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not every Disney movie translates to
box-office gold welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 biggest Disney movie
flops
we’re not haunted by mortality as you
are we return for this list we’re taking
a look at Disney movies that didn’t
reach the level of financial gain they
were hoping for
may may all the exhibits in this hall
shine with the light of human knowledge
number 10 mr. Magoo Oh Stacy aren’t you
a sight for sore eyes when people think
of the worst movies based on classic
cartoons mr. Magoo is a title that
instantly comes to mind this bumbling
comedy is essentially one joke stretched
out to 91 minutes the title character
has poor eyesight that’s it ugliest
child I ever say him the film’s
depiction of the visually impaired left
many blind and nearsighted people
offended causing Disney to add a
disclaimer meanwhile everyone else was
offended that the film wasn’t funny not
to mention a waste of Leslie Nielsen’s
Talent it wasn’t at all surprising when
the studio pulled mr. Magoo from
theaters after only two weeks the movie
grossed a mere 21 million dollars during
its short-lived theatrical run failing
to match its relatively low budget of 30
million dollars he done it again number
9 home on the range it’s payback
cover me with what back in the early
2000s Disney’s traditional animated
features just weren’t connecting with
audiences like they used to
if the studio wanted to bounce back from
their previous financial flops investing
over 100 million dollars in a musical
about talking cows probably wasn’t the
best idea you go cowgirl that’s using
the old Mac in an age that gave us
numerous sophisticated animated movies
with mass appeal home on the range
seemed like the biggest step backwards
Disney could take bovine bounty hunters
now I’ve seen every the public showed
little interest in seeing this corny
flick resulting in a hefty write down
the film’s box office returns were so
disappointing that the mouse house gave
up on 2d animated features until the
Princess and the Frog – ain’t like no
frogs I ever seen they smart and we
talked to number eight the country bears
big crush if Pirates of the Caribbean
proved anything it’s that movies based
on theme park attractions can work you
will always remember this is the day
that you almost caught Captain Jack
Stein a year before Disney struck gold
with Jack Sparrow though they brought
the country Bear Jamboree to the big
screen
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No
the country bears is far from the most
expensive film on this list costing 35
million dollars to make yet even with a
modest budget it still couldn’t turn a
profit what is that
that sign grossing roughly 18 million
dollars overall the country bears proved
too weird for kids too juvenile for
adults and too dopey for modern
audiences in general to be fair
Christopher Walken’s bizarre performance
was beyond priceless though number 7
Newsies now is the time to seize the day
and join the play in 1992 composer Alan
Menken took part in one of Disney’s
biggest hits ever Aladdin that same year
however Menken also contributed to one
of Disney’s lowest grossing live-action
movies ever
Newsies hae-yun imj a musical about the
Newsboys strike of 1899 Newsies made
under three million dollars on a fifteen
million dollar budget for a dreama
Nights the only
when the city’s finally sleeping
despite being a failure upon initial
release the film would gain a dedicated
following on home media it even inspired
an acclaimed Broadway show which
resulted in Menken and Jack Feldman
taking home their first Tony Awards then
what they say it’s what we say and
nobody ain’t gonna listen to us unless
we make them the moral of this story
just because something doesn’t succeed
at first doesn’t mean it’ll never amount
to anything
number six Treasure Planet my memory
isn’t what it used to be I lost my mind
I lost my mind you ain’t found to have
you another early 2000s animated feature
that crashed and burned Treasure Planet
made 109 point six million dollars on a
140 million dollar budget
unlike home on the range though this
science-fiction adventure actually had
critical praise and an Oscar nomination
on its side so why did the film leave
such a small impression at the box
office maybe the idea of Treasure Island
in outer space was too out there for
mainstream audiences look at you glowing
like a solar fire the fact that it had
to compete with Harry Potter probably
didn’t help either
most mothers aren’t accustomed to seeing
a flying tom in any case Treasure Planet
was sunk ultimately losing an estimated
85 million dollars number five The Lone
Ranger
why am I covered in dirt because I
buried you why am i alive Disney had
high hopes that the Lone Ranger would be
their next Pirates of the Caribbean heck
they even enlisted the same director and
star behind that blockbuster franchise
