The end of the year is approaching, and looking back at the number of Hollywood movies released in 2024, in terms of quantity, due to the successive strikes of the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild of America in 2023, there are indeed fewer than in previous yea

html The end of the 2020s is approaching. Looking back at the number of Hollywood movies released in 2024, in terms of quantity, due to the successive strikes of the Screenwriters Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild of America in 2023, there are indeed fewer than in previous years. The total box office in North America has always lagged behind the same period last year. However, as usual, there are some blockbusters every year, such as "Inside Out", "Deadpool and Wolverine" and "Despicable Me 4", which occupy the top three in the global box office list, and the recently released "Wicked " and " Ocean" "Qiyuan 2" also broke many records.

On the other hand, whether it is the so-called "Hollywood Six" or small and medium-sized film companies, among the hundreds of movies produced by Hollywood every year, there are not a few that lose money. A few days ago, the movie website movieweb listed the ten films with the worst losses in 2024, including some that appeared on the so-called "most anticipated new films" list at the beginning of this year.

It should be pointed out that in addition to the well-documented production costs and box office, the publicity and distribution costs of a Hollywood movie now generally reach one-half or even two-thirds of the film's production cost. Some "Big Six" "The publicity and distribution expenses of the blockbusters produced can even be on par with the production costs. Including the share with theaters, a movie usually needs to earn 2.5 times its cost at the box office to break even. Naturally, the losses of the following movies are far more than the difference between the production cost and the box office.

No. 10: "Joker 2: Double Fantasy" (joker: folie à deux)

Production cost: US$190 million - US$200 million

Global box office: US$200 million

The first " Joker " released in 2019 changed the outside world's stereotype of the lack of depth in comic book-adapted superhero derivative movies. It not only won It won the Golden Lion Award for Best Picture at the Venice Film Festival, and broke through the constraints of R-rated films to soar at the box office, eventually raking in more than 1 billion U.S. dollars worldwide. However, this sequel five years later can only be defined by the Chinese idiom "the dog's tail continues the mink". After the premiere, the audience gave it only a D grade. Affected by poor reputation, its total box office in North America was only 58.3 million U.S. dollars; even if it does not hesitate to use an abridged version to gain support from overseas markets for release, the producer Warner Bros. estimates that it will still have to lose between 125 million U.S. dollars and 225 million U.S. dollars. billion dollars.

Ninth place: "Horizon" (horizon: an american saga – chapter 1)

Production cost: 50 million U.S. dollars

Global box office: 38.23 million U.S. dollars

As the saying goes, an old man is always ambitious. The success of the American drama "Yellowstone" rekindled the old cowboy Kevin Costner's enthusiasm for western films and devoted his huge efforts to it. Devoted to the creation of the epic series "Horizon". To this end, he did not hesitate to mortgage his own property to raise US$38 million, and then raised various investments to raise US$100 million. He wrote, directed, and acted, and finally filmed the first two parts of a four-part series. Unexpectedly, the first film to be released in June failed miserably, with a total box office of only 29.03 million US dollars in North America. As a result, the second film originally scheduled to be released in August was also temporarily withdrawn. It's a long way off.

It is worth mentioning that Warner, who originally planned to cooperate with Kevin Costner to develop the project, chose to withdraw after going through changes such as the epidemic and the merger and reorganization with Discovery Group. In the end, it was only responsible for distribution and did not spend a dime on publicity. money. I don’t know whether to say Warner is ruthless or lucky?

Eighth place: " Allied Forces " (the ministry of ungentlemanly warfare)

Production cost: US$60 million

Global box office: US$29.71 million

Guy Ritchie's "The Expendables" can be said to be the one with the lowest personal memory among all ten films on the list. department. After some research, I found out that this World War II-themed film, starring the handsome Henry Cavill and Eiza Gonzalez, only ranked fourth on the North American weekend box office list in its first week of release. It can be said that it was done quietly, and it also started a series of bad luck for the producer Lionsgate Pictures in 2024.Compared with the total North American box office of US$20.53 million, the overseas box office of approximately US$9.18 million is even more disastrous.

