Insanely Successful Movies That Were Supposed To Be Flops

Sometimes it’s hard to predict which films are going to be hits, and even the actors and directors don’t always know.
Granted, a lot of filmmakers are just too hard on themselves and don’t realize they’re part of something that will be a massive success, but it’s quite funny that Arnold Schwarzenegger thought The Terminator would be a flop when he was filming it.
Most of them have revised their opinions on the now-famous movies, but there are still a few who remain shocked that they were hits. Let’s take a look at some insanely successful movies that were expected to be flops.
#Movies #Films #Flops
The Terminator | 0:00
The Full Monty | 1:06
It | 1:59
Pirates of the Caribbean | 2:36
Guardians of the Galaxy | 3:24
Taken | 4:06
Animal House | 4:58
Star Wars | 5:48
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[@Looper]

What other expected flops should've made this list?

[@christiangrajeda146]

Looper make the opposite of movies that were supposed to be successful but were flops

[@nzigamasaboalex2881]

deadpool, john wick, black panther, skyfall,...

[@kenkenmorales8848]

Nzigamasabo Alex yeah John Wick is badass,,

[@JoJosadventure146]

Iron Man

[@asbaran]

Mean Girls

[@bar10dr]

Personally I think the whole reason why pirates of the caribbean actually worked out so amazingly as it did is because of Johnny Depp's weird take on how a pirate is supposed to be and look like. It took the movie from being a regular pirate movie we've seen a million times to something new and interesting.

[@TreyVaswal]

So true. Johnny Depp said, "Pirate? Hold my beer." And then the rest of the cast said, "Well, now we have to keep up with him."

[@varunraj805]

Ironically entire cast and crew at the set laughed their ass off looking at his take on Jack Sparrow as weird and embarrassing. There was this one producer who trusted in Johnny Depp and let him do it his style

[@THE-HammerMan]

bar10dr You're right......unfortunately, Depp has gone as psycho-nuts as Michael Jackson and is now eclipsing MJ's insanity by a long shot(without the child molesting thing- thank God!).

[@chrisr6950]

yeh then they went too far with it as usual for all the sequals

[@josephfrancoya]

A million times? Lol not tryin to hate i just can't think of any pirate movies exept treasure island and the fuckin peter pan movies without looking any up

[@zincChameleon]

Taken is a good lesson for writers: if a simple story isn't compelling (just a father, his daughter, and some bad guys), then complex plots and dazzling special effects won't make the film a success.

[@ashakydd1]

There are a number of films that are simple plots that are just well put together and they tend to be successful.

[@DantesInferno96]

Another is John Wick. Though that is more about the action and less about the story. In any event, Taken 1 was a masterpiece.

[@TheSuperk25]

@Tom Cat not as successful but not hated.

[@joesmith201212]

In my film class my professor said there really two types of movies that work and will make money, it's either a complex plot complex situations with simple character involved or a really complex character in a simple story. Taken is the later, put a complex guy, a dad with a secretive past, a complex CIA background , in a simple situation a simple plot, save your daughter, and beat everyone up, and it will work, and yes John wick is similar John had a complicated past who was his wife, how many people had he killed, and now he has a simple quest kill those who killed his dog

[@andersinehansen8894]

Now i feel like watching taken 1 again hehe

[@SourRobo8364]

All my friends were convinced Guardians of the Galaxy was going to be a lame movie, those same friends thought Batman v. Superman was going to be amazing. It was the most satisfying, "I told you so" ever.

[@NoctemAeternusMusic]

ARC-77 Fordo I’ll personally watch BvS over GOTG any day but i enjoy them both

[@public.archive]

Mike De Guzman lmao so true. guardians turns out wayyyy better than i thought it would be!

