Die Hard 2.
The Hudsucker Proxy	1994	The Hudsucker Proxy was released on March 11, 1994, and only grossed $2,816,518 in the United States. The production budget was officially set at $25 million, although, it was reported to have increased to $40 million for marketing and promotion purposes. Nonetheless, the film was a box office bomb.
Hurlyburly	1998	The film was described as opening "strong" upon its limited release. Opening in 16 theaters, the film grossed $164,826 in its opening weekend; the widest release the film ever got was in 84 theaters. As of now, the film has grossed a total of $1,798,862.

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Film	Year of release	Notes
I Love Trouble	1994	The film was not well received by critics, although it grossed over $30 million in box-office receipts in the United States and less than $62 million worldwide.
I'm Not Rappaport	1996
The Ice Storm	1997	The film's release was limited, and it grossed US$7.8 million against a production budget of US$18 million.
Idle Hands	1999	The film opened on April 30, 1999, in 1,611 theaters. It grossed $1.8 million during its first week, and then a total of just over $4 million on a budget of $20–25 million, making it a box office flop.
If Looks Could Kill	1991	If Looks Could Kill was a worldwide box office disappointment, having earned only $7,788,597.
If Lucy Fell	1996
I'll Be Home for Christmas	1998	I'll Be Home for Christmas made $3.9 million in its opening weekend, finishing at 6th at the box office. At the end of its run, the film grossed $12 million, against its $30 million budget, making it a box office bomb.
I'll Do Anything	1994	The film was a box office failure. Produced on a budget of $40 million, I'll Do Anything grossed only a little over $10.2 million in ticket sales.
Imaginary Crimes	1994
Immortal Beloved	1994	The movie debuted strongly and was a modest success, generating $9,914,409 in a domestic-only release
In Dreams	1999
In the Mouth of Madness	1995	In the Mouth of Madness was released in December 1994 in Italy, and on February 3, 1995 in the U.S. In the U.S., it grossed $3,441,807 in its first weekend, and $8,946,600 total during its run. It was a financial disappointment, but it did earn enough to cover the film's budget.
The Indian in the Cupboard	1995	The movie debuted at number six at the North American box office. The film made only $35 million against a production budget of $45 million, making it a box office bomb; however, the film was in competition with high-profile successes like Apollo 13, Nine Months, Pocahontas, and Batman Forever. As a result, plans to adapt the next three books in the series into films were dropped.
The Indian Runner	1991
Innocent Blood	1992	Innocent Blood opened on September 25, 1992 and grossed $1,857,658 in its opening weekend, earning the #7 spot at the box office. By the end of its run, the film had grossed merely $4,943,279 domestically.
The Insider	1999	The Insider was released in 1,809 theaters on November 5, 1999 where it grossed a total of $6,712,361 on its opening weekend and ranked fourth in the country for that time period. It went on to make $29.1 million in North America and $31.2 million in the rest of the world for a total of $60.3 million worldwide, significantly lower than its $90 million budget. The film was considered to be a commercial disappointment. Disney executives had hoped that Mann's film would have the same commercial and critical success as All the President's Men, a film in the same vein. However, The Insider had limited appeal to younger moviegoers (studio executives reportedly said the prime audience was over the age of 40) and the subject matter was "not notably dramatic," according to marketing executives. Then-Disney chairman Joe Roth said, "It's like walking up a hill with a refrigerator on your back. The fact of the matter is we're really proud we did this movie. People say it's the best movie they've seen this year. They say, 'Why don't we make more movies like this?'" After the film received seven Academy Awards nominations, Joe Roth said, "Everyone is really proud of the movie. But it's one of those rare times when adults loved a movie, yet they couldn't convince their friends to go see it, any more than we could convince people in marketing the film."
Instinct	1999	The film received mixed reviews. Review aggregator Metacritic gives the film a score of 43 out of 100 based on 23 reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 27% based on 66 reviews. The film was a box office bomb, grossing only $34,105,207 in the United States and Canada.
Intersection	1994	The movie was a failure at the box office. It came in at #3 on its opening weekend behind Mrs. Doubtfire and Philadelphia, and went on to gross $21.3 million domestically against a $45 million budget.
The Iron Giant	1999	The Iron Giant opened at Mann's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles on July 31, 1999, with a special ceremony preceding the screening in which a concrete slab bearing the title character's footprint was commemorated. The film opened in Los Angeles and New York on August 4, 1999, with a wider national release occurring on August 6 in the United States. It opened in 2,179 theaters in the U.S., ranking at number nine at the box office accumulating $5,732,614 over its opening weekend. It was quick to drop out of the top ten; by its fourth week, it had accumulated only $18.9 million—far under its reported $70 million budget. According to Dave McNary of the Los Angeles Daily News, "Its weekend per-theater average was only $2,631, an average of $145 or perhaps 30 tickets per showing"—leading theater owners to quickly discard the film. At the time, Warner Bros. was shaken by the resignations of executives Bob Daly and Terry Semel, making the failure much worse. T.L. Stanley of Brandweek cited it as an example of how media tie-ins were now essential to guaranteeing a film's success. The film went on to gross $23,159,305 domestically and $8,174,612 internationally for a total of $31,333,917 worldwide. Analysts deemed it a victim of poor timing and "a severe miscalculation of how to attract an audience." Lorenzo di Bonaventura, president of Warner Bros. at the time, explained, "People always say to me, 'Why don't you make smarter family movies?' The lesson is, Every time you do, you get slaughtered."
The Island of Dr. Moreau	1996	The production was notoriously difficult, and the film was a box office bomb that received mostly negative reviews. The film grossed only $49 million worldwide on a $40 million budget, which, with marketing and other expenses, lost money for the studio.
It Runs in the Family	1994	Released in very few theaters, the film grossed under $71,000.
It's Pat	1994	The film opened in only three cities (33 theaters). Its total gross was just $60,822. As a result, the film was pulled from theaters after its opening weekend. In an unfortunate coincidence, the weekend that It's Pat opened to box office failure was also the weekend that Julia Sweeney received serious news about her brother. Sweeney said: "The movie bombed on Friday, and on Sunday [my brother] Mike called, saying he was very sick and didn't have insurance." The subsequent events, including the death of her brother, became the subject of Sweeney's one-woman show and film, titled God Said "Ha!".

J

Film	Year of release	Notes
Jack Frost	1998	Produced on an $85 million budget, the film took $7 million on its opening weekend. It went on to gross over $34.5 million in North America, becoming a box office flop.
Jade	1995	The film, with an estimated production budget of budget of $50 million, earned $9,851,610 at the North American domestic box office, taking in $4,284,246 in its opening weekend and ranking #5 in the Box office charts.
Jakob the Liar	1999	Produced on a budget of $45 million, the film was released on September 24, 1999. According to Box Office Mojo, it opened in 1,200 theaters and made $2,056,647 in its opening weekend, placing eighth at the box office. The film's total domestic gross was just $4,956,401.
James and the Giant Peach	1996
Jefferson in Paris	1995	The film was budgeted at $14 million. It grossed $2,473,668 in the US.
Jennifer 8	1992	Produced on a $20 million budget, the film grossed $11,390,479 at the box office, making it a financial failure.
Jetsons: The Movie	1990	The film opened at #4, behind Die Hard 2, Days of Thunder and Dick Tracy, with a weekend gross of $5 million, for an average of $3,220 from 1,562 theaters. The film then lost 43% of its audience in its second weekend, falling to #10 with a second weekend gross of $2.9 million, averaging $1,820 from 1,566 theaters, and bringing its ten-day gross to $10.9 million. It ended up grossing just $20.3 million in the United States. However, the film performed better on home video.
Jimmy Hollywood	1994	Produced on a budget of $30 million, the film made less than $4 million in ticket sales.
Joe's Apartment	1996	Even with the enthusiastic billing as "MTV's first feature movie" and the support of the company, Joe's Apartment bombed when it opened on July 26, 1996. Opening to 1,512 theaters but receiving a dismal $1.8 million, the film closed all screenings in the middle of August and finished with only $4.6 million. Warner sold distribution rights for later MTV Film productions back to MTV's parent company, Viacom, not long after.
Johnny Mnemonic	1995	The film was a financial disappointment in the USA, grossing $19,075,720 in the domestic American market against its $26m budget. It was released in the United States on May 26, 1995 to 2,030 theaters, grossing $6,033,850 in the opening weekend. However, the film was much more successful worldwide, grossing $52,400,000 in total.
Josh and S.A.M.	1993
Jude	1996
Judge Dredd	1995	The film was considered to be a flop in the United States, as it grossed only $34.7 million in North American domestic box office receipts. It did better internationally, with over $78.8 million around the world, reaching a total of $113.5 million worldwide against a budget of $90 million.
Judgment Night	1993	The movie debuted at No. 5.
Junior	1994	In North America the film grossed slightly more than half its budget ($37 million vs. $60 million); worldwide it grossed $108 million.
The Juror	1996
Jury Duty	1995	Reviews were scathingly negative, and the film was a box office bomb. At review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes, the film received a score of 0%, based on 12 reviews with an average score of 2.4/10, as of July 26, 2014.
Just the Ticket	1999

K

Film	Year of release	Notes
Kafka	1991	Released after Steven Soderbergh's critically acclaimed debut Sex, Lies, and Videotape it was the first of what would be a series of low-budget box-office disappointments. It has since become a cult film, being compared to Terry Gilliam's Brazil and David Cronenberg's Naked Lunch
Kalifornia	1993	Kalifornia was a box office bomb, only grossing $2,395,231 based on a supposed $9 million budget.
Kansas City	1996
Kazaam	1996	The film grossed $18.9 million against a $20 million production budget.
Keys to Tulsa	1997
Killing Zoe	1994	Killing Zoe is regarded as a respected "cult" favorite and has been labeled by Roger Ebert as "Generation X's first bank caper movie."
The King and I	1999	The film was a box office bomb. It took in $4,007,565 in its opening weekend, taking the #6 spot at the box office, but only managed to gross just under $12 million at the box office, and was overshadowed by the release of Doug's 1st Movie, which was released the following week.
King of the Hill	1993
King of New York	1990	During the film's premiere at the New York Film Festival, many members of the audience, including Abel Ferrara's wife, walked out of the theater. At the question-and-answer session that Ferrara held after the screening, the first question asked was, "This film is an abomination. Why aren't you giving the proceeds to some drug rehab program?" At a second showing of the film the next day, Laurence Fishburne and Nicholas St. John were booed off the stage.
A Kiss Before Dying	1991	The film opened in wide release on 26 April 1991 in the United States. In England it opened on 14 June 1991. The box-office receipts were poor. The first week's gross was $4,348,165 and the total receipts for the four-week run were $14,478,720. The film was in wide release for thirty-one days. In its widest release the film was featured in 1,546 theatres across the country.
Kiss of Death	1995
Knock Off	1998	Knock Off opened in the United States on September 4, 1998. It took the 4th spot and grossed in $5,516,2311 at 1800 theaters, at an average of $3,064 for the weekend. From there it grossed a total of $10.3 million in US ticket sales.
Krippendorf's Tribe	1998	Krippendorf's Tribe opened at #7 in its opening weekend with $3,316,377. By the end of its domestic run, the film grossed $7,571,115.
Kull the Conqueror	1997	The film debuted at No. 9 with only over $3 million in its opening weekend. It went on to gross just $6.1 million in the US.
Kundun	1997	The film did poorly at the box office, taking in less than $6 million in a limited U.S. distribution.

