Box-office disasters

Imagine spending $1.2 million on a movie only to make $30.00.  Yes – Thirty USA Dollars.

Oh – did I mention that the director refunded $10 so the makeup artist?  Meaning, they really only "made" $20.

The movie I'm refereeing to was an independent tiller named Zyzzyx Road (2006). The film opened in a Dallas, Texas theater where six individuals bought tickets – two of them cast members.

Because of the $1,199,970.00 loss, Zyzzyx Road has the honor of being the lowest grossing film of all time.

Other Box-office disasters include:[@more@]

• Battlefield Earth (2000) – cost $73 million; made $21 million
• Catwoman (2004) – cost $100 million; made $40 million
• Cutthroat Island (1995) – cost $100 million; made $10 million
• Glitter (2001) – cost $22 million; made $4 million
• Gigli (2003) – cost $54 million; made $4 million
• Hudson Hawk (1991) – cost $65 million; made $17 million
• Ishtar (1987) – cost $55 million; made $14 million
• Showgirls (1995) – cost $45 million; made $20 million
• Speed Racer (2008) – cost $120 million; made $18.5 million
• Swept Away (2002) – cost $10 million; made $598,645
• The Invasion (2007) – cost $65 million; made $39.8 million
• The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) – cost $46.63 million; made $8 million
• The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002) – cost $120 million; made $7 million
• The Postman (1997) – cost $80 million; made $17.59 million
• Town And Country (2001) – cost $90 million; made $6.8 million