[@yeetusdeletus9]

Aside from the hopelessly generic plot and forgettable villian, guardians of the galaxie 1 was wayyy better than I thought it was going to be. I was so surprised by how likeable and funny all the main characters were

[@vidyanimaduddinbanizian602]

tbf gotg is not that good of a film in the marvel lore because the high standards marvel already set. but... marvel always being on point when they choose actors and build up almost every character for their universe... they even build quite strong personality character with a very little time such as thanos who only have this one significant movie to show how much important of a villain he is. all we've ever heard about thanos before the movie are just one little sneak peak from the avengers 1 movie and few mentions in the other movie. Back to gotg, gotg 2 are literally one of the best movie from this universe for me, behind civil war and ragnarok... the character they already build makes me really into this movie and gotg 2 significantly increase the quality of the storyline... yondu death are totally heartwrenching that my girl friend crying for so long lol he even say that all the romance movie he ever cried for are nothing compared to this

[@BobTheTesaurus]

it honestly confuses me why so many people thought GotG would fail because they were a bunch of weird nobodies that no one knew about. Iron Man was also a nobody untill his movie success. Hell he was ON the GotG at one point

[@Tebitots]

Liam Neeson was Batman's teacher... that was enough to cement him as an action star...

[@uhtijmai]

Tebitots but who would have thought an aging actor would turn into an action super star? Taken trilogy, unknown, non-stop and even the last movie was a box office hit

[@raymonddavis1613]

And Darkman.

[@GeneralSamov]

Raymond Davis But Darkman really didn't do anything for Neeson's career, seems everybody overlooked it (but I think it was pretty good regardless).

[@Draxter89]

And Obi-Wans

[@BobTheTesaurus]

@@uhtijmai Neeson just has an Action Stars voice paired with an acceptable appearance

[@spirit1219]

Iron Man The one that started it all

[@ROCK_UNIVERSE97]

Tom Cruise was gonna be iron man.

[@Gonk]

He is a good second bet for the role but thank god for Robert Downey :)

[@oni5909]

Super Vegito man tell me about it

[@oni5909]

Gonk he looks just like him in the comics

[@lugit36]

Sathu 115 Exactly. You would swear that the comic version was made to look like Robert Downey jr lol

[@ROCK_UNIVERSE97]

thankgod Arnold made the right call otherwise we wouldnt have got those 2 mazing movies.

[@ROCK_UNIVERSE97]

its crazy most of these movies I love might not have existed.

[@modernyin6275]

Rock Universe Gaming yeah dude terminator 2 is the best movie of all time

[@sbam4881]

Lucky for Arnie himself too. That movie transformed his image from another "meatbag" to "badass." Without it he would likely have had the same career path as someone like Dolph Lundgren.

[@ROCK_UNIVERSE97]

I totally agree, its one of my favorites movies ever! (man i should watch it right now)

[@jasonpope6444]

Don't you mean 5

[@WadeMcG]

It's also worth mentioning that Taken got released in US cinemas on the Super Bowl weekend. That is usually a graveyard weekend for cinemas.

[@rodneydangerfield7153]

Agree...Actor Liam Neeson got a simple script and hit a homerun with a fantastic performance!

[@maggiesmith856]

I remember one review that said "The title character in The Terminator walks like the rear end of a rhinoceros and speaks in a monotone. In other words, it's the role Arnold Scwarzenegger was born to play." :-D

[@FurqanaFathuzzaman]

Steven Spielberg was awesome, he managed to see something that even the creator couldn't see and struck a great deal!

[@brkly99]

I remember going to see Terminator with zero expectations. I walked out of the theatre blown away by one of the best sci-fi movies ever.

[@QUITUTINCIPICTURES]

Liam Neeson is like Charles Bronson for our generation, THE BADASS GRANDPA

[@EURIPODES]

You mean Bruce Willis. Haven't you seen the new Death wish movie?

[@EURIPODES]

Bronson was the man. I know nothing of Bruce's ego. But I did enjoy the Death wish reboot.

[@phantasosxgames8488]

EURIPODES , Bruce Willis and Edward Norton are known to have massive egos.

[@QUITUTINCIPICTURES]

that's an awesome idea

[@somesinger1575]

I didn't like the taken movie . . . and I don't think that's a good comparison :)

[@goodial]

I don't think people expected The Greatest Showman to be that successful, especially after the critical reception ...

[@wolfpac1970]

Was it successful? I remember seeing ad's for it then it was at Redbox. I don't recall it actually showing in theaters.

[@goodial]

430 million is quite a success story ...

Andy Mann Played for several months in theaters.