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Film	Year of release	Notes
Ladybugs	1992	Paramount struggled with how to market the film and considered changing the title, as it clashed with Rodney Dangerfield's image as a profane comic. The film grossed almost US$15 million in the US and Canada.
Land and Freedom	1995
Larger than Life	1996	The film's opening weekend was $3,799,504, and it had a domestic gross of $8,315,693.
Last Action Hero	1993	The film opened at number two at the weekend box-office behind Jurassic Park and grossed US$15,338,241 on its opening weekend, for an average of $6,651 from 2,306 theaters, and ended its run with $50,016,394 in the United States, and an additional $87,202,095 overseas, for a total of $137,298,489 worldwide. In an A&E biography of Arnold Schwarzenegger, the actor (who was also the film's executive producer) says that the film could have done better if not for bad timing, since it came out a week after Jurassic Park which went on to break box-office records as one of the top-grossing films of all time. Schwarzenegger states that he tried to persuade his coproducers to postpone the film's June 18 release in the United States by four weeks, but they turned a deaf ear on the grounds that the movie would have lost millions of dollars in revenue for every weekend of the summer it ended up missing, also fearing that delaying the release would create negative publicity, he told the authors of Hit And Run that while everyone involved with the production had given their best effort, their attempt to appeal to both action and comedy fans resulted in a film that appealed to neither audience and ultimately succumbed to heavy competition. The film was released in the United Kingdom on July 30, 1993, and opened at number three, behind Jurassic Park and Dennis. The next weekend, the film moved up one place, before falling down to number 10 by August 13, 1993.
Last Dance	1996	The film was largely ignored at the box office, and suffered in comparison to the 1995 film Dead Man Walking, which was an Academy Award-winning drama whose treatment of the death penalty theme was still fresh in the minds of audiences.
The Last Days of Disco	1998	The Last Days of Disco was theatrically released on June 12, 1998 in US theaters where it grossed $277,601 on its opening weekend. It went on to make $3 million in North America. With a production budget of $8 million, the film was considered a financial failure, although it was well received by many critics. It was received better than the critically panned release 54, which dealt with the Manhattan disco Studio 54.
Last Man Standing	1996	The film was a box office bomb, grossing only a total $18,127,448 domestically by December 22, 1996, and brought in only $47,267,001 worldwide.
The Last of the Finest	1990
The Last Time I Committed Suicide	1997
Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace	1996	The film was panned by both critics and fans of the original film.
Leave It to Beaver	1997	The film grossed an estimated $10,925,062 in the United States and Canada. Compared to its $15 million budget, it was a flop.
Life	1999	Life was released on April 16, 1999 in North America. The film grossed $73,345,029 worldwide against an $80 million budget, making it a financial disappointment.
A Life Less Ordinary	1997	The film opened up in theatres on 24 October 1997. During its opening weekend, the film ranked 9th overall by pulling in only $2,007,279. By the end of its run, the film grossed a total of $4,366,722 in the United States.
Life Stinks	1991	The film underperformed at the box office grossing $4,102,526 domestically, under its $13 million budget. It has since gained a cult following for being an experimental film by Mel Brooks, as opposed to his usual parodies.
Light Sleeper	1992	Light Sleeper premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in February 1992 and was released in the US on August 21 the same year, earning $1 million at the box office.
Limbo	1999	It is the first theatrical film to be released and distributed by Screen Gems.
Little Buddha	1993	The film received mixed reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes it has a score of 68% based on 25 reviews. The film was successful in France, where it was the 19th highest-grossing film of the year, with 1,359,483 admissions sold.
Little Giants	1994	The film had a budget of $20 million and failed to recoup it, with a total of $19.3 million in box office returns.
A Little Princess	1995	Due to poor promotion by Warner Bros., the film hardly made back half its budget. The film was critically acclaimed and given various awards, such as two Academy Award nominations for its significant achievements in art direction and cinematography, among other aspects of its production.
Lolita	1997	Due to the difficulty in securing a distributor, Lolita had a very limited theatrical run in order to qualify for awards. Accordingly, the film only took in a gross income of $19,492 in its opening weekend. Since the final domestic gross income was $1,147,784 on an estimated $62 million budget, the film was considered a flop at the box office.
The Long Kiss Goodnight	1996	In the film's opening release, it grossed $9,065,363 from 2,245 theaters, placing third for the films that released that weekend. In the United States and Canada, the film grossed $33,447,612. Internationally it earned $56,009,149 for a total worldwide gross of $89,456,761. Renny Harlin blamed the film’s poor performance on confusing advertising, but Shane Black wondered whether it might’ve been more successful if it were about a man: “It might have made more money. They told me, ‘Don’t put a man in it.’”
Look Who's Talking Now	1993	The film received overwhelmingly negative reviews upon its release. It was also a box office bomb only earning over $10 million, making it the lowest-grossing one in the series. On the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 0% approval rating, based on 24 reviews with an average rating of 2.5/10. Among its main problems were the lack of originality, the bland treatment of the children and its overblown ending. In its opening week, it also faced stiff competition for an audience from The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Loose Cannons	1990	The film was released on February 9, 1990 and grossed $2,239,830 on its opening weekend, ranking #5 at the box office. Its widest release was 1,214 theaters. It only played in cinemas for two weeks, where it grossed $5,585,154 worldwide. On a budget of $15 million, the film ended up a box office flop.
Lorenzo's Oil	1992	The film grossed $7,286,388 domestically with a budget of around $30 million.
Losing Isaiah	1995
The Loss of Sexual Innocence	1999
Lost Highway	1997	Lost Highway premiered on February 27, 1997 in the United States on a limited theatrical release. The film received mostly lukewarm reviews, with many criticizing the film as obscure in plot or meaningless entirely, but it received praise for its visual aesthetic and the cast's performances. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 60% based on reviews from 42 critics, with an average rating of 6.1 out of 10. Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gives the film a score of 52 based on 21 reviews.
Lost in Space	1998	On its opening weekend, Lost in Space grossed $20,154,919 and debuted at number one at the box office, ending Titanic's 15-week-long hold on the first-place position. It opened in 3,306 theaters and grossed an average of $6,096 per screening. Lost in Space grossed $69,117,629 in the United States, and $67,041,794 outside of America, bringing its worldwide total to $136,159,423, making it a moderate box-office success. Those results were deemed insufficient to justify a planned sequel.
Love Affair	1994	The remake was neither a critical nor a commercial success at the box office. It grossed $18 million domestically over a budget of $60 million and holds a 30% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Love Crimes	1992	Love Crimes received negative reviews from critics and flopped at the box office.
The Love Letter	1999

