Iconic movies: When you think of any well-known movie – particularly one with the backing of a big studio, directed by a renowned, celebrated director and starring famous actors – you immediately assume it made money. Knowing that the highest-grossing movies of all time have made in excess of $1 billion at the global box office – Avatar ($2.788 billion),Titanic ($2.187 billion), Jurassic World ($1.663 billion) and The Avengers ($1.52 billion), for example – and subsequently made massive profits on their production budgets, it’s hard to imagine that some big films struggle to the point of making a loss.
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However, that has happened on countless occasions in the past – even when it comes to movies that are considered to be iconic. Money has been spent on movie production – on the assumption that said movie would be extremely popular – that simply hasn’t been recuperated at the box office.
In this article, we’re going to take a look at some of the most memorable movies that didn’t make money back on their production costs. Here are ten iconic movies that made a loss at the box office.
10. The Alamo – Lost $5.8 million
via:United Artists
The legendary John Wayne directed, produced and starred in 1960’s brilliant epic historical film about the 1836 Battle of the Alamo, which was simply called The Alamo. Wayne portrayed Davy Crockett, while his supporting cast included Richard Widmark as Jim Bowie and Laurence Harvey as William B. Travis.
Although critical response was mixed at the time, The Alamo did get seven Academy Award nominations and won one of them. It has since become an undoubted classic but, at its time of release, it only grossed $7.2 million at the box office, having cost $13 million to make – and John Wayne lost all of his own personal financial investment in the movie. Incidentally, the 2004 remake, while far less iconic, made an even bigger loss, grossing just $25.8 million, having cost $107 million to make.
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