[@ROMVS]

goodial Agreed, these days I look at the audience reaction more than the critics. I go out to movies to have a good time, it's the critics job to critique, their opinion doesn't help me most of the time.

[@goodial]

ROMVS my statement doesn't mean that I consider it to be a good movie ;) I understand its success, but the story was rather bad imo ... I gerenally look at critics because I often can agree (doesn't mean that this isn't always the case, I really disliked Inisde Llewyn Davis), but I try to not just look at one. I like Rotten Tomatoes for the collection of opinions and the short statements it offers (it's a great website if one doesn't just look at the score), but I also look at different reviews and KZbin and so on. But it's good that you found the ones that resonate with your opinions and help you navigate through the sea of movies that we get.

[@KhalidKhan-uo1of]

For pirates one has to give huge credit to depp. He was simply brilliant and may b oscar worthy.

[@subhomdas2606]

Where is dead pool film fox didn't wanted to make the film but after the request of ryan Reynolds fox agreed with small 58 million budget

[@pienbikkel]

Subhom Das best part is Ryan Reynolds was so committed he paid for a part of the movie and he leaked the trailer to show there were fans for it.

[@Paulafan5]

Deadpool had a lot more concerns than Guardians did. An r-rated Marvel film scared them, even though Blade spawned a trilogy of films.

[@michaelcairns8778]

How many times has FOX got it wrong? Answer is Lots.

[@GotoMaki4Micah]

i'm not a huge comic book movie fan but he was fantastic.

[@TheFourthWinchester]

pienbikkel Ryan Reynolds was so committed because he was a nobody who had huge flops after huge flops and the only hit movies he had ever been in were a hit because of the female actors and not him. If he was a woman and not a white guy, he'd have been sent to the trash a decade ago. So of course he was committed. Deadpool was the last bet even for big studios on Ryan Reynolds.

[@mmmau02]

The title of the video should be "Insanely Successful Movies That Were THOUGHT To Be Flops"

[@gradeequality4099]

Welcome to Looper

[@Paulafan5]

Insanely Successful movies that someone had some doubts about... Only a few on the lists were thought to be flops when released. Most were just question marks.

[@MrManfly]

@@Paulafan5 yup these were all good movies, saw them all and they were all good !! 👍

[@ultrustic]

What about "Die Hard"? This is a Christmas movie classic that was released in the middle of summer in 1988. It starred a TV actor that has poster omitting his face. The studio reinserted Bruce Willis's head & face much later on.

[@jeffreylasky2737]

Liam Neeson was the main character in Darkman Which was sci-fi/ action And a very underrated movie

[@shauryasingh9725]

It was almost definitely going to be a smash hit. Not a worthy inclusion at all. Iron Man on the other hand. *That* was a true cinematic gamble.

[@garystinten9339]

Shaurya Singh iron man. nah easy money.. no way it was going to ve a flop. the 2nd ehhh was almost as good. 3rd one. confused as it didn't seem to gel as well.

[@yesellestaken]

@@garystinten9339 Words cant explain how much I hate this comment

[@shreyaskhatri5109]

@@garystinten9339 Easy Money? You do realise this was the make or break for the MCU. And they started with one B grade character who had almost no previous movies to his name. Also they were casting an ex drug addict RDJ and this was a huge huge gamble.

[@alyteima4185]

I totally agree. I remember seeing the trailer and thought wtf?!! Who the hell is Iron Man? I never saw it in theaters but my parents convinced me to watch it. What an incredible introduction (for me) into the MCU universe. I am a die hard fan for life

[@KaizerBeatz-vf9wf]

@@shreyaskhatri5109 It wasn't the make or break for the MCU. The shared universe idea was only a small pipe dream at the time rather than something which was seriously at stake. It was make or break for Marvel as a company though. For the reasons you mentioned and that Marvel was broke at the time with all their other characters licensed to other companies for the big screen

[@Diggy22]

GotG had a lot of personality to balance the lore. It was everything Valerian wished it was. lol

[@joesnelson4041]

It seems like I remember Titanic's production cost kept going up and up and up and no one thought it could ever recoup. Wrong!