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Film	Year of release	Notes
Mad City	1997	In the United States, Mad City opened at #6 at the box office with an opening weekend gross of $4.6 million. It went on to gross $10.5 million and when compared to its $50 million budget, Mad City was a box office bomb.
Mad Dog and Glory	1993
Mad Dog Time	1996
Magnolia	1999	Magnolia initially opened in a limited release on December 17, 1999, in seven theaters grossing USD$193,604. The film was given a wide release on January 7, 2000, in 1,034 theaters grossing $5.7 million on its opening weekend. It eventually grossed $22,455,976 in North America and $25,995,827 in the rest of the world with a worldwide tally of $48,451,803, above its budget of $37 million.
Major League: Back to the Minors	1998	The film earned mostly negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes it has a score of 21% based on 19 reviews. The film failed at the box office, grossing only $3.6 million in ticket sales.
Mallrats	1995	The film grossed $2,122,561 at the box office.
The Mambo Kings	1992	In its first week of release, The Mambo Kings grossed $319,793, having been released in 32 theatres in North America. The film earned an additional $299,418 in its second week. After three weeks of release, The Mambo Kings grossed $2,192,258 domestically. At the end of its theatrical run, the film had grossed $6,742,168, well below its $15.5 million budget.
Mannequin Two: On the Move	1991	Mannequin Two: On the Move received negative reviews from critics and unlike its predecessor, it was not a box office success, grossing just less than $4 million against its $13 million budget. On Rotten Tomatoes it has a score of 13%.
Man on the Moon	1999	Man on the Moon ended a string of Jim Carrey films that had very successful opening weekends, and grossed just $47 million against a budget of $82 million.
The Man Who Knew Too Little	1997
Man with a Plan	1996
Man Trouble	1992
Manhattan Murder Mystery	1993	Manhattan Murder Mystery opened on August 18, 1993, in 268 theaters and made USD $2 million in its opening weekend. It went on to gross $11.3 million in North America, below its estimated $13.5 million budget. Its £1,920,825 in box office made it the number-one film in the United Kingdom for the weekend ending January 23, 1994.
Married to It	1991
The Marrying Man	1991	The film opened to poor reviews and flopped at the box office, with Kim Basinger's performance in the film earning her a Golden Raspberry Award nomination for Worst Actress, where she lost to Sean Young for A Kiss Before Dying. The film holds a 10% rating on Rotten Tomatoes from a sample of 21 critics.
Mars Attacks!	1996	Warner Bros. spent $20 million on the movie's marketing campaign; together with $80 million spent during production, the final combined budget came to $100 million. The film was released in the United States on December 13, 1996, earning $9.38 million in its opening weekend. Mars Attacks! eventually made $37.77 million in US totals and $63.6 million elsewhere, coming to a worldwide total of $101.37 million. The film was considered a box office bomb in the US but generally achieved greater success both critically and commercially in Europe. Many observers found similarities with Independence Day, which also came out in 1996. "It was just a coincidence. Nobody told me about it. I was surprised how close it was," director Tim Burton continued, "but then it's a pretty basic genre I guess. Independence Day was different in tone – it was different in everything. It almost seemed like we had done kind of a Mad magazine version of Independence Day."
Marvin's Room	1996
Mary Reilly	1996	Reports of alleged production delays and animosity between the two leads helped fuel the poor word-of-mouth preceding the film's release. Upon release, the reviews were negative, with few critics finding anything to praise about the production. Many found fault with Roberts, calling her "miscast" (though Malkovich, too, received his fair share of ill mention). The film did not do well at the box office. It earned a paltry $5.6 million domestically on a budget of $47 million and grossed only $12.3 million worldwide. On Rotten Tomatoes it has a score of 26% based on 43 reviews, with an average rating of 4.3/10. The website's critical consensus states: "Mary Reilly looks good and has its moments but overall, the movie borders on boredom."
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein	1994	The film was produced on a budget of $45 million and is considered the most faithful film adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, despite several differences and additions in plot from the novel. The film fared poorly upon its U.S. theatrical release, grossing only $22 million, but did well in global markets where it grossed $90 million.
Matilda	1996	In the United States, it earned $33 million in contrast to its $36 million budget. It fared better during its worldwide release and ended up earning back nearly double its original budget as well as on home video and television.
Matinee	1993	Matinee was released on January 29, 1993 in 1,143 theatres. It ranked at #6 at the box office, grossing $3,601,015 in its opening weekend. The film went on to gross $9,532,895 in its theatrical run.
Maximum Risk	1996	Maximum Risk opened on September 13, 1996, at the number one spot at the box office, taking in $5,612,707 in its first weekend, and made a final domestic tally of $14,502,483. The film performed better overseas, enabling the film to earn back double its budget.
McHale's Navy	1997	The film received negative reviews from critics and performed poorly at the box office, grossing $4.5 million in ticket sales. McHale's Navy was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Remake or Sequel, losing to Speed 2: Cruise Control. On the film-critic aggregator Rotten Tomatoes it earned 3% positive reviews.
Meet Joe Black	1998	Meet Joe Black opened on November 13, 1998, and grossed $15,017,995 domestically upon its opening weekend (11/13-15) at #3, behind The Waterboy's second weekend and the opening of I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. While the film had a disappointing domestic box office return of $44,619,100, it fared much better overseas. Taking in an additional $98,321,000, the movie grossed a worldwide total of $142,940,100. As Meet Joe Black was one of the few films showing the first trailer for Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, it was reported that droves of Star Wars fans bought tickets for the film, only to leave after the trailer showed.
Meet the Deedles	1998	The movie was a box office bomb, only grossing $4.4 million against a $24 million budget.
Memoirs of an Invisible Man	1992	The film debuted at No. 2. It went on to gross $14,358,033 USD.
Mercury Rising	1998	The film earned $10,104,715 in its opening weekend in 2,386 theaters. Altogether, the film grossed $32,935,289 in the United States and $60,172,000 internationally for a total of $93,107,289.
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc	1999	Luc Besson's previous film, The Fifth Element, which also starred Milla Jovovich, was a critical and financial success, and it had a positive influence on both their careers. The Messenger was intended to follow up that success and cement the status of Besson and Jovovich in film. The film received mixed reviews from critics and underperformed at the box office, earning worldwide gross of $66,976,317 against a $60 million budget.
The Meteor Man	1993
Metro	1997	The movie debuted with $9.3 million. Metro eventually brought in $32,000,301 domestically, barely recovering it's $55 million budget.
Michael Collins	1996	On Rotten Tomatoes has a score of 76%. The film became the highest-grossing film ever in Ireland upon its release, making IR£ 4 million. In 2000, it was second only to Titanic in this category. It received generally positive reviews, but was mildly criticized for some historical inaccuracies.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil	1997	The film was a box office failure, grossing $25.1 million to an estimated $30 million budget. It also received mixed reviews, with a 'rotten' score of 47% on review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes, based on 34 reviews with an average rating of 6/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 57 out of 100, based on 23 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Mighty Aphrodite	1995	Mighty Aphrodite debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival before going into limited release in the United States. It opened on 19 screens and earned $326,494 its opening weekend. It eventually grossed $6,401,297 in the US and $19,598,703 in other markets for a total worldwide box office of $26 million.
Mighty Joe Young	1998	The film grossed $50.6 million against a production budget of $90 million. and holds a rating of 52% from Rotten Tomatoes based on 46 reviews. The site's critical consensus is: "Beguiling effects transcend a predictable plot."
Milk Money	1994
Miller's Crossing	1990	Miller's Crossing was a box-office failure at the time, making slightly more than $5 million, out of its $10–$14 million budget. However, it has earned a great deal of revenue in video and DVD sales. The film was critically acclaimed; it holds a 91% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 66/100 aggregate score on Metacritic.
Mimic	1997	According to Box Office Mojo, its domestic gross is $25,480,490; it did not beat its budget of $30 million.
Mixed Nuts	1994	The film opened on December 21, 1994, and made $2,307,850 in its first weekend, ranking number 12 in the domestic box office. By the end of its run, it had grossed a mere $6,821,850.
Mobsters	1991	The movie debuted at No. 2 behind Terminator 2: Judgment Day and failed to make a profit.
The Mod Squad	1999	The film was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Screenplay, but lost out to another television show turned movie Wild Wild West. It was also a box office bomb, grossing only $15.4 million out of its $50 million budget.
Molly	1999	The film earned US$17,650 during its theatrical run, on a budget of $21,000,000, making it a box office bomb. Believing the film was unlikely to be a success, the distributors Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer chose to cut their losses and eliminate the film's marketing budget. It was only released on a single weekend in twelve cinemas, in order to meet legal obligations.
Money Train	1995	The film took in $35.4 million at the North American box office, including $10.6 million on its opening weekend. In 2005, USA Today characterized it as a "bomb". In addition to its poor reviews, the film was vilified for its portrayal of a man robbing a ticket booth by running a rubber tube around the bulletproof partition and dousing the attendant with an unknown flammable liquid, then threatening to set them on fire. This crime was repeated in real life after the film's release, although police did not think the similar crime was related to the film. Nevertheless, many people, including Bob Dole, called for a boycott of the film.
Monument Ave.	1998
Most Wanted	1997
Mother's Boys	1994
Mountains of the Moon	1990
Mr. Baseball	1992	Mr. Baseball opened in 1,855 theaters on Friday, October 2, 1992. During its first weekend, it grossed over $5 million at the box office, coming in third behind The Last of the Mohicans and The Mighty Ducks. During its six-week run in theatres, it went on to gross $20.8 million domestically. Despite the limited marketability of baseball movies overseas, Universal positioned it for a wide distribution beyond the North American market. A disappointing showing in Japan and Europe prevented the studio from recouping on its enormous expenses. Mr. Baseball (ミスター・ベースボール) opened in theaters in Japan on February 6, 1993, and proceeded to gross a disappointing ¥1.5 billion ($1.25 million). By the end of its run in Japan, during the summer of 1993, it appeared as the "B film" in Universal double features—such as with the Robert Redford and River Phoenix film Sneakers (1992). Screenings in European theatres followed, but with little fanfare. It premiered in Germany on June 16, 1993.
Mr. Magoo	1997	Mr. Magoo grossed $21.4 million domestically against a $30 million budget. Due to negative reaction from blind and near-sighted groups, Disney pulled the film from theaters after two weeks.
Mr. Saturday Night	1992	The film was a box office bomb in the United states, recovering only half of its budget. According to boxofficemojo.com it grossed less than $14 million.
Mr. Wonderful	1993	The film was not a box office success.
Mr. Wrong	1996	The film debuted at No. 6.
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle	1994	The film was a critical but not a commercial success.
Mrs. Winterbourne	1996	Mrs. Winterbourne received generally negative reviews; on Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 7% rating. It was also a box office failure, grossing only $10,082,005 based on a $25 million budget.
Mulholland Falls	1996	The film opened in wide release in the United States on April 26, 1996. The box office receipts were poor, earning $4,306,221 (1,625 screens) and the total receipts for the run were $11,504,190. In its widest release, the film was featured in 1,625 theaters. The film was in circulation seven weeks (45 days).
Multiplicity	1996	The film was not a success at the box office, making back less than half of its $45 million budget. It received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes it has a score of 43%.
Mumford	1999	The film, based on a $28 million budget, was a commercial failure, earning only $4,555,459 in the US.
Muppets from Space	1999	According to Brian Henson, the film was planned by The Jim Henson Company to be released in the winter, around February 2000. However, Columbia wanted Muppets from Space to be one of their big summer movies, rushing production and causing there to be less advertising for the film. It also suffered competition from Walt Disney Pictures' Inspector Gadget. The film kept its intended winter release in Europe, where it was released in December 1999. Muppets from Space grossed $22.3 million worldwide against its $24 million budget.
Music of the Heart	1999	The film opened at #5 at the North American box office making $3.6 million in its opening weekend.
My Favorite Martian	1999	My Favorite Martian grossed $8,828,586 on its opening weekend. It had the widest release of 2,349 theaters. By the end of its run, the film had grossed $36,850,101 domestically against its $65 million budget.
My Giant	1998	The film was not a box office success, grossing a little over $8 million domestically, far less than its $20 million budget.
Mystery, Alaska	1999	Mystery, Alaska received mixed-to-negative reviews. Along with the original consensus "The lack of hockey action and authenticity left critics cold," Rotten Tomatoes ranked the movie with 38%. It had very poor take-ins as well, grossing only $8,891,623, against an estimated budget of $28 million.
Mystery Men	1999	In its opening weekend, Mystery Men grossed $10,017,865, ranking number six at the domestic box office. By the end of its run, on October 14, the film had grossed $29,762,011 domestically and $3,699,000 overseas, for a worldwide total of $33,461,011. Given its $68 million budget, the film is a box office bomb.
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie	1996	Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie was released on April 19, 1996 in only 26 cinemas. Still, in its opening weekend, the film grossed $206,328, a $7,935 per theater average. It went on to gross $1,007,306.

