10 Biggest Flop Movies of 2013

When people visit movie houses to watch movies, it only takes them about two to three hours to finish a movie. What most movie goers do not know is that it takes millions of money and buckets of sweat and blood to come up with a good production. The process of making a film, also referred to as filmmaking or film production, involves several discrete stages. From the development of the initial story, idea or commission to scriptwriting, casting, shooting, editing and screening, every person involved in a certain production dedicates much of his time and effort to fulfill his duties prior to film release. In most movies, filmmaking takes place in a variety of places around the world and makes use of a broad selection of tehnologies and cinematic techniques. Behind ever film production is a large number of people who work in every phase of the production process, from the development stage where the screenplay is written and the budget is sought and obtained, up to the distribution stage where the finished film is already up for distribution and screening in cinemas. It takes months or years to finish a production, and every stage in the development process involves spending thousands to millions of money. Unfortunately, not all movies sell as much as the others and suffer from losing millions in the box office. Here is a list of the 10 biggest flop movies of 2013:

10. The Big Wedding – Budget: $35 million, Global Box Office: $22 million, Return: 63%

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Directed by Justin Zackham, this romantic comedy film was a remake of the original 2006 French film Mon frère se Marie and received generally negative reviews from critics. Reviews of the movie were among the worst of the year. According to business outlets, The Big Wedding turned out to be a massive flop at theaters, opening with a disastrous $7.5 million at 2,633 North American locations and grossing just a total of $22 million globally.

9. R.I.P.D. – Budget: $130 million, Global Box Office: $78 million, Return: 60%

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A 3D supernatural comedy film that was based on the comic book entitled Rest in Peace Department of Peter M. Lenkov, R.I.P.D. starred Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges. The film was released in the United States on July 19, 2013 and received generally negative reviews from critics as well as negative feedbacks from moviegoers. It had a combined gross of $78 million and was labeled a box office bomb after bringing in less than 10% of the film’s $130-million production budget.

8. Peeples – Budget: $15 million, Global Box Office: $9 million, Return: 60%

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This American comedy film was written and directed by Tina Gardom Chism and starred Craig Robinson and Kerry Washington. It was released on May 10, 2013 by Lionsgate and closed in theaters the following month. It received generally negative reviews from critics, scoring just 36% on Rotten Tomatoes. The film made $4 million on its opening weekend, way behind Iron Man 3, The Great Gatsby and Pain & Gain. In total, it grossed only $9 million. It was the lowest ever for a Tyler Perry production.

7. Getaway – Budget: $18 million, Global Box Office: $10.5 million, Return: 58%

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An American action thriller film starring Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez and Jon Voight, Getaway was directed by Courtney Solomon and was the last Dark Castle Entertainment film to be released by Warner Bros. Initially reported to be a remake of the 1972 film entitled The Getaway, the film was actually an original story and was filmed in Sofia, Bulgaria. It was released in the United States in August 2013 and was universally panned by critics because of its poor character development and dialogues. It opened to a weekend gross of $4.5 million and earned only $10 million in total, which was too far from its production budget of $18 million.

6. Battle of the Year – Budget: $20 million, Global Box Office: 11 million, Return: 55%

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Battle of the Year featured Coach Blake and Dante as they brought he best b-boy dancers from across the globe to join and compete in the Battle of the Year competition to bring the title back to the United States after fifteen years of defeat. The first trailer of this movie was released in July 2012 and was universally panned by film critics. It currently holds a 4% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 43 reviews. It grossed roughly about $11 million and thus failed to recoup its budget of $20 million.

5. Broken City – Budget: $35 million, Global Box Office: $19 million, Return: 54%

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Directed by Allen Hughes and written by Brian Tucker, this 2013 American crime thriller was the first solo feature film directing effort of Hughes. It starred Mark Wahlberg as a police officer turned private investigator and Russell Crowe as the mayor of New York City who hired the private detective to investigate his wife. It was released in 2, 620 theaters in the United States and Canada on January 18, 2013 and competed with Mama, The Last Stand and Silver Linings Playbook in its widening release. The movie grossed $8.3 million on its opening weekend and grossed $19 million in the United States and Canada.

4. Parker – Budget: $35 million, Global Box Office: $17 million, Return: 49%

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Parker is a crime thriller film that was released in 2013. Directed by Taylor Hackford and starring Jason Statham and Jennifer Lopez, the film was set in Palm Beach, Florida and revolved around the life of a professional thief named Parker. In the movie, he was double-crossed by his crew and he had to set out for revenge on them. It premiered in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 24, 2013 and was criticized because of its poor adaptation of the original book. It generally under-performed during its opening weekend, grossing only about $7 million and opening at number five in the box office. By the end of its 70-day release in North America, the movie grossed just P17 million at the box office, placing it at the lowest end of Statham’s wide release action vehicles.

3. Paranoia – Budget: $35 million, Global Box Office: $13.5 million, Return: 39%

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Starring Liam Hemsworth, Gary Oldman, Amber Heard and Harrison Ford, Paranoia is an American thriller film directed by Robert Luketic. Based on the 2004 novel of the same name written by Joseph Finder, its screenplay was written by Barry L. Levy and Jason Dean Hall. It was released on August 16, 2013 and was considered a critical and commercial failure. Set in Philadelphia, the movie was universally panned by critics that out of 76, only 4% gave it a positive review. It debuted at # 13 with only $3.5 million on its first weekend. On its last day, it only made a total of $7 million in the United States and $13 million in foreign countries. The returns were too meager compared to its $35 million budget.

2. Bullet to the Head – Budget: $25 million, Global Box Office: $9 million, Return: 36%

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Written by Alessandro Camon and directed by Walter Hill, Bullet to the Head is based upon Alexis Nolent’s French graphic novel Du Plomb Dans La Tete. It premiered at the International Rome Film Festival and received a wide United States release on February 1, 2013. The film received mixed reviews from critics. It was Sylvester Stallone’s worst opening weekend gross in 32 years and was his second-worst opening weekend gross of all time. It only made $4.4 million on its opening weekend and grossed $12.5 million worldwide, failing to bring back its $55 million budget.

1. The Fifth Estate – Budget: $28 million, Global Box Office: $6 million, Return: 21%

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An American thriller film about the news-leaking website WikiLeaks, The Fifth Estate was directed by Bill Condon. Its screenplay was written by Josh Singer, based in part on Domscheit-Berg’s 2011 book entitled Inside WikiLeaks: My Time with Julian Assange and the World’s Most Dangerous Website and British journalists David Leigh and Luke Harding’s book WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange’s War on Secrecy. The film received criticism over its screenplay and direction. On its opening weekend, it came in eighth place with an estimated $1.7 million, which was one of the lowest openings for a DreamWorks release and the worst 2013 debut for a wide release in the United States. Despite its modest budget, it was considered a box office flop in America.