unfortunately for the studio this
Western was a bomb of epic proportions
crying boy Indian you wouldn’t think
that Disney would throw too much money
at a movie based on an old-school radio
show but for some reason though they
decided to spend 225 million dollars on
production costs as well as 150 million
on marketing bad dream grossing two
hundred and sixty point five million
dollars overall The Lone Ranger
alienated audiences with its relentless
runtime muddled plot and the
controversial casting of Johnny Depp as
Native American Tonto great shot
supposed to be a warning shot in that
case not so good number for Tomorrowland
if you glimpse the future or frightened
by what you saw what would you do with
that information on paper
Tomorrowland seemed like a surefire
success George Clooney is one of the
most charming actors in the business and
director Brad Bird has made one classic
after another we see nothing yet despite
all the talent involved however this
futuristic mystery just didn’t entice
audiences
what’s worse Disney spent an estimated
three hundred and thirty million dollars
on the film’s production and marketing
campaign the future can be scary on a
visual level you can certainly see where
most of that money went in terms of
storytelling though many felt the film
failed to take flight do you want to
tell the story yeah your guys because if
you think you could tell the story
better I would absolutely love to hear
your trial Wow really really by the end
of its box office run Tomorrowland
brought in just over
200 million dollars losing the studio
somewhere between 120 million and 140
million dollars dreama’s need to stick
together
it’s programming let’s pursue number
three the Black Cauldron you look Shami
Oh Virgil to following Walt Disney’s
death in 1966 the animation studio
entered one of its darkest eras
financially but this fantasy adventure
was Disney’s biggest box-office letdown
yet I’m princess Eilonwy
are you a lord or a warrior uh no I’m an
assistant Pig Keeper at the time of its
release the Black Cauldron was the most
expensive animated feature ever with a
price tag of 44 million dollars the film
didn’t even make back half of its
substantial budget accumulating a total
of 21 point 3 million dollars as if
that’s not bad enough it actually made
less money than the Care Bears movie
which came out that same year everyone
okay
sheer bear I think so although it has a
somewhat infamous reputation the Black
Cauldron has also achieved a cult
following in recent years so perhaps
audiences missed out back in the 80s pre
Dane’s finest wine draws his last breath
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number two John Carter still mine me
this Mikey dangers over the years Disney
has taken countless risks that have paid
off alas for every film that succeeds
against all odds there’s a gamble that
simply wasn’t worth taking JOHN CARTER
is one of the most notorious examples of
the latter in the company’s history i
wished to believe it was a sign that
something new can come into this world
on the whole disney spent three hundred
and fifty million dollars producing and
advertising this adaptation of a
Princess of Mars however all the money
in the world couldn’t save John Carter
from generic characters a clunky story
and a severe lack of originality
shooting movies the film not only
amounted to a 200 million dollar write
down but also caused Rich Ross to resign
as head of the studio
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before we get to our top pick here are
some honorable more in this case
dishonorable mentions must be the 11th
Tiger because brains ran down you know
how can he talk Japanese to people all
the time Jack number one Mars Needs Moms
I thought I told you to go to bed you
told me to go to bed
you didn’t say get into it people are
generally divided when it comes to
motion captured animated films some find
them visually stunning while others find
them creepy either way we can all agree
that the style feels out of place in a
wacky space comedy like Mars Needs Moms
we were not meant to be raised by
machines we were meant to be raised by
families audiences could immediately
sense that this movie was going to blow
leading to a dismal opening weekend it
didn’t do much better in the weeks to
come
ultimately making thirty nine million
dollars on a massive budget of one
hundred and fifty million dollars fact
is Mars Needs Moms
what the heck does that mean reaching an
all-time low the film stands out as the
Disney brand’s biggest financial dud to
date it also motivated Disney to close
down image movers Digital a joint
venture they had established back in
2007 with the film studio known as image
movers what is she talking about do you
agree with our list what do you think is
Disney’s biggest flop what the hell do
you think you’re doing rubbery
we don’t have no money here boy for more