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Film	Year of release	Notes
Naked Lunch	1991	Naked Lunch was released on 27 December 1991 in a limited release of 5 theaters, grossing $64,491 on its opening weekend. It went on to make $2,641,357 in North America.
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter	1990	The film grossed $17,373,527 in the United States, but was a bigger success in its native Germany, with 3,231,527 admissions - one of the two German films to achieve domestic success in 1990 along with Werner – Beinhart!, and the seventh largest attendance of the year.
The NeverEnding Story III	1994	In the United States, The NeverEnding Story III was released theatrically as a trial run in a few markets to test its potential nationwide. Its grosses weren't released to the public, but according to Box Office Mojo, it's possible that it didn't reach the five-digit mark. By late December 1994, the film grossed $5 million in Germany.
New Jersey Drive	1995
Newsies	1992	The film grossed $2,819,485 domestically and ranks among the lowest-grossing live-action films produced by the Walt Disney Studios. This is due to the film being pulled from many theaters after a poor opening weekend. Film critic and historian Leonard Maltin called it Howard the Paperboy.
Nick of Time	1995	A box office bomb, it grossed $8 million on a $33 million budget.
Night and the City	1992
Nil by Mouth	1997	The film grossed $266,130 from 18 theatres in North America.
Nixon	1995	In its opening weekend, Nixon grossed a total of $2.2 million in 514 theaters. As of December 19, 2006, the film had grossed a total of $13.6 million in the United States and Canada, well below its $44 million budget.
No Escape	1994
No Looking Back	1998	The film had a limited theatrical release and grossed less than $250,000 domestically from its $5 million budget.
Noises Off	1992
North	1994	North has been called one of the worst films ever made, earning only $7,182,747 on a $40 million budget.
Not Without My Daughter	1991	The movie debuted poorly and grossed less than $15 million in ticket sales. The movie plummeted in its second week.
Nothing but Trouble	1991	The film was released on February 15, 1991. According to Box Office Mojo, the film opened at #8 in 1,671 theaters, grossing $3,966,240 opening weekend. The site lists its total gross upon completed release as $8,479,793, with a 50.5% drop-off in its second week of release.
The Nutcracker	1993	During its theatrical run the film grossed $2,119,994. In North America, the film opened at number 16 in its first weekend with $783,721.

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Film	Year of release	Notes
Once Upon a Crime	1992
Once Upon a Forest	1993	Once Upon a Forest did poorly in theaters: after opening with $2.2 million at 1,487 venues, it only managed to make back $6.5 million at the North American box office, just over half its budget.
On Deadly Ground	1994	On Deadly Ground earned $38.6 million during its theatrical run, failing to bring back its reported $50 million budget and received negative reviews.
One Eight Seven	1997	The film grossed $5.7 million domestically in its theatrical release.
One True Thing	1998
Onegin	1999
One Night Stand	1997
Oscar	1991
Othello	1995	The film was a bomb at the box office, grossing only $2.1 million in the United States on its $11 million budget.
The Other Sister	1999	The Other Sister opened at #3 at the North American box office making $6,624,445 in its opening weekend behind Payback and 8mm, which opened at the top spot. It ultimately grossed $27,807,627 domestically, barely bringing back its $35 million budget, becoming a box office bomb.
The Out-of-Towners	1999	The movie was a disappointment critically and commercially. It has a 23% rating on the Rotten Tomatoes website, with Roger Ebert commenting that the movie "was not a proud moment in the often-inspired careers of Martin and Hawn."

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Film	Year of release	Notes
The Pagemaster	1994	The film grossed $13,670,688 in theaters, on a $27 million budget.
The Pallbearer	1996	The Pallbearer opened at #9 in its opening weekend (5/3-5) with $2,319,236. By the end of its run, the film had made $5,656,388 in the United States.
Paradise Road	1997	Fox provided $19 million of the budget with $6 million coming from Singapore businessman Andrew Yap.
Passion Fish	1992	Passion Fish was limitedly released on December 9, 1992, running for one week, the minimum required to make it eligible for consideration at the next year's Academy Awards. The film earned $36,332 (14,385 of that in the weekend) in the week from showings in two theaters. After receiving Academy Award nominations in February 1993, the film was released to 191 theaters, where it earned over 99% of its gross of $4.8 million.
The Peacemaker	1997	The film earned $41,263,140 in the US and $69,200,000 elsewhere, bringing its total to $110,463,140.
The Pebble and the Penguin	1995	The Pebble and the Penguin grossed $3,983,912. It was overshadowed by A Goofy Movie which was released five days earlier.
The People vs. Larry Flynt	1996	The film was a hit in limited releases. Based on a $35 million budget, the film grossed a domestic total of $20,300,385.
The Perez Family	1995
The Perfect Weapon	1991	The Perfect Weapon debuted at the box office at number six with a three-day box-office take of $3.9 million and had a total domestic box office gross of $14,061,361.
The Pest	1997	The film grossed $3.6 million on an estimated budget of $8 million.
The Phantom	1996	The film suffered the same fate as two other period-piece comic book/pulp adaptations of the 1990s, The Shadow (1994) and The Rocketeer (1991), and did not fare very well at the box office in the United States, debuting at number six the weekend of June 7, 1996. It has since sold well on VHS and DVD.
Pippi Longstocking	1997	Pippi Longstocking opened theatrically in the United States on 22 August 1997 in 73 venues. In its opening weekend, the film earned $62,196, ranking number 23 in the box office. The film closed on 30 October 1997, having grossed $505,335.
Play It to the Bone	1999	The film was released to neither critical acclaim nor commercial success with Rotten Tomatoes giving it a score of 11% based on 79 reviews and an average rating of 3.9 out of 10.
Playing by Heart	1998
Playing God	1997	The film was finished in 1995 but not released until 1997 due to initial negative reactions from test audiences. The film did not fare well financially or with critics, scoring just a 14% at the review site Rotten Tomatoes and making only $4,166,918 at the US theater box office.
Pleasantville	1998	It was a box office bomb, only acquiring about $49.8 million of a $60 million budget, but received positive reviews for its visuals, acting, and thematic elements and has gained a cult following. Pleasantville earned $8.9 million during its opening weekend.
Plunkett & Macleane	1999	Plunkett & Macleane was a flop at the box office. The film opened on 1 October 1999 in 475 U.S. theaters, taking in US$244,765 during its first three days; total domestic earnings stand at US$474,900.
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow	1994	Mission to Moscow was barely released to theaters. Unlike all the other Police Academy films, Warner Bros. only released the picture in a token, limited run, grossing a scant $126,247 in the U.S., making it the least successful movie in the series.
Pontiac Moon	1994
The Postman	1997	The film was a notable failure at the box office. The first four days after opening brought in only $5.3 million on 2,207 screens. Produced on an estimated $80 million budget, it returned less than $18 million.
The Power of One	1992
Practical Magic	1998	Practical Magic opened at #1 with $13.1 million in ticket sales. The film went on to gross $68.3 million worldwide, less than its $75 million production budget.
Prefontaine	1997
Prêt-à-Porter	1994	The film had a weak debut and bombed at the box office. By the end of its run, the film grossed US$11,300,653 in the domestic box office.
Primary Colors	1998	The film earned a disappointing box office gross, only taking $39 million domestically and $13 million in other markets, for a worldwide total gross of $52 million against a budget of $65 million.
Princess Mononoke	1997	Princess Mononoke was the highest-grossing Japanese film of 1997, earning ¥11.3 billion in distribution receipts. It became the highest-grossing film in Japan until it was surpassed by Titanic several months later. The film earned a domestic total of ¥14,518,798,588.39 ($148,000,000.) It was the top-selling anime in the United States in January 2001, but despite this the film did not fare as well financially in the country when released in December 1997. It grossed $2,298,191 for the first eight weeks. Although it showed more strength worldwide where it earned a total of $11 million with a total of ¥14,487,325,138 ($159,375,308).
Prospero's Books	1991
Psycho	1998	The film earned $37,141,130 in the worldwide box office, $21,456,130 domestically. The film's production budget was an estimated $60 million; while promoting his 2002 film Gerry, Gus Van Sant said he thought the producers "broke even" financially.
The Public Eye	1992	The film's box office performance was a disappointment. The first week's gross was $1,157,470 and the total receipts for the run were $3,067,917. According to "The Numbers" box office database the film was in circulation one week (5 days) in 635 theatres.
The Puppet Masters	1994
Pushing Tin	1999	Pushing Tin received mixed reviews, ranking 48% at Rotten Tomatoes, and opened #4 at the box office. It grossed $8.4 million in its run, which did not make up for its estimated cost of $33 million.

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Film	Year of release	Notes
Queens Logic	1991	Queens Logic was filmed in the summer of 1989, but didn't get released until February 1991. Although released theatrically in the US, Queens Logic was released direct-to-video in the UK. The movie was not successful on limited release.
Quest for Camelot	1998	It grossed $6,041,602 on its opening weekend ranking third behind The Horse Whisperer and Deep Impact. The film ultimately grossed $22,510,798 during its theatrical run in North America. Cumulatively, the film grossed $38,172,500 worldwide. The studio lost about $40 million on the film.
The Quick and the Dead	1995	The Quick and the Dead was released in the U.S. on February 10, 1995 in 2,158 theaters, earning $6,515,861 in its opening weekend. The film eventually grossed $18,636,537 in revenue and was declared to be a box office bomb. The Quick and the Dead's dismal box office performance can be attributed to competition from Billy Madison, The Brady Bunch Movie, Just Cause and Heavyweights. Director Sam Raimi later blamed himself and his visual style for the film's failure. "I was very confused after I made that movie. For a number of years I thought, I'm like a dinosaur. I couldn't change with the material."
Quiz Show	1994	The film opened in limited release on September 14, 1994. After its initial run, the film grossed a domestic total of $24,822,619 and was a box office bomb.