[@RollingOrmond]

IT was already done as a successful tv mini-series in the '90s. Hardly a risky bet to remake it.

[@andrewdavidson6495]

and it was pretty average. Original that is

[@virolo1960]

@@andrewdavidson6495 part 1 was excellent, part 2 less so.

[@StephRae]

he said it was going "too good" - worried more about being jinxed. Also I would be concerned also about remaking a cult classic, that alone is risky.

[@gregthebaritone]

It's difficult to contemplate that just editing alone can make the difference between direct to video and Oscar winner/nominee

[@TheShaunika]

then watch the documentaries about how star wars was literally made in the editing room it is that important

[@Corvus_Crow]

From literal visuals to subconscious implications. Editing can extract emotions from the audience just as much as an actor can.

[@stephenolan5539]

I hated One Hour Photo when I first saw it but I read that the directors cut was good. I watched it and agreed.

[@bravehome4276]

The film “MASH“ Was totally made in the editing room. Actor Donald Sutherland was convinced it was a horrible movie and it could never succeed. But director Robert Altman and editor Danford Greene transformed the scrapheap into a work of art.

[@brianfretwell3886]

Ask a film editor or watch All That Jazz. Timing of cuts as well as ordering of shots can make all the difference in the world.

[@ansifridlekundayo7365]

Looper, I looove the background music. U got ryt on that one. Dope dope music. 🙌🙌🙌🙌 love also how u match with the voice. Nice one.

[@heymistercarter.]

I'd put Zootopia up there too. It was released in early March, when Disney apparently thought no one would care about it, all while waiting for Moana to come out around Oscar season so it could be a smash hit. And guess which one of those ended up grossing a billion dollars at the box office?

[@oseboodigie8406]

Moral lesson, never bet on something you're sure is gonna fail. Loki's lurking in the corner to ensure it doesn't

[@wadiyatalkinabeet2514]

You don't make movies with a talking tree... Chris Pratt must've never seen LOTR

[@AW-ex8fn]

my gosh i laughed too much for this comment.

[@BIOL6895]

He clearly doesn't watch sci-fi or fantasy films.

[@davidcharles7106]

Or The Wizard of Oz, truth is Talking Tree = Classic!

[@TheMichaell18]

Great video. Need more videos like this looper 👍

[@canisfabico]

Please do a "# movies saved by studio interference", because every time I saw that the studio took control, the movie flopped.

[@beayn]

Didn't that happen with Full Monty? They fired the director and hired someone else who turned it into something good (presumably, since I haven't seen it)

[@canisfabico]

Yes it was, but it can not be the only one...

[@bahuanang8177]

The Godfather , the green miles

[@christianjosephhiyan2430]

Justice League flopped because of WB interference

[@ScottyRage976]

@Tantan Hiyan Um, you need to learn what the definition of "flop" is. Justice League made plenty at the box office. It wasn't a flop. It was just a terrible movie.

[@JediMulder24x]

I enjoyed Full Monty so much I even went to see the stage version years later!!

[@loslakers530]

Jaws Steven Spielberg declined to do Superman for Warner Bros. The execs basically said "he wants to do a fish movie". We all know how that turned out. Also a win win for both parties

[@garystinten9339]

Aey Phan could you imagine if it did go the other way?

[@Gunh3d1]

That would be worth a trip to an alternate universe...

[@ronque23]

Great video and topic!

[@lamarantoniosmith]

Looper. Your background music is wonderful. Sometimes I watch just to hear that tune.

[@silkychan6099]

the first taken is the one of the best action movie of all time. The simplicity of the plot, the multiple villains who deserve no mercy and the thoughtful and intellingent build up of the characters before the action starts. It should be the template for all action movies. The sequels however were utterly dissapointing.

[@dehash666]

I watched it 3 times.

