10 Surprising Box Office Failures
10. Bullet to the Head
Production budget of $55 million, worldwide gross of $9.5 million. Estimated Losses (includes some marketing costs) – over $45m.
Two weeks after Schwarzenegger delivered a dud, Sylvester Stallone’s standalone film from Warner Bros. became the actor’s lowest box-office opening since 2000′s “Get Carter.”
Audiences seemed to have had their fill of Stallone in the “Expendables” films by the time “Bullet” hit after being delayed by almost a year. Despite its curiously high budget, the rote action film had a cheap look that failed to distinguish it from countless other titles already collecting dust in discount bins in the few remaining video stores.