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Film	Year of release	Notes
Radio Flyer	1992	The film opened to mostly negative reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes it has a score of 32% based on 37 reviews.
Radioland Murders	1994	To market Radioland Murders, Universal attached a film trailer to The Flintstones in May 1994. The studio believed both films would specifically appeal to the Baby Boom Generation. Radioland Murders was originally set to be theatrically released in September 1994 before it was pushed back. The film was released in the United States on October 21, 1994 in 844 theaters, only grossing $1.37 million. Ultimately the film bombed at the box office because it did not recoup its $15 million budget. It ranks among the top ten widely released films for having the biggest second weekend drop at the box office, dropping 78.5% from $835,570 to $179,315.
The Rage: Carrie 2	1999	The Rage: Carrie 2, was released on March 12, 1999. It opened in second place that weekend but was not successful. It grossed a total of $17,762,705 domestically against a $21 million budget, making the film a box office disappointment.
Random Hearts	1999	With an estimated budget of $64,000,000, Random Hearts was not a commercial success domestically, earning $31,502,583 in the United States. The film went on to earn another $43,105,987 in international markets, ending up with a total worldwide gross of $74,608,570.
Rapa-Nui	1994
Ravenous	1999	Ravenous opened on 19 March 1999 in the United States in 1,040 cinemas, accumulating $1,040,727 over its opening weekend. It finished eighteenth for the weekend. The film went on to gross $2,062,405 in North America, far less than its reported $12 million budget.
Reach the Rock	1998
The Real McCoy	1993	The film earned negative reviews from critics and was a box office bomb. On Rotten Tomatoes it has a score of 19% based on 16 reviews.
Red Corner	1997	Upon its theatrical release in the United States, Red Corner received negative reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes the film received a 30% positive rating from top film critics based on 23 reviews, and a 49% positive audience rating based on 7,795 reviews.
Red Rock West	1993	Red Rock West was made in 1992 in Arizona on a budget of $7 million. The domestic rights were sold to Columbia Tri-Star home video for $2.5 million and the foreign rights to Manifesto Films, a subsidiary of PolyGram Filmed Entertainment. Test screenings for the film were not strong and Peter Graves, an independent consultant who headed the marketing department at Polygram said, "The film doesn't fall neatly into any marketable category. A western film noir isn't something people can immediately spark to". One of the producers suggested early on that the film be submitted to the Sundance Film Festival and was told by the studio that it wasn't a festival film. Columbia sold Red Rock West to cable and it was shown seven times on HBO in the fall of 1993. The film opened successfully in theaters in Germany, Paris, and London in the summer of 1993. Piers Handling, director of the Toronto International Film Festival saw the film in Paris and decided to show it at the festival in September. Bill Banning, who owned the Roxie Cinema and Roxie Releasing in San Francisco saw Red Rock West in Toronto and thought that there might be an American theatrical audience for the film. It took him until January 1994 to find out who owned the rights. The film had already played on HBO and was due to come out on video in February. Banning started showing Red Rock West at the Roxie Cinema on January 28, 1994 where it broke box office records before expanding to eight theaters in the city. It then opened in Los Angeles and New York City.
The Relic	1997	The Relic premièred on January 17, 1997. It opened #1 at the box office, grossing $9,064,143 its opening week and a total of $33,956,608 in the US, against an estimated cost $60 million. It was released on Blu-ray on April 6, 2010.
Renaissance Man	1994	The film flopped at the U.S box office, grossing only US$24 million domestically on an estimated budget of US$40 million. It was hindered by competing with summer blockbusters such as Speed, True Lies, The Flintstones, and The Lion King.
The Replacement Killers	1998	During its February 6, 1998 US opening weekend, the film ranked second place, grossing $8,046,553 at 1,936 locations. The film Titanic came in first place during that weekend grossing $23,027,838. Its revenue dropped by 49% in its second week of release, earning $4,068,335. For that particular weekend, the film fell to sixth place still screening in 1,936 theaters. Titanic remained in first place grossing $28,167,947 in box office revenue. During its final week in release, The Replacement Killers opened in a distant 21st place with $131,727 in revenue. The film went on to top out domestically at $19,204,929 in total ticket sales through a 5-week theatrical run. For 1998 as a whole, the film would cumulatively rank at a box office performance position of 90.
The Rescuers Down Under	1990	With the new Mickey Mouse featurette The Prince and the Pauper as an added attraction, The Rescuers Down Under debuted to an opening weekend gross of $3.5 million, ranking fourth in its opening weekend after Home Alone, Rocky V, and Child's Play 2; and below the studio's expectations. As a result, then-Walt Disney Studios chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg decided to pull all of the Rescuers television advertising. The film eventually went on to make $27,931,461 in the United States, making it the least successful box-office performance of Disney's renaissance era.
Restoration	1995
Return to Paradise	1998	Return to Paradise made $2,465,129 in its opening weekend in the United States (ranking 14th overall at the box office) for a per theater average of $2,554. The film's eventual domestic gross of $8,341,087 failed to recoup its $14 million budget.
Return to the Blue Lagoon	1991	The film also flopped at the box office. On a budget of $11 million, it made less than $3 million in the United States.
Revenge	1990
Richard III	1995
Richie Rich	1994	The film earned $38 million at the North America box office on a $40 million budget. It was a home video success, with $125 million in VHS rentals.
Ringmaster	1998	The film grossed back less than half its budget.
Ride with the Devil	1999	Ride with the Devil premiered in cinemas on November 26, 1999 in limited release throughout the United States. During that weekend, the film opened in 50th place grossing $64,159 in business showing at 11 locations. The film Toy Story 2 opened in 1st place during that weekend with $57,388,839 in revenue. The film's revenue dropped by almost 20% in its second week of release, earning $51,600. For that particular weekend, the film fell to 53rd place although with an increased theater count showing at 15 theaters. Toy Story 2 remained unchallenged in 1st place with $18,249,880 in box office business. During its final week in release, Ride with the Devil opened in 57th place grossing $39,806. For that weekend period, Stuart Little starring Geena Davis opened in 1st place with $11,214,503 in revenue. Ride with the Devil went on to top out domestically at $635,096 in total ticket sales through a 6-week theatrical run. For 1999 as a whole, the film would cumulatively rank at a box office performance position of 219.
The Road to Wellville	1994	The film flopped at the box office, opening at #5 with $2,580,108 in its opening weekend and grossing $6,562,513 domestically in its entire run.
Robin Hood: Men in Tights	1993	Robin Hood: Men in Tights was not one of Mel Brooks's best grossing films in its theatrical release, though Brooks mentions that it and Spaceballs are his two top selling films on video in a DVD interview for the latter film. The film debuted at #6 at the North American box office, with only $6,841,830. The film went on to gross a domestic total of $35,739,755.
RoboCop 3	1993	RoboCop 3 went into production soon after RoboCop 2 was complete. Initially scheduled for release in the summer of 1992, RoboCop 3 would languish on the shelf until the following year as Orion Pictures went through bankruptcy and was bought out. The delay caused most video game adaptations to be released one year prior to the film. RoboCop 3 earned $4.3 million on its opening weekend, ending its run with $10.6 million domestically, far short of recouping its estimated $22 million production budget.
Robot Jox	1990	Although originally scheduled for release in 1989 (a novelization, written by science fiction author Robert Thurston, was published that year,) the film's theatrical run was initially delayed until April 1990 due to Empire International Pictures' bankruptcy during production. After more delays, Triumph Films released the film to theaters on November 21, 1990. When it peaked in its second weekend at the 13th spot, it grossed $464,441 in 333 theaters, averaging $1,394 per theater; it eventually earned a domestic total gross of $1,272,977. Its limited run in theaters prompted science fiction writer Gardner Dozois to remark that "Robot Jox, a movie with a screenplay by Joe Haldeman, was supposedly released this year, but if it played through Philadelphia at all, it must have done so fast, because I never even saw a listing for it, let alone the movie itself."
Rock-a-Doodle	1991	Rock-a-Doodle was originally going to be released by MGM–Pathe Communications Co., but studio partnership was facing financial difficulties, so Don Bluth rescheduled Rock-a-Doodle for release around Thanksgiving 1991 and selected The Samuel Goldwyn Company as the film's distributor. However, that date was further moved to April 1992 to avoid competition with Walt Disney Pictures and Walt Disney Feature Animation's Beauty and the Beast, as well as Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment's An American Tail: Fievel Goes West, a sequel to An American Tail, in which Bluth himself was not involved. It took $11,657,385 at the US box office after an opening weekend gross of $2,603,286, which forced Bluth's studio into liquidation half a year after its release. Moreover, a Hong Kong company, Media Assets, purchased Bluth's next three films, Thumbelina, A Troll in Central Park and The Pebble and the Penguin. None of these did any better than Rock-a-Doodle, commercially or critically except Thumbelina which did get a little better critical reception. All of them preceded 1997's Anastasia, his comeback hit.
The Rocketeer	1991	The Rocketeer was released in the United States on June 21, 1991, earning $9.6 million in its opening weekend in 1,616 theaters. The film opened #4 behind Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, City Slickers and Dying Young. Rocketeer eventually grossed only $46.6 million in US box office making it a commercial disappointment. Outside the US and Canada, the film was released through Touchstone Pictures rather than Walt Disney Pictures, in an attempt to attract the teenage audience it did not reach in North America. The Disney tag also was seen to have turned off people who assumed that the film was for children, which was probably the reason why the Walt Disney Home Video logo was not seen on video releases of the film. In addition, Rocketeer's original Art Deco poster was changed because it failed to draw attention to the cast, including then-current James Bond, Timothy Dalton. A new poster was designed to feature Dalton, Billy Campbell and Jennifer Connelly prominently. The film also failed in Britain, grossing just over £1 million in its first two weeks at just under 250 screens. The new advertising campaign was being designed while the British promotional campaign for the film was already under way and some theaters still had the stylized United States movie poster.
Romeo Is Bleeding	1993	The film debuted poorly and grossed $3.6 million in the US on a $10 million budget.
Roommates	1995
Ruby Cairo	1992	The film fared poorly at the box office, grossing only $608,866 in the United States.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie	1998	The film disappointed at the box-office, recouping only $113,000 of its $10 million budget.
Run	1991
Running Free	1999	The film began production in 1999 and was released in the US in 2000. The film received generally negative reviews from critics.
Rush	1991