entertaining top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
[Music]
[Music]
Oh
not every Disney movie translates to
box-office gold welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 biggest Disney movie
flops
we’re not haunted by mortality as you
are we return for this list we’re taking
a look at Disney movies that didn’t
reach the level of financial gain they
were hoping for
may may all the exhibits in this hall
shine with the light of human knowledge
number 10 mr. Magoo Oh Stacy aren’t you
a sight for sore eyes when people think
of the worst movies based on classic
cartoons mr. Magoo is a title that
instantly comes to mind this bumbling
comedy is essentially one joke stretched
out to 91 minutes the title character
has poor eyesight that’s it ugliest
child I ever say him the film’s
depiction of the visually impaired left
many blind and nearsighted people
offended causing Disney to add a
disclaimer meanwhile everyone else was
offended that the film wasn’t funny not
to mention a waste of Leslie Nielsen’s
Talent it wasn’t at all surprising when
the studio pulled mr. Magoo from
theaters after only two weeks the movie
grossed a mere 21 million dollars during
its short-lived theatrical run failing
to match its relatively low budget of 30
million dollars he done it again number
9 home on the range it’s payback
cover me with what back in the early
2000s Disney’s traditional animated
features just weren’t connecting with
audiences like they used to
if the studio wanted to bounce back from
their previous financial flops investing
over 100 million dollars in a musical
about talking cows probably wasn’t the
best idea you go cowgirl that’s using
the old Mac in an age that gave us
numerous sophisticated animated movies
with mass appeal home on the range
seemed like the biggest step backwards
Disney could take bovine bounty hunters
now I’ve seen every the public showed
little interest in seeing this corny
flick resulting in a hefty write down
the film’s box office returns were so
disappointing that the mouse house gave
up on 2d animated features until the
Princess and the Frog – ain’t like no
frogs I ever seen they smart and we
talked to number eight the country bears
big crush if Pirates of the Caribbean
proved anything it’s that movies based
on theme park attractions can work you
will always remember this is the day
that you almost caught Captain Jack
Stein a year before Disney struck gold
with Jack Sparrow though they brought
the country Bear Jamboree to the big
screen
[Music]
No
the country bears is far from the most
expensive film on this list costing 35
million dollars to make yet even with a
modest budget it still couldn’t turn a
profit what is that
that sign grossing roughly 18 million
dollars overall the country bears proved
too weird for kids too juvenile for
adults and too dopey for modern
audiences in general to be fair
Christopher Walken’s bizarre performance
was beyond priceless though number 7
Newsies now is the time to seize the day
and join the play in 1992 composer Alan
Menken took part in one of Disney’s
biggest hits ever Aladdin that same year
however Menken also contributed to one
of Disney’s lowest grossing live-action
movies ever
Newsies hae-yun imj a musical about the
Newsboys strike of 1899 Newsies made
under three million dollars on a fifteen
million dollar budget for a dreama
Nights the only
when the city’s finally sleeping
despite being a failure upon initial
release the film would gain a dedicated
following on home media it even inspired
an acclaimed Broadway show which
resulted in Menken and Jack Feldman
taking home their first Tony Awards then
what they say it’s what we say and
nobody ain’t gonna listen to us unless
we make them the moral of this story
just because something doesn’t succeed
at first doesn’t mean it’ll never amount
to anything
number six Treasure Planet my memory
isn’t what it used to be I lost my mind
I lost my mind you ain’t found to have
you another early 2000s animated feature
that crashed and burned Treasure Planet
made 109 point six million dollars on a
140 million dollar budget
unlike home on the range though this
science-fiction adventure actually had
critical praise and an Oscar nomination
on its side so why did the film leave
such a small impression at the box
office maybe the idea of Treasure Island
in outer space was too out there for
mainstream audiences look at you glowing
like a solar fire the fact that it had
to compete with Harry Potter probably
didn’t help either
most mothers aren’t accustomed to seeing
a flying tom in any case Treasure Planet
was sunk ultimately losing an estimated
85 million dollars number five The Lone
Ranger
why am I covered in dirt because I
buried you why am i alive Disney had
high hopes that the Lone Ranger would be
their next Pirates of the Caribbean heck
they even enlisted the same director and
star behind that blockbuster franchise
