With the release of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and MCU’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Hollywood box office is at an all time high as records are being broken with each passing day.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day recently became fastest to hit $500 million in the US and second fastest to $1 billion globally. It has already made around $2 billion at the worldwide box office and is now heading towards $2.5 billion finish.
On the other hand, The Odyssey has become Christopher Nolan’s third movie to hit $1 billion and his fastest to do so. It is now on course to hit $1.5 billion lifetime biz at the global box office and may even go further depending on how much legs it shows at the box office post August.
However, hasn’t been all great for Hollywood with many big budget movies that seemed to be huge hits bombing miserably.
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5 Biggest Hollywood Box Office Bombs of 2026
Desert Warrior
Directed by Rupert Wyatt of Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) fame, Desert Warrior starring Anthony Mackie in the lead role is largely funded by Saudi Arabia.
Made on a massive $150 million budget not including marketing and advertisement, Desert Warrior is amongst the biggest box office disasters of all time in history of cinema as it couldn’t even hit $1 million in its lifetime biz and ended up earning disastrous $900K.
Masters of the Universe
Despite receiving positive reviews, Masters of the Universe failed to attract the audience to theatres.
Directed by Travis Knight, Masters of the Universe stars Nicholas Galitzine, Camila Mendes, Idris Elba, Jared Leto and Alison Brie in the lead roles.
It was made on a production budget of $170-200 million but bombed at the box office earning only $114 million worldwide. It reportedly lost the studio over $100 million.
Supergirl
After the big success of Superman in 2025, the second DCU movie Supergirl became a major box office disaster earning only $126 million globally on a $170 million production budget and $120 million marketing budget.
Reportedly, the movie’s breakeven number was $315 million.
Moana
A live-action adaptation of the 2016 animated blockbuster, Moana starring Dwayne Johnson and Catherine Laga’aia failed to impress the critics or the audience.
Made on a $250 million production budget and a $120 million marketing budget, Moana flopped with just $265 million box office globally.
The Mandalorian and Grogu
Starring Pedro Pascal in the lead role, The Mandalorian and Grogu became the lowest Star Wars grosser ever at the worldwide box office.
Made on a $165 million production budget and $135 million marketing budget, the Jon Favreau directorial collected only $345 million at the worldwide box office.
Note: All Figures Courtesy Pop Culture News
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