[@austin-tyler5229]

Hahahaha hell no they weren’t. Taken 2 is the most successful one and he daughter this time has more to do. And the total plots switch of the third one is intense so gfys

[@bitchniggaswag2089]

taken 2 is good

[@nootnoot9606]

i thougt it was great even the third movir

[@iriswaldenburger2315]

Given that the stepfather is the one who has the wife murdered is what fucks up the 3rd movie. That was just a completely stupid and unbelievable plot “twist”… probably because Famke wanted out

[@DaiBenduMonk]

Arnold was also reluctant to act in the film, because he had to play the bad guy, which usually would end up being a typecasting dead end for actor's career. He wanted to play the Kyle Reese role if I recall correctly. So James Cameron had to do some convincing. He also hated the "'I'll be back" scene, because he thought it was goofy, and he didn't like how it sounded preferring "I will be back." instead. Glad he listened.

[@DaiBenduMonk]

Christopher McDonald I’m pretty sure that’s what he said in his Total Recall book. He didn’t want to get type casted as the bad guy going in the future. Arnold said he wanted to be a movie star, and playing a bad usually was a dead end. So he was really cautious because of this. He was getting offered to play the muscle, the bad guy, but he wanted main, lead character roles, or at least portray the good guy. Terminator on paper was opposite to that. But funny thing what happened was that he started giving Cameron tips. Arnold was in the military and his weightlifting career, aspirations to achieve success by any means necessary made himself into a bit of a machine, so he could really empathize with this robot character. How everything should be done automatic. Like assembling and de-assembling a gun, I think he gave an example. How it’s a killing machine. So I think that part turned him over, he thought he could do a really good job playing that. There was obviously more to this but I can’t remember it all. I’ve read the book some years ago, but that’s what I remember him saying.

[@Nigelg68]

thanks for this 6.38min, class and appreciate the info

[@WaffleEBay12]

Props to this video. Lot's of fun facts about people's doubts before releasing movies.

[@Richard_Nickerson]

"You don't make a movie with a talking tree" Tell that to the most critically acclaimed and successful fantasy epic, Lord of the Rings.

[@hydrolito]

They also had Talking Trees in the Wizard of Oz.

[@manikandankannan3189]

Yeah add on to the fact that the tree has entirely one dialogue for all his movies 🤪🤪🤪

[@kimnavarro1995]

Well chris kind of look down on how the movie will be.

[@Richard_Nickerson]

@fnj9fjrjgf3 njdksnferogh Which?

[@Richard_Nickerson]

@fnj9fjrjgf3 njdksnferogh All movies are absolute garbage? You're a fun person.

[@394pjo]

Wesley Snipes said he was advised not to take the part of Blade as it would finish his career.

[@rickmerring1241]

394pjo it kind of did. Since he never paid the taxes on the money he made from the Blade movies, he went to jail and his career hit the toilet.

[@timothyfloogle]

Rick Merring just because he went to prison doesn't mean his career is over. look at RDJ

[@rickmerring1241]

timothyfloogle... which is why I said "it kind of did." By the way, are you seeing Wesley Snipes' career take off the way Rdj's did? He's been out for a while, now.

[@markmullins8622]

@blkpplcantberacist chinksaintsmart wah wah racist bullshit

[@williamofy6376]

wait Wesley Snipes had a career??

[@coolaunt516]

Richard Dreyfuss has said that he thought "Jaws" was going to be a flop.

[@wreckim]

I think part of the reason Star Wars was so big is that most folks never paid any attention to 2001 ASO, or had even seen the movie, as it had not really been a Blockbuster. The Special Effects in Star Wars were not a big leap, and in fact in many ways were actually worse. Star Wars awed the audience with pretty good SEs, but the story was incredible and easy to understand. Magic, but the lack of audience respect/perspective for previous movies was part of the magic too.

[@MarkARoutt]

Guardians wasn't the end of his career, infinity was. HOW COULD YOU DO THAT QUILL!!

[@IRONxEWOK]

Liam Neeson had a great career before Star Wars as well.

[@laustcawz2089]

He'd already been the star of an action film--"Darkman".

[@johnyricco1220]

Speed. I was a kid in a mall when a marketing guy stopped me to show off the poster and asked if I would want to see the movie. I said, the Bill and Ted guy as an action hero driving a bus with a bomb? That sounds dumb.

[@HipHopMovieNews]

That old famous saying in Hollywood “no one knows anything” is so true.

[@biteme9505]

so Spielberg sees the potential of Star Wars and Lucas hasn't recognized it yet, even been so pessimist. 40 million is a lot...