unfortunately for the studio this
Western was a bomb of epic proportions
crying boy Indian you wouldn’t think
that Disney would throw too much money
at a movie based on an old-school radio
show but for some reason though they
decided to spend 225 million dollars on
production costs as well as 150 million
on marketing bad dream grossing two
hundred and sixty point five million
dollars overall The Lone Ranger
alienated audiences with its relentless
runtime muddled plot and the
controversial casting of Johnny Depp as
Native American Tonto great shot
supposed to be a warning shot in that
case not so good number for Tomorrowland
if you glimpse the future or frightened
by what you saw what would you do with
that information on paper
Tomorrowland seemed like a surefire
success George Clooney is one of the
most charming actors in the business and
director Brad Bird has made one classic
after another we see nothing yet despite
all the talent involved however this
futuristic mystery just didn’t entice
audiences
what’s worse Disney spent an estimated
three hundred and thirty million dollars
on the film’s production and marketing
campaign the future can be scary on a
visual level you can certainly see where
most of that money went in terms of
storytelling though many felt the film
failed to take flight do you want to
tell the story yeah your guys because if
you think you could tell the story
better I would absolutely love to hear
your trial Wow really really by the end
of its box office run Tomorrowland
brought in just over
200 million dollars losing the studio
somewhere between 120 million and 140
million dollars dreama’s need to stick
together
it’s programming let’s pursue number
three the Black Cauldron you look Shami
Oh Virgil to following Walt Disney’s
death in 1966 the animation studio
entered one of its darkest eras
financially but this fantasy adventure
was Disney’s biggest box-office letdown
yet I’m princess Eilonwy
are you a lord or a warrior uh no I’m an
assistant Pig Keeper at the time of its
release the Black Cauldron was the most
expensive animated feature ever with a
price tag of 44 million dollars the film
didn’t even make back half of its
substantial budget accumulating a total
of 21 point 3 million dollars as if
that’s not bad enough it actually made
less money than the Care Bears movie
which came out that same year everyone
okay
sheer bear I think so although it has a
somewhat infamous reputation the Black
Cauldron has also achieved a cult
following in recent years so perhaps
audiences missed out back in the 80s pre
Dane’s finest wine draws his last breath
[Music]
number two John Carter still mine me
this Mikey dangers over the years Disney
has taken countless risks that have paid
off alas for every film that succeeds
against all odds there’s a gamble that
simply wasn’t worth taking JOHN CARTER
is one of the most notorious examples of
the latter in the company’s history i
wished to believe it was a sign that
something new can come into this world
on the whole disney spent three hundred
and fifty million dollars producing and
advertising this adaptation of a
Princess of Mars however all the money
in the world couldn’t save John Carter
from generic characters a clunky story
and a severe lack of originality
shooting movies the film not only
amounted to a 200 million dollar write
down but also caused Rich Ross to resign
as head of the studio
[Music]
before we get to our top pick here are
some honorable more in this case
dishonorable mentions must be the 11th
Tiger because brains ran down you know
how can he talk Japanese to people all
the time Jack number one Mars Needs Moms
I thought I told you to go to bed you
told me to go to bed
you didn’t say get into it people are
generally divided when it comes to
motion captured animated films some find
them visually stunning while others find
them creepy either way we can all agree
that the style feels out of place in a
wacky space comedy like Mars Needs Moms
we were not meant to be raised by
machines we were meant to be raised by
families audiences could immediately
sense that this movie was going to blow
leading to a dismal opening weekend it
didn’t do much better in the weeks to
come
ultimately making thirty nine million
dollars on a massive budget of one
hundred and fifty million dollars fact
is Mars Needs Moms
what the heck does that mean reaching an
all-time low the film stands out as the
Disney brand’s biggest financial dud to
date it also motivated Disney to close
down image movers Digital a joint
venture they had established back in
2007 with the film studio known as image
movers what is she talking about do you
agree with our list what do you think is
Disney’s biggest flop what the hell do
you think you’re doing rubbery
we don’t have no money here boy for more
entertaining top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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