During 2024, several cinematographic premieres that generated high expectations ended up being great faults at the box office. Despite campaigns of extensive promotionstellar casts and huge budgets, many productions failed to connect with the public or recover their investment. According to international reports, titles such as Joker: Folia with two, Furious y The requirement The Hunter They were some of the most affected in collection.
One of the most surprising cases was that of Joker 2starring Joaquín Phoenix y Lady Gaga. Although the success of its predecessor was expected to repeat, this dark musical sequel ended with an estimated loss of 144 million dollars. For its part, Furiousprequel to the saga Mad MaxNor did he meet expectations, generating losses close to 119 million.
Other projects such as Borderlands y Imaginary friends They also disappointed. Despite having collected 190 million dollarsthe latter suffered losses due to its high production and marketing costs. In the case of The requirement The HunterSony’s tape based on a villain of Spider-Man barely generated 62 millionbeing well below your budget of 110 million.
What were the biggest box office failures in 2024?
These are some of the films that, according to various reports, failed commercially in 2024:
- Joker: Folia with two – Estimated loss: $ 144 million
- Furious – Estimated loss: $ 119 million
- Imaginary friends – Estimated loss: $ 84 million
- The requirement The Hunter – Estimated loss: $ 71 million
- Borderlands – Collection below expected
- Megalopolis – High losses despite ovation in Cannes
In contrast, 2024 also left successful productions such as ne Zha 2 with $ 1.9 billion collected globally, and Captain America: Brave New Worldwhich exceeded 400 million.
Expected premieres for 2025:
- Avatar 3: fire and ash
- Mission: Impossible 8
- Jurassic World: The Renacer
- Superman (new character’s restart)
- 28 Years Later
- How to train your dragon (live-action)
2025 will bring new opportunities and challenges for the industry, with consecrated franchises and renewed bets that will seek the same destination as several titles last year.
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