[@agriperma]

Even the studio had low expectations for Star Wars, they were putting their money and marketing efforts on a movie called Damnation Alley. what a surprise they got.

[@garystinten9339]

damnation alley.. never heard of it.

[@tFighterPilot]

The trailer they've released for Star Wars showed that they had no idea what it is and saw it as yet another B movie.

[@TypOPositiv]

OMG! Spielberg was a genius!

[@topshort8218]

taken is one of the best movie ever made. never get bored of watching it over and over again

[@absoleet]

The later Star Wars prequels were supposed to be wildly successful but turned out to be flops.

[@dominiquecharriere1285]

Terminator or Pirates worked so well because of their main actor.

[@robertgotschall1246]

And Johnny Depp thought that The Lone Ranger was going to be great. Maybe these people are just too close.

[@mairedaly4548]

Professional actors, still give cracking committed performances, not showing the doubt!! Respect.

[@huberfloover]

Sharknado should DEFINITELY be on the list, even though it's not really a "box office" movie...(it was/is released in some theaters)

[@princessivorydejosco4650]

Taken has always been my fav!

[@innocentferret2365]

"I just felt something really terrible was going to happen to me personally, or the movie" Well it didn't happen to the movie...

[@doomtomb3]

The problem with Pirates of the Caribbean success is it was a great movie that spawned a terrible series of follow up films.

[@garyoak8974]

It's a matter of quality, even though these were movies with unfamiliar or downright unknown characters, the expertise with which they were written, acted and directed outshines perceived mundanity.

[@amazingsupergirl7125]

There’s no way in hell Kiera knightly wasn’t telling every person she’d ever met that she was making a movie with Johnny depp.

[@deception1845]

Taken also took me by surprise. I had always associated Liam Neeson with Rob Roy since that was the first I movie I saw him in. Now, whenever I see Liam Neeson, I automatically think of Taken.

[@laustcawz2089]

Check out "Darkman".

[@deception1845]

@@laustcawz2089 Yeah, I saw darkman when I was a kid and I thought back then that it was just a generic super hero movie just like the others at that time. Re watching it years later and I could see Liam's action star potential, it took a couple of years and a single movie to totally bring it out.

[@laustcawz2089]

@@deception1845 I never saw it as generic & I don't know what other superhero movies you mean. If you mean "Batman", well, I was underwhelmed, though "Batman Returns" was a little better. Anyhow, I like "Taken", but I'm even more impressed with "Taken 2". Never got into the "Darkman" sequels, though.

[@nothosaur]

Don't forget The Godfather. Al Pacino and Diane Keaton were getting drunk because they thought it would bomb.

[@ThomasJH268]

In 1977, 20th Century Fox released 2 science fiction movies: “Star Wars” and “Damnation Alley”, Guess which one the studio thought would be the bigger hit. Here we are, 40 years later and I’ll bet most of you have never heard of “Damnation Alley”

[@daganolson3070]

GotG was a near-universal "I told you so" to all my friends.

[@omarayman4613]

I didn't believe that Guardians of the galaxy was supposed to flop its my favorite movie in the mcu

[@R-A-H_-]

omar ayman a lot of people thought it would flop, look at where it is now

[@alliona502]

Its my least favourite

[@ROCK_UNIVERSE97]

my dad wanted to take me to see Lucy over Guardians, lucky I convinced him to watch guardians and we all loved it! (:

[@bigboss4178]

d a n c e o f f b r o , y o u a n d m e *oh child plays in the background*

[@joelellis7035]

And in an alternate universe, the challenge was accepted!

[@majorkramer]

Now I know why he made fun of Sylvester Stallone when Arnold Schwarzenegger was interviewed on Jimmy Kimmel. He told Jimmy Kimmel that when he was first starting out in his career as an actor that he was offered to do some crappy movie, Scorpion he tricked Stallone into doing the movie telling him it was a great movie but he was too busy at the time. Stallon ending up doing the movie but it didn't do well.

[@vinkata]

I love the theme song on the backgrounds of these videos ...

