Disney Detonates Four Bombs In Deadline’s 2023 Most Valuable Blockbuster Tournament
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Disney's The Marvels, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Haunted Mansion and Wish, and DC's The Flash were big movies that lost out on profits.
  1. The Marvels (Disney/Marvel)
    • Budget: $219.8 million
    • Box office: $206.1 million
    • Net loss: -$237 million
  2. The Flash (Warner Bros./DC)
    • Budget: $220 million
    • Box office: $271.3 million
    • Net loss: -$155 million
  3. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (Disney/Lucasfilm)
    • Budget: $387 million
    • Box office: $384 million
    • Net loss: -$143 million
  4. Wish (Disney)
    • Budget: $200 million
    • Box office: $254.9 million
    • Net loss: -$131 million
  5. Haunted Mansion (Disney)
    • Budget: $150 million
    • Box office: $147.5 million
    • Net loss: -$117 million
  • Audacious@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    5·
    6 months ago

    I read a while back that studios fudge numbers to make it look like they lost money on movies, or make it look like they made less overall. This way they can get tax cuts and not pay royalties until the movie has made money.