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Film	Year of release	Notes
Sabrina	1995	The film was not a box-office hit, with a result of US$53 million.
Safe Men	1998
The Scarlet Letter	1995	It grossed $10.3 million against a production budget of $46 million.
Search and Destroy	1995
Searching for Bobby Fischer	1993
The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo	1997
Senseless	1998	Senseless opened on February 20, 1998 and, in its opening weekend, made $5,337,651 at #5 behind Titanic's tenth weekend, The Wedding Singer's second, Sphere's second, and Good Will Hunting's twelfth.
Serial Mom	1994	The film opened on April 13, 1994 and grossed $2,040,450 in its opening weekend, ranking #11. By the end of its run on August 4, the film had grossed $7,820,688 in domestic box office sales from a $13 million budget. The film has become something of a cult classic since its release.
Seven Years in Tibet	1997	Seven Years in Tibet premiered on September 13, 1997 at the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival before a commercial release on October 8, 1997 in the United States and Canada, distributed to 2,103 theaters for its domestic opening weekend. After its run, the film grossed $37,957,682 domestically and $93,500,000 overseas with an overall box office gross of $131,457,682.
S.F.W.	1994
Sgt. Bilko	1996	On the film-critic aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Sgt. Bilko received a 32% positive ratings. It also failed at the box office.
The Shadow	1994	The film was meant to be a summer blockbuster and the starting point for a new film franchise with toy, game, and clothing lines. The film suffered from competition for its target audience with, among others, The Lion King (during its early run) and The Mask (later on), and it was ultimately a financial disappointment. The film started off strongly, debuting at No. 2, but failed to sustain any momentum, and grossed $32 million domestically, with a worldwide total of $48 million against a budget of $40 million.
Shadows and Fog	1991	After its premiere in 1991, Shadows and Fog opened to wide release on March 20, 1992 in 288 North American cinemas. In its first three days, it grossed $1,111,314 ($3,858 per screen). It finished its run with $2,735,731. Its production budget has been estimated at $14 million.
Shadow Conspiracy	1997	The film did not fare well at the box office, grossing a little over $2 million domestically.
Shakes the Clown	1991	Shakes the Clown was not a financial success, earning only about $115,000 in ticket sales against an estimated budget of $1.4 million.
Shattered	1991	The film earned a total box office gross of $11,511,031 against a production budget of $22 million.
The Shawshank Redemption	1994	It received a wide release on October 14, 1994, expanding to a total of 944 theaters to earn $2.4 million—an average of $2,545 per theater—finishing as the number nine film of the weekend, behind sex-comedy Exit to Eden ($3 million), and just ahead of the historical drama Quiz Show ($2.1 million), which was in its fifth week at the cinemas. The Shawshank Redemption closed in late November 1994, after 10 weeks with an approximate total gross of $16 million. It was considered a box office bomb, failing to recoup its $25 million budget. The film was also competing with similarly-themed films, Pulp Fiction ($108 million), which also premiered October 14 following its Palme d'Or award win, and Forrest Gump ($330 million) which was in the middle of a successful 42-week theatrical run. Both films would become quotable cultural phenomena. A general audience trend towards action films starring the likes of Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger was also considered to work against the commercial success of The Shawshank Redemption. Morgan Freeman blamed the title, saying it was unmemorable, while Tim Robbins recalled fans asking: "What was that Shinkshonk Reduction thing?". Several alternative titles had been posited before the release due to concerns that it was not a marketable title. The low box office was also blamed on a lack of female characters to broaden the audience demographic, and the general unpopularity of prison films.
She's So Lovely	1997
The Sheltering Sky	1990	The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 50 percent of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 24 reviews despite the film being a financial flop.
Shining Through	1992	The film was neither a commercial nor a critical success. The film holds a 36% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Short Cuts	1993
Shout	1991
Showdown in Little Tokyo	1991	Warner Bros. was not happy with the film and re-edited it, only to give it a limited theatrical run in the United States, Mexico, Italy, Israel and Hungary. Except for these markets, the film was released direct-to-video in 1992. In the US opening weekend, the film grossed $455,192 from 140 theaters which was an average of $3,251 per theater. This accounted for 20% of the film's total gross. It ranked #9 in Hungary's Top 10 of 1992 Overall Box Office Grosses (according to the 1994 Variety International Film Guide), grossing $197,590 in Hungary.
Showgirls	1995	Produced on a then-sizable budget of approximately $45 million, significant controversy and hype surrounding the film's amounts of sex and nudity preceded its theatrical release. In the United States, the film was rated NC-17 for "nudity and erotic sexuality throughout, some graphic language, and sexual violence." Showgirls was the first (and to date only) NC-17 rated film to be given a wide release in mainstream theaters. Distributor United Artists dispatched several hundred staffers to theaters across North America playing Showgirls to ensure that patrons would not sneak into the theater from other films, and to make sure film-goers were over the age of 17. Audience restriction due to the NC-17 rating coupled with poor reviews resulted in the film becoming a box office bomb, grossing just $37 million.
Silent Fall	1994	Produced on a budget of $30 million, the film made less than $3.2 million domestically, making it a box office bomb.
Simon Birch	1998	The film opened at #5 at the North American box office making $3,321,370 in its opening weekend. The film would go on to gross $18,253,415 domestically, against a $20 million budget, resulting as a box office bomb.
Simon Sez	1999	The film was released in 1999, opening in Los Angeles on September 24 and then in New York on September 25. The film grossed a total of $292,152 on a $10 million budget, making the film a box office bomb .
A Simple Plan	1998	On December 11, 1998, the film opened in limited release at 31 theaters, and grossed $390,563 in its first week, with an average of $12,598 per theater. More theaters were added during the limited run, and on January 22, 1999, the film officially entered wide release by screening in 660 theaters across North America. The film ended its North American theatrical run on May 14, 1999, having grossed $16,316,273, below its estimated production budget of $17 million. The film was released on VHS and DVD on June 22, 1999, by Paramount Home Entertainment.
A Simple Wish	1997
Six Degrees of Separation	1993
A Smile Like Yours	1997
Smilla's Sense of Snow	1997
Snake Eyes	1998	Released on August 7, 1998, Snake Eyes debuted at No. 2 on its opening weekend (behind Saving Private Ryan), with $16 million. It grossed $55.6 million in North America, and $103.9 million worldwide.
Snow Falling on Cedars	1998
So I Married an Axe Murderer	1993	The film did not perform well at the box office. It was released on July 30 in 1,349 theaters, and grossed $3.4 million USD during its opening weekend, and a total of $11.5 million in North America, well below its $20 million budget.
Solar Crisis	1990	Solar Crisis began shooting in November 1989 with an announced budget of $30 million. Nippon Steel, one of the investors, announced a Japanese theme park based on the film. Scientist Richard J. Terrile served as a technical advisor for the film. He at first tried to convince the filmmakers to avoid sending a crew to the Sun, calling it unscientific. When it was explained to him that audience would demand such a plot point regardless of scientific accuracy, Terrile said he realized his job was to make impossible situations sound more plausible. TV Guide quoted the final budget as $43 million. The film opened in Japan in 1990. When it underperformed, the producers extensively recut and reshot scenes to secure an American distributor.
Soldier	1998	The film was a commercial failure, grossing $14 million worldwide against a production budget of $60 million.
Solo	1996
Son of the Pink Panther	1993	The film's budget of $28 million came partly from MGM (then under Alan Ladd Jr.) and with $13.8 million from Aurelio De Laurentiis' company, Filmauro. The film was a box office hit in Italy despite tanking everywhere else.
Sour Grapes	1998	The film was the last Castle Rock Entertainment production to be released by Columbia Pictures until 2004.
The Spanish Prisoner	1997
Species II	1998	On April 10, 1998 in 2510 theatres, the film finished at $7.2 million, ranking number four on its opening weekend. Domestically, the film grossed only $19.6 million from its $35 million budget and $26,817,565 overseas, making the film average at the box office and therefore was a major critical and commercial failure.
Speed 2: Cruise Control	1997	During its opening weekend, Speed 2 was shown on 2,615 screens and grossed $16.2 million. Despite the negative reviews, it ranked at number one in the box office, grossing just $500,000 more than Con Air in second place. Box office sales for Speed 2 dropped 54 percent the following weekend, grossing only $7.8 million and ranking at number five. The film grossed only $48 million in the United States, and had a total gross of $164.5 million worldwide. Moviefone and Time have both ranked the film among the biggest box office bombs of all time.
Sphere	1998	Sphere initially had a Christmas release date but was moved forward to avoid competition. Warner Bros. released the film theatrically in the US on February 13, 1998, where it debuted in third place and grossed $37 million total. The Los Angeles Times characterized it as a flop. Sphere grossed $50.1 million worldwide.
Stanley & Iris	1990	It was also a commercial failure at the box office, grossing less than $6 million against its $23 million budget.
Starship Troopers	1997	It grossed $54.5 million in the US and a total of $121.2 million worldwide against its budget of $105 million.
State of Grace	1990	The film was released on a limited basis on September 14, 1990. First-week box office totaled $179,927 (14 screens). According to "The Numbers" web site, the film was in circulation a few weeks and appeared on 335 screens in its widest release. Total receipts were $1,911,542. Roger Ebert believed the difficulty State of Grace had at the box office was due to another film with the same theme being released the same week, Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas.
Steal Big Steal Little	1995
Steel	1997	Steel was released in the United States on August 15, 1997. Steel was considered a large box office bomb on its release with an estimated budget of $16 million, the film grossed just over $1.7 million at the box office.
Stone Cold	1991	The film was a box office flop, drawing $2.8 million in its first week. It eventually made $9 million domestically.
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot	1992	Despite the poor reviews, the film was somewhat successful at the box office. The film brought in only $28.4 million domestically but did a little better overseas with over $42.2 million internationally to a total of $70.6 million worldwide.
The Story of Us	1999
The Straight Story	1999	The film was a critical success and garnered audience acclaim, although the overall gross proved less than expected.
Strange Days	1995	Strange Days was given a limited release on October 6, 1995 in only one theater and grossed $31,062 on that weekend. It expanded a week later on October 13, 1995 in 1,691 theaters and grossed $3,656,012 on its opening weekend. The film's poor performance at the box office was compared to Jade and The Scarlet Letter, which opened at the same time and had a similar budget. The film went on to make $7,959,291 in North America, little more than a sixth of its $42 million production cost. As a result, Strange Days was considered a commercial failure, due in part to the poor marketing strategy and lack of audience understanding.
Striking Distance	1993	Striking Distance ended up being a box office bomb in the U.S, earning only $24 million on a budget of $30 million.
Striptease	1996	Striptease made $12,322,069 in its first weekend, falling behind The Nutty Professor with Eddie Murphy, Eraser starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame, in which Demi Moore voiced one of the main characters. Ultimately, Striptease made $33,109,743 in the United States, and domestically it was the 47th highest-grossing film of 1996. It made $113,309,743 internationally, having grossed £2,104,480 in the UK and ¥102,419,500 in Japan.
The Stupids	1996	The Stupids grossed $2,491,989 in North America from an estimated $25 million budget.
Suburban Commando	1991	The film opened with $1.9 million. Overall, the film grossed a total of $8,002,361 in the United States. With a budget of $11 million, the film was not a commercial success.
Sudden Death	1995	The film was a box office disappointment in the United States, grossing less than $20.4 million at the box office on a $35 million budget. Internationally it fared better, with a worldwide gross of nearly $64 million. In other countries, it made close to 50 million in profit with video sales.
Summer of Sam	1999
Sunchaser	1996	A theatrical release was intended but the film fared poorly enough with test audiences to go straight to video in the United States.
The Super	1991	The Super had a $22 million production budget. The film was a box-office failure, only grossing $11,000,863 domestically in its release. It was also widely panned by critics in its theatrical release, and currently holds a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on nine reviews. The film has gained a cult following since its release.
Super Mario Bros.	1993	Super Mario Bros. was shot in both New York City and North Carolina on a budget of $48 million. It was released on May 28, 1993, in the United States and grossed $20.9 million.
Surviving Picasso	1996
The Swan Princess	1994	The Swan Princess received a theatrical release in the United States on November 18, 1994, and only made $2,445,155 on its opening weekend. It eventually had a total domestic gross of $9,771,658 against a $21 million budget, becoming a huge financial disappointment, partly due to struggling competition with a re-release of The Lion King. Disney's reissuing of The Lion King just as this film was being released was seen as "sabotage" by Variety.
Sweet and Lowdown	1999
Swing Kids	1993
Switchback	1997	The film bombed at the box office, grossing just $6 million domestically off a budget of $38 million.