[@MonkeyDAnis]

jonny depps acting was completly new for a pirate charackter=more interesting and the music was awesome as fuck, its like with lord of the rings, the right music in the right scenes with the right atmosphere = amazing movie

[@iriswaldenburger2315]

Monkey.D Anis no not really. Have you ever seen blackbirds ghost? Peter Ustinov is playing a very nice but drunk pirate who does selfish things but in the end comes through doing the right thing.

[@voltrono4166]

the music was often loud an repetitive in the crap sequels

[@michaelforthriller]

star lord is our generation's han solo

[@TonyLeviosa]

Han Solo laughs at you.

[@kapparhotau181]

maybe! iconic stars today are not the iconic stars from the 70s & 80s. they were just on a whole 'nother level.

[@johnsmith5898]

Hell nah

[@snowrose3132]

MichaelNicle not even close

[@austin-tyler5229]

Han Solo is dead so gtf over it lol

[@mmsiphonevinyls1027]

One i couldnt believe wasnt here is Titanic. A 3hr epic that went 125% overbudget, costing $200m when only one film had cost over $120m before (Waterworld - $172m). Everyone said it would bomb, and it was the biggest box office hit ever.

[@SalinasIT]

Missing The Godfather in this list, even Coppola and Pacino where afraid of being fired, and Paramount cutted the budget and even reduced de filming days to a minimum xD

[@UndeadSlayer5]

U forgot about Rocky and Iron man!!!!!!!!

[@nyneeveanya8861]

Hey, I liked Liam in Excalibur also.

[@LoneBrowncoat]

Krull

[@leocossham]

Bleak English City?? That's ma hometown! Woop

[@karlbassett8485]

What about Jaws? Everyone working on it was convinced it was terrible and would end their careers, and Spielberg thought he'd never be allowed to direct another movie.

[@BrandonSeattle]

I didnt know he thought his movie would bomb.

[@nexttuesdayy]

Yah I was told that George Lucas expected that Star Wars was going to be a flop but was surprised it did so well

[@voltrono4166]

Nonsense

[@moety2]

Just imagine how many great movies we didn't get because of peoples personal opinions. If they got these so wrong, there are a lot more they did get wrong that didn't get the chance to see the light of day.

[@harryiyke6125]

Yeah those guys after being stuck in their bubble can be very clueless sometimes.

[@RockstarWizardess]

The only films that I haven't seen from this list are Taken and Animal House. I saw the rest and OMG these films are amazing. Btw, can you do the same list about TV-shows? Some Stranger Things stars didn't expect it to become a huge hit.

[@peterfrank3365]

I remember in a post-Avengers world, everyone is having that Marvel fever. I was at a gathering with my friends and family and the trailer for 'Guardians of the Galaxy' popped up on the telly. My cousins and friends kinda cheered but I was unsatisfied and I remarked that it would be a mistake -- I was certain it would be Marvel's first flop. Now, it's safe to say that both of theirs films are my favorite in the MCU. Also, it wasn't Star-Lord's fault.

[@d.o.r.a.e.r.i]

Peter Frank kinda is his fault don't lie 🙄

[@shorpilakarshimanto224]

d o r a e r i there were 14 million other possibilities .... he wouldn't have done the same thing in all of them ! Still they failed

[@dylanf3108]

The second isn’t good

[@NoctemAeternusMusic]

Marvel had a flop long before that. The Incredible Hulk was a complete failure. It bombed at the box office. It only made 263 million worldwide on a budget of 150 million.

[@kapparhotau181]

Peter Frank StarLord who? 😂😂😂

[@Brouwer-]

I love Liam Neeson! That deep voice! 😍😍😍😍

[@axeman0073]

I remember watching Star Wars in 1977 at the Cinema when I was 4yrs old with my Mum narrating the opening title...best movie in history.

