# Biggest bomb of all time?? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 22, 2004, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-bomb-of-all-time/246475 "2004-05-22T03:20:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-bomb-of-all-time/246475/41 "2004-05-23T08:17:13Z")
**Spooje** > [@](#): > > Conventional wisdom is that a sequal will make 70% of what the original made. So a sequal to a loser is a truly bad idea from a business standpoint. So, that means there’s a very low order of probability that Hollywood is going to be making “ **Leonard Part 7** ” anytime soon. And certainly no “ **Ishtar 2 - Electric Boogaloo** ”. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-bomb-of-all-time/246475/42 "2004-05-23T09:35:24Z")
> [@Snooooopy](#): > > Kind of surprising to see “You Got Served” rated so harshly. I mean, I never heard anything terribly great about the movie, but I certainly didn’t hear the same kinds of bad things that I heard about, for instance, “From Justin To Kelly,” which according to this list is just a smidge better. What’s funny is that I had no idea what that particular South Park episode was making fun this past season, as I don’t remember seeing any advertising for “You Got Served.” Either I didn’t see any, or I automatically ignored it. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Long\_Road](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@The\_Long\_Road](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Long_Road)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2004, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-bomb-of-all-time/246475/43 "2004-05-24T02:31:19Z")
Number 18 Release Date: 6/30/1999 Movie: Wild, Wild West, The Warner Bros. Budget: $175,000,000 World Wide Gross: $217,700,000 Loss: -$66,150,000 Is the loss based soley on US take at the box office? Based on these figures, the movie made a decent profit. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2004, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-bomb-of-all-time/246475/44 "2004-05-24T02:39:30Z")
> [@The Long Road](#): > > Is the loss based soley on US take at the box office? Based on these figures, the movie made a decent profit. That threw me too, but like the note on the page says - not that I noticed it the first time either - not all of the box office take goes to the studio (they estimate that amount at 50%). So you divide the $217,700,000 in half and get $108,850,000, which is $66,150,000 below the budget like they say. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Long\_Road](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@The\_Long\_Road](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Long_Road)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2004, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-bomb-of-all-time/246475/45 "2004-05-24T02:58:25Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > That threw me too, but like the note on the page says - not that I noticed it the first time either - not all of the box office take goes to the studio (they estimate that amount at 50%). So you divide the $217,700,000 in half and get $108,850,000, which is $66,150,000 below the budget like they say. Ahhhhh, ok, it makes sense now. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2004, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-bomb-of-all-time/246475/46 "2004-05-24T03:49:31Z")
wolf\_meister: > [@](#): > > So, that means there’s a very low order of probability that Hollywood is going to be making “Leonard Part 7” anytime soon. Wouldn’t the sequel for that one be “Leonard Part 12”? ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2004, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-bomb-of-all-time/246475/47 "2004-05-24T03:52:16Z")
> [@Tentacle Monster](#): > > I have a confession to make. > > I saw Freddy Got Fingered. In the theater. On opening night. Freddy Got Fingered is just misunderstood! _ **"I’m the backwards man I’m the backwards man…"** _ ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2004, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-bomb-of-all-time/246475/48 "2004-05-24T05:06:39Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Apparently, it’s based off a video game that no one ever played. So, the movie got that part of it right, at least. I never even heard of the game, and I’m one of those wierdos who has too much free time and ends up stumbling across all sorts of obsure games. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2004, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-bomb-of-all-time/246475/49 "2004-05-24T05:07:40Z")
> [@wolf\_meister](#): > > **Spooje** > > So, that means there’s a very low order of probability that Hollywood is going to be making “ **Leonard Part 7** ” anytime soon. > > And certainly no “ **Ishtar 2 - Electric Boogaloo** ”. What happened to the first 5 parts? I must have missed them? (Yeah, I know there were none, but I still question the decision to give it that title). ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2004, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-bomb-of-all-time/246475/50 "2004-05-24T06:01:29Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > I’m not sure if I’m surprised that **Boondock Saints** is on there, or that they’re still (apparently) making a sequel at some point. On one hand while I love the movie I never even heard of it until this year, and on the other I thought that movies that lost money didn’t get sequels. That movie was awesome! I’m absolutely baffled by the notion that people might not have liked it, since nobody heard about it when it came out, it unfortunately acheived bomb status. The first two movies that came to mind were **Evolution** and **The Big Hit**. It’s rare that I’m in an angry mood after having paid to see a movie, but those two managed to do it. ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2004, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-bomb-of-all-time/246475/51 "2004-05-24T06:10:55Z")
> [@dnooman](#): > > That movie was awesome! I’m absolutely baffled by the notion that people might not have liked it, since nobody heard about it when it came out, it unfortunately acheived bomb status. Wouldn’t it count as a sleeper hit? I know a lot of people that have seen it and love it and have always assumed that it eventually wound up making a fair amount on rental. . . enough to greenlight a sequel. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-bomb-of-all-time/246475.md?page=2)