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Film	Year of release	Notes
The Taking of Beverly Hills	1991	The film was picked up for theatrical distribution by Columbia Pictures after original distributor Orion Pictures ran into financial trouble. The film was given a limited release in the fall of 1991, grossing $939,277 at the box office on a budget of $19 million. Despite Wahl's presence, and due to rather lackluster advertising, the film bombed on this initial release, but later found an audience when the film was released on VHS.
Tall Tale	1995	Tall Tale was released in theatres on March 24, 1995. The film flopped domestically and worldwide, and did not make back its $32,000,000 budget. It made $3,046,181 in its opening weekend in the United States, eventually earning a total domestic gross of $8,247,627. It made $2,800,000 at the foreign box office, for a total worldwide gross of only $11,047,627.
Tank Girl	1995	Tank Girl opened in 1,341 theatres in the United States bringing in $2,018,183 in its first weekend and $2,684,430 at the end of its first week of release. By the end of its second week, Tank Girl had made only $3,668,762. Its final gross in the United States was $4,064,495. Internationally, the film added approximately $2,000,000 to that total, against a production budget of $25 million.
Teaching Mrs. Tingle	1999	The film was a box-office bomb; it made US$3.3 million in its opening weekend, debuting at number 10 at the North American box office. However, by its second week, the film dropped down to number 15 and brought in $2,344,298. The film continued to drop, and on its final week in the box office, the film was at number 44. By the end of its run, the film grossed $8,951,935 at the domestic box office, losing $4,480,065 against an estimated budget of $13 million.
The Temp	1993	The film was released on February 12, 1993 in 1,438 theatres, and grossed $2.8 million during its opening weekend. It was considered a box office bomb, finishing with $6.4 million domestically, under its $15 million budget.
Texasville	1990	The film received mixed reviews from critics, holding a 55% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and did not do well at the box office, grossing just $2 million against its $18 million budget.
Terminal Velocity	1994	The movie debuted at No. 2 at the box office behind Timecop. It eventually earned about $16.5 million in ticket sales, making it a box office flop compared to its $50 million budget.
The Thief and the Cobbler	1993	After the movie was completed, Allied Filmmakers, along with Majestic Films, reacquired the distribution rights from the Completion Bond Company. Calvert's version of the film was distributed in South Africa and in Australia as The Princess and the Cobbler on 23 September 1993. In December 1994, Miramax Films, then a subsidiary of Disney and had already released Aladdin first, bought the rights in North America. Until Miramax agreed to distribute the film, it was refused by many other American distributors. "It was a very difficult film to market, it had such a reputation," Calvert recalls. "I don't think that they were looking at it objectively." Originally planning to release the Princess and the Cobbler version, Harvey Weinstein decided to recut the film even further and released their version entitled Arabian Knight. This version featured newly written dialogue by Eric Gilliland, Michael Hitchcock, and Gary Glasberg, and a celebrity voice cast that was added months before the film's release. Jake Eberts found that "It was significantly enhanced and changed by Miramax after they stepped in and acquired the domestic -distribution- rights." His comments on record, claiming that these altered versions were superior to Williams's version, indicate that Eberts had also lost confidence in Williams when The Completion Bond Company seized the film. Arabian Knight was quietly released by Miramax on 25 August 1995. It opened on 510 screens, and grossed US$319,723 (on an estimated budget of $24 million) during its theatrical run.
The Thin Red Line	1998	The Thin Red Line was given a limited release on December 25, 1998, in five theaters where it grossed $282,534 on its opening weekend. The film was given a wide release on January 15, 1999, in 1,528 theaters where it grossed $9.7 million during its opening weekend. The film earned $98,126,565 at the worldwide box office.
The Thing Called Love	1993	From box office sales, the film failed to make a profit and the return on capital employed was considerably negative.
The Thirteenth Floor	1999	The Thirteenth Floor was first released on April 16, 1999, in Denmark, then released in North America on May 28, 1999. It grossed $11.9 million in North America, and $18.5 million worldwide.
This Boy's Life	1993	The film was released in limited release on April 9, 1993, and earned $74,425 that weekend; upon its wide release on April 23, the film opened at #10 at the box office and grossed $1,519,678. The film would end with a domestic gross of $4,104,962.
This Is My Life	1992
A Thousand Acres	1997
Three Kings	1999	The film was released on October 1, 1999 in the United States. It received critical acclaim and was a box office success, grossing $107 million on a $48 million budget.
Three of Hearts	1993	The movie debuted at No. 7.
Thumbelina	1994	The film grossed $11.4 million at the US box office, against a budget of $28 million.
'Til There Was You	1997	The film opened at #10 at the North American box office making $1.3 million USD in its opening weekend.
To Die For	1995
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday	1996
Tom and Jerry: The Movie	1992	The film opened in the United States and Canada on July 30, 1993, the same weekend as Rising Sun, Robin Hood: Men in Tights and So I Married an Axe Murderer. Opening at #14 on its opening weekend, the film made $3,560,469 at the North American box office, making it financially unsuccessful.
Top Dog	1995	Top Dog was released only 9 days after the Oklahoma City bombing. Because the film's plot deals with terrorism, the poor timing of the film's release was noted in multiple reviews and articles. The film debuted at number eight.
Toys	1992	Toys was released in 1,272 venues, earning $4,810,027 and ranking sixth in its opening weekend, second among new releases behind Forever Young. The film would ultimately gross $23,278,931 in North America, making it a commercial failure based on a $50 million budget.
Trapped in Paradise	1994
Trial and Error	1997	Trial and Error earned a very low box office income of about $13 million domestically.
Trial by Jury	1994
The Trigger Effect	1996	The Trigger Effect premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival on May 16, 1996. It then had a wide release on August 30, 1996 in 524 theaters, finishing 12th and grossing $1.9 million at the U.S. box office weekend. The film's poor performance was compared to that of the comedy The Stupids, which opened in the same weekend. Overall, the film went on to make $3.6 million in North America.
A Troll in Central Park	1994	The film grossed $71,368 in North America. It was Don Bluth's lowest-grossing film to date, though not his film to lose the most money overall. Gary Goldman has said the reason for this was that the film was released without any sign of promotion and its release was limited. He also stated that its distributor Warner Bros. did not have any confidence in the film.
True Colors	1991	True Colors was released on March 15, 1991. The box-office return was especially disappointing.
True Crime	1999	True Crime was a large box-office bomb domestically; with an opening weekend gross of $5,276,109 and a total domestic gross of $16,649,768, out of a $55 million budget.
True Identity	1991	The film was not a box office success.
True Romance	1993	Although a critical success, True Romance was a box office failure. It was given a domestic release and earned $12.3 million on a $12.5 million budget. Despite this, the film developed a cult following over the years.
Truth or Consequences, N.M.	1997	The film opened in a very limited release on May 2, 1997. After a few weeks the film went straight to video. Box office sales the first week in circulation were $19,528. Total sales for the run were $109,261 and in its widest release the film appeared in seven theatres.
Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie	1997	Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie opened theatrically on March 28, 1997 in 2,113 venues. It earned $3,301,135 in its opening weekend, ranking number 7 in the domestic box office. At the end of its run, the film had grossed $8,363,899 domestically and $1,251,941 overseas for a worldwide total of $9,615,840.
Turbulence	1997	Turbulence grossed $11 million domestically on a $55 million budget. Despite its box office failure, the film did well enough on home video to become a trilogy with two new direct-to-video sequels. They are Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying and Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal, each with a different cast.
Twin Dragons	1999	On the film's release in Hong Kong, Twin Dragons was the ninth highest grossing film of the year, earning HK$33,225,134 during its theatrical run. The film received an American release on 9 April 1999 in a dubbed version. The American release of the film cuts 16 minutes of scenes involving Wong Jing and Lau Kar-leung in a hospital and a fantasy scene involving Maggie Cheung singing. The film grossed a total of HK$8,332,431 in the United States.
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me	1992	U.S. distributor New Line Cinema released the film in America on August 28, 1992. It grossed a total of US$1.8 million in 691 theaters in its opening weekend and went on to gross a total of $4.2 million in North America.
Twin Town	1997
Two If by Sea	1996	Two If by Sea opened theatrically on January 12, 1996 in 1,712 venues, earning $4,656,986 in the domestic box office, ranking tenth for its opening weekend. At the end of its run, the film grossed $10,658,278. The film was Sandra Bullock's worst wide opening up until 2015, when Our Brand Is Crisis released in October, earning $3,238,433 in its first weekend. Two If by Sea is Bullock's ninth-lowest-grossing film in her career.
The Two Jakes	1990	Unlike its predecessor Chinatown, the film was not a box-office success, was not nominated for any awards and critical reception was very mixed, although it found some success in the home media market. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes the film has a rating of 68%, based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 5.7/10. On Metacritic the film has a score of 56 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Two Much	1996

