**2022 was another good year for cinemas after 2 difficult years. There were anumber of big hits again, such as Top Gun: Maverick and Avatar: The Way ofWater and smaller films that left a big impression like Everything,Everywhere all at Once. But movies have also come out that have resulted inhundreds of millions of dollars in loss for the movie studios. These are thebiggest box office flops of the past year. **
If a studio wants to make money from a film, it is generally assumed that thefilm must earn back 2 to 3 times its budget. In addition to the budget, a lotof money is also spent on marketing and distribution costs. A large part ofthe proceeds also lags behind the cinemas.
Morbius
Morbius inspiring perhaps 1000 different memes, few people have seen thefilm in the cinema. The film was razed to the ground by both critics and fans,which will not have contributed to the returns.
With a revenue of $167 million against a budget of $83, this is not thebiggest flop of the year, but after the success of _Spider Man: No Way Home_Sony probably hoped for much more.
Lightyear
Lightyear was the first Pixar movie to receive a theatrical release afterall the corona lockdowns made movies like Soul and Turning Red wentstraight to Disney+. Despite the connection to the Toy Story films, the filmwas not a success.
With a budget of $200 million, the film managed to gross a measly $226million. A bad marketing campaign and mediocre reviews are seen as theculprits. But perhaps the biggest problem is Disney+, as fans have grownaccustomed to animated movies going straight to the streamer.
The Fablemans
Steven Spielberg has made quite a few classics that all brought in a lot ofmoney, think of Jurassic Park, Jaws and E.T. But lately things have not beengoing so well for the director’s films. Last year his remake of West SideStory already a flop. And also his latest movie The Fablemans failed tofind an audience.
With a budget of $40, the film made a disastrous $10 million at the boxoffice. The film has yet to be released in many countries, so perhaps the paincan be eased a bit.
Babylon
The new from La La Land director Damien Chazelle promised to be a big hit,but the opening weekend returns are dramatic, to say the least. The film has aprice tag of between $80 and $100 million. In its first weekend, the filmgrossed just $3.6 million.
Even a promise of orgies and lots of nude scenes failed to convince theaudience. The film has yet to premiere in the rest of the world, so perhapsthe damage can be limited a bit.
Amsterdam
Another film with Margot Robbie and a star cast that failed to find anaudience. With a budget of $80 million Amsterdam a measly $31 million at theworldwide box office. The film can now be seen on Disney +, perhaps it willfind an audience there.
strangeworld
It was a bad year for Disney animated films. Also Strange World failed todraw an audience. A total lack of marketing is seen as the culprit. The movieonly made $62 million against a budget of $180 million. The question iswhether Disney will spend so much money on animated films in the coming years.
Moonfall
Not only the biggest flop of 2022 but one of the worst-earning films of alltime. Ronald Emmerich’s disaster movie cost a whopping $146 million to makeand made back a whopping $67 million. Perhaps this was finally the last timethe Independence Day/Day After Tomorrow/2012/Godzilla director got so muchmoney to destroy the world.