Seventh place: " The Crow " (the crow)

Production cost: US$50 million

Global box office: US$24 million

Like the seventh-ranked "The Crow", "The Crow" is also from Lionsgate Pictures . The film is claimed to be a reboot of the 1994 film of the same name starring Bruce Lee's son Li Guohao, which is also adapted from the comics. However, the original work itself does not have such a deep public base, and the film is also classified as restricted, and its freshness rating on the film review collection website "Rotten Tomatoes" is only a pitiful 22% - with such buffs stacked up, it would only be possible if the box office was high. It's strange.

Sixth place: "fly me to the moon"

Production cost: US$100 million

Global box office: US$40 million

Starring Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Woody· Harrison co-starred in "Moon Landing Plan", a romantic comedy based on the faked Apollo moon landing incident. It's understandable that a big-budget science fiction film costs $100 million to make, but it's unbelievable that a romantic comedy would cost such a high production cost. However, it would not be surprising if you knew that it was produced by Apple Pictures, which has deep pockets. Even if it can be reused on streaming media later, there is probably no hope of repaying the money.

Fifth place: "Mrs. Spider: Supersensory Awakening" (madame web)

Production cost: US$80 million - US$100 million

Global box office: US$100 million

Hollywood majors are used to draining all their IPs, triggering a backlash The effect is most vividly reflected in "Mrs. Spider". This film, which is said to be derived from the Spider-Man universe and focuses on female themes, does not have the elements that a superhero movie should have, and the portrayal of female characters is a mess. As a result, both male and female audiences are unwelcome. In particular, its freshness rating on "Rotten Tomatoes" is only 11%, which is considered a new low for a superhero movie.

Fourth place: " Borderlands " (borderlands)

Production cost: US$110 million-120 million

Global box office: US$33 million Yuan

"Borderland" is adapted from the world-wide best-selling first-person shooter game. The leading actors Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, and Jack Black can also handle the box office, plus a huge amount of money. investment, such good innate conditions, but in the end it gave birth to such a completely bad movie with a "Rotten Tomatoes" freshness rating of only 10%. As for its producer, it is Lionsgate Pictures, the most unlucky film company in 2024. The global box office of US$33 million will be able to cover Lionsgate's US$30 million in promotional expenses.

Third place: "Argylle" (argylle)

Production cost: 200 million US dollars

Global box office: 96.22 million US dollars

If a Hollywood movie does not have big scenes and does not use many special effects, however, its The production cost is surprisingly high, so this film is likely to be produced by Apple Pictures. With a production cost of US$200 million, plus US$80 million in publicity and distribution expenses, if "Argyle" were produced by a traditional film company, the box office would have to reach US$500 million to break even. Even Apple, which places more emphasis on the effectiveness of streaming media, faces such poor box office results. There is still a question mark as to where the last two parts of the originally planned trilogy will go.

Second place: "This Place of Peace" (here)

Production cost: US$45 million - US$50 million

Global box office : 13 million US dollars

"This Place" was reassembled by director Robert Zemeckis and actors Tom Hanks and Robin Wright, three old acquaintances from "Forrest Gump". Despite the success of its predecessor, the film failed both at the box office and in word of mouth. The film is adapted from the graphic novel of the same name created by Richard Maguire.Although the original work is highly praised, the setting of a fixed single scene is destined to be unsuitable for adaptation into a movie; coupled with the age-reducing and face-changing effect of AI, it also detracts from the personal charm of the two actors themselves to some extent. The middle-aged and elderly people in the target audience are least willing to pay for this kind of "technologically intensive work".

No. 1: "Megalopolis"

Production cost: US$120 million - US$136 million

Global box office: US$13.76 million

I believe many people can guess that the most profitable movie in 2024 is not "Metropolis" 》Nothing else. The film was also distributed by the unlucky Lionsgate Pictures, but the production costs and publicity expenses were actually borne by director Francis Ford Coppola in order to fulfill a long-cherished wish of 40 years; Filming "The Godfather" and " Apocalypse Now " have seen the faces of major Hollywood companies. Now that people are old, they can finally spend as much as they want. As for whether it's worth it, as long as the 85-year-old Coppola himself feels that he has no regrets in life, that's enough. After all, he doesn’t have to worry about his children, and his family is strong. He made a profit of US$500 million from selling his vineyards, so he has the willful capital.