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Film	Year of release	Notes
U Turn	1997
Under Suspicion	1991
Undercover Blues	1993
The Underground Comedy Movie	1999	Although the film was released and screened in 1999, Offer was bankrupt by 2002 and home video distribution plans were shelved. Offer, who had previously been a successful vegetable chopper salesman and businessman, resumed selling vegetable choppers at swap meets to support himself and raise money to complete his film project. Within a few months, he had earned enough to resume production, and the movie was finally completed, released, and marketed entirely on late-night infomercials that Offer paid for with his earnings from the swap meet vegetable chopper sales. The film has reportedly sold in excess of 100,000 copies. According to IMDb, The Underground Comedy Movie played on one movie theater screen on May 16, 1999, earning $856.
The Underneath	1995
Unforgettable	1996	The film had an estimated budget of $18 million and earned $2,780,278 in the United States.
Universal Soldier: The Return	1999	The movie did poorly at the box office debuting at #4. Universal Soldier: The Return grossed $10 million in the United States.
Until the End of the World	1991	Until the End of the World was poorly received in its first release, and was both a critical and commercial failure. In the United States, the film was released by Warner Bros. in December 1991, and was on a small number of screens with almost no advertising. The U.S. box office grossed $752,856.
Used People	1992

V

Film	Year of release	Notes
V.I. Warshawski	1991	The movie debuted poorly at the box office. The film, which took many creative liberties with Sarah Paretsky's character, was meant as a franchise for Turner, but those plans were scrapped when it was not a commercial success, grossing only $11.1 million domestically.
Vampires	1998	The film opened at #1 but dropped to #8 on its second week. The film grossed $20,308,772 dollars domestically on a $20 million budget, breaking even in the United States. However, it was an adequate box office success worldwide, doubling its budget and becoming the only Carpenter film of the 90's to be successful at the box office.
The Vanishing	1993	The Vanishing was released in theatres on February 5, 1993 in 1,656 theatres. For its opening weekend, it landed at #4 at the box office grossing $5.0 million. It gross $6.2 million in its first week. For the second weekend, it dropped to #7 grossing $3.5 million. Finally in its third weekend, it dropped out of the top ten charts to #14 grossing $1.4 million. After three weeks in theatres, the film eventually made $12.3 million, giving a total of $14.5 million. It was considered to be a box office bomb & it failed to bring back its $23 million budget.
Velvet Goldmine	1998	The film opened in the United States on 6 November 1998 in 85 venues, earning $301,787 in its opening weekend and ranking sixteenth in the North American box office, and fifth among the week's new releases. It would ultimately gross $1,053,788 in North America and $3,259,856 internationally for a worldwide total of $4,313,644. Against a $9 million budget, the film was a box office bomb.
Very Bad Things	1998
Village of the Damned	1995	In addition to being a failure at the box office, the film received mediocre critical response. Based on 34 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, Village of the Damned holds a 29% approval rating from critics, with an average score of 3.9 out of 10.
Virtuosity	1995	Virtuosity had an estimated budget of $30 million, but only made $24 million at the domestic box office. The film was released in the United States on August 4, 1995.
Virus	1999	Virus was a critical and commercial flop, grossing less than half of its budget and earning negative reviews. Based on 47 reviews, the film holds a 9% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Volcano	1997	Volcano premiered in cinemas on April 25, 1997. At its widest distribution in the U.S., the film was screened at 2,777 theaters. The film grossed $14,581,740 in box office business averaging $5,256 in revenue per theater in its opening weekend. During that first weekend in release, the film opened in first place beating out the films Romy & Michelle's High School Reunion and Anaconda. The film's revenue dropped by 37% in its second week of release, earning $9,099,743. In the month of June during its final weekend showing in theaters, the film came out in 12th place grossing $602,076. The film went on to top out domestically at $49,323,468 in total ticket sales through a 7-week theatrical run. Internationally, the film took in an additional $73,500,000 in box office business for a combined total of $122,823,468. For 1997 as a whole, the film would cumulatively rank at a box office performance position of 39.

W

Film	Year of release	Notes
Wagons East	1994	The film was released five months after John Candy's death, and despite being Candy's posthumous release, the film was a box office bomb.
Waiting for Guffman	1997	During opening weekend in 1997, the film made $37,990. With a budget of $4 million, the film earned less than $3 million worldwide.
The War at Home	1996	The film was released in theatres on November 20, 1996. It was a box office failure, grossing only $43,000.
Warriors of Virtue	1997
Waterworld	1995	Due to the runaway costs of the production and its expensive price tag, some critics dubbed it "Fishtar" and "Kevin's Gate", alluding to the flops Ishtar and Heaven's Gate, although the film debuted at the box office at #1. With a budget of $172 million (and a total outlay of $235 million once marketing and distribution costs are factored in), the film grossed $88 million at the North American box office. The film did better overseas, with $176 million at the international box office, for a worldwide total of $264 million. However, even though this figure surpasses the total costs spent by the studio, it does not take into account the percentage of box office gross that theaters retain, which is generally up to half; but after factoring in home video sales and TV broadcast rights among other revenue streams, Waterworld eventually became profitable.
Wayne's World 2	1993	Although it was intended to be a Christmas season blockbuster, Wayne's World 2 did not receive the box office intake or positive fan reaction that the first film did. Its final North American gross was $48 million, slightly more than its $40 million production budget, but much less than the original film's gross of over $100 million. Wayne's World 2 also suffered from competition from other holiday season blockbusters such as Mrs. Doubtfire, Schindler's List, and The Pelican Brief.
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael	1990
Welcome to Sarajevo	1997
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story	1993	The film grossed a total of $3,707,770 on its opening weekend and a total domestic gross of $9,315,576 in the United States, resulting in a box office bomb.
What Dreams May Come	1998	The film was number 2 in the US in its opening week and went on to gross $55 million in the US theatrical box office. It grossed a further $16 million worldwide.
What's Eating Gilbert Grape	1993	The film had a limited release on December 17, 1993 and wide release on March 4, 1994. The wide release garnered $2,104,938 on its first weekend. Total domestic gross for the film was $10,032,765.
Where the Heart Is	1990
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf	1994
White Man's Burden	1995	The movie was not a box office success, though the very small budget meant its losses were also minimal; it was widely seen as a blip on the radar during John Travolta's massive comeback as a movie star during the post-Pulp Fiction phase of his career.
White Squall	1996	White Squall, like Ridley Scott's previous film, 1492: Conquest of Paradise, was a box office disappointment.
Wide Awake	1998	Although it was made in 1995, the film was not released until 1998.
Wild America	1997	Wild America grossed $7.3 million from an estimated $46 million budget.
Wild Bill	1995	Wild Bill bombed at the box office. Produced on a budget of $30 million, it took in just over $2 million in the United States alone.
Wild Wild West	1999	On a $170 million budget, the film grossed $111.8 million domestically and $108.3 million overseas for a worldwide total of $222.1 million. In its opening weekend the film grossed $27.7 million, finishing first at the box office.
Wind	1992	Wind grossed $96,798 at the box office in Australia. The movie flopped at the US box office.
Wing Commander	1999	The film was released on March 12, 1999 to critical and commercial failure, grossing a little over $11 million.
The Witches	1990	The Witches was well received by critics and audiences alike, but performed poorly at the box office.
Without Limits	1998	Due to a very low-key promotional campaign, the $25 million film grossed only $777,000 at the box office, although it received good reviews from many major critics.
Woo	1998	Made on a budget of $13 million, the film only grossed $8,064,972 domestically, making it a certifiable box-office flop. It was a success when released on home video (originally VHS, and later DVD).
Wrongfully Accused	1998	The film opened on August 21, 1998 in 2,062 cinemas. On its opening weekend, it grossed USD $3,504,630 or approximately $1,700 per theatre. Wrongfully Accused's overall gross was $9,642,860.
Wyatt Earp	1994	Wyatt Earp, released six months after Tombstone, was the less successful of the two films, taking in $25 million on a $63 million budget, compared to Tombstone's $56 million domestic gross on a $25 million budget. The film did debut at No. 4 at the box office.

Y

Film	Year of release	Notes
Year of the Comet	1992
Year of the Gun	1991
Your Friends & Neighbors	1998	Your Friends and Neighbors was released on August 21, 1998 in a limited release in 32 theaters grossing $340,288 with an average of $10,634 per theater. The film's widest release was 246 theaters and it ended up grossing $4,714,658, slightly below its $5 million production budget.

Z

Film	Year of release	Notes
Zero Effect	1998

See also

• List of American films of 1990
• List of American films of 1991
• List of American films of 1992
• List of American films of 1993
• List of American films of 1994
• List of American films of 1995
• List of American films of 1996
• List of American films of 1997
• List of American films of 1998
• List of American films of 1999

External links

• Bomb Report | Every Movie That Failed at The Box Office
• Box Office Bomb - TV Tropes
• Greatest Box-Office Bombs, Disasters and Film Flops of All-Time

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