[@1987MartinT]

My opinions on these movies: Terminator: I love this movie, and I'm kinda surprised that both Schwarzenegger and his agent thought it would flop. Well, Schwarzenegger still gave a terrifying performance,and being able to put in effort when you don't care about your work is a talent. The Full Monty: I haven't seen the entirety of this movie, but what I have seen made it look like a good movie. It: since Skarsgård was so worried about something going wrong I'm glad this movie was a success. Pirates of the Caribbean: I've heard that Michael Eisner didn't believe in this movie, and I don't care 'cause he didn't always have the best judgement during his career. I am however kinda surprised that some cast members didn't believe it'd be good. Again, like with Terminator, you can't tell from their performances. Guardians of the Galaxy: I can understand the worry here. There was a sense that this movie would just be TOO weird to work. However, while I understand the worry, I myself wasn't worried. As long as everyone involved committed to it, and went all out I thought it was going to work. And they did. And it did. Taken: Yes it's simple. Sometimes simple works. Sometimes simple is what people want. Animal House: Sutherland at least tried here. I can not say the same thing about another movie he starred in but didn't really care about: Buffy the Vampire Slayer(no, not the TV series everyone knows. The movie that most people who know it try to forget). Star Wars: No one expected this movie to EXPLODE the way it did, nor that it would spawn a franchise this effin' huge

[@mmhajanpatton594]

TAKEN is one of the most thrilling and satisfying movie I've ever watched.

[@laustcawz2089]

"Taken 2" is better.

[@simonmaguire5250]

No Movies Were Supposed To Be Flops No one in History has Ever Said "Lets Make a Flop".

[@Mortiis558]

Simon Maguire You must not know of Uwe Boll.

[@simonmaguire5250]

He never planed on flops, he was hoping on hits

[@Mortiis558]

Simon Maguire No he would make movies that were supposed to be flops to get tax breaks for German studios. Read or listen to some interviews with him. He readily admits it.

[@Paulafan5]

Jeff Daniels thought Speed was a crummy, run of the mill action film that wouldn't do anything at the box office. Instead, it became a smash hit. I've heard interviews from a lot of actors who say they often have no clue if a film will be good or bad when released because so much of it is made in the edit. Star Wars with bad editing and cheesy 70s effects and sounds would have been awful. Instead, it's the classic it became. The prequels, with better edting, would be so much better.

[@stephenolan5539]

You need to see The Producers.

[@zachstevens7382]

when you listen to what others say who just try to bring you down for no good reason or sensible help.... these guys and movies win listening to this advice. crazy how what people choose to be entertained by changed the lives of so many people and businesses.

[@JIG-vn8sc]

I agree with most of these, but for me I would include: -Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle -Rise of the Planet of the Apes -John Wick

[@quillanjacobson8952]

"John, you don't call a man a tree"

[@tkcovington6752]

The Full Monty is one of my favorite movies

[@sandrameesala6804]

lol i didn't even know Neeson was in the Stars Wars movie

[@jp23x]

How could they think the Terminator was going to be a flop! It's such a classic.

[@bobsmith-wu2go]

You've seen the other 45 terminator movies right ? (loved one and two though).

[@Otokichi786]

1. "The Terminator": "Oil be back many times in the future." 2. "The Full Monty": "Why should only buff men be objectified by women?" 3. "It": "You will all FLOAT, straight into box office history!" 4. "Pirates of the Caribbean": "Everyone will have 'Capt. Jack Sparrow' on their lips!" 5. "Guardians of the Galaxy": "A trash-talking Raccoon!? Are you joking?" 6. "Taken": "Movies about a kidnapping aren't even on the radar." 7. "Animal House": "College fraternity movies aren't funny." 8. "Star Wars": "Knights in outer space!? That's not even a concept."

[@ducadan5839]

Where the hell is Iron Man?

[@bobyourmom5954]

wait what? i did not know that

[@vshazam]

I get why they chose Guardians. They were way more unknown when the movie came out than Iron Man was for his. Iron Man was C list, but most Marvel readers knew him. Even Marvel readers barely knew GofG. They only had a few short title runs in the years prior. Usually as part of a larger event.

[@ROCK_UNIVERSE97]

guardians where not popular in the comics like iron man but the MCU thankfully makes them popular (:

[@texastoast9629]

No lie i thought the iron man movies were boring

[@axelistant]

I'll do one better. Who the hell is Iron Man?

[@fmcevoy1]

On "Star Wars," most of the cast thought it was going to bomb. Alec Guinness was saying things like, "This isn't all that bad." One reason it only was shown onj one screen per city is because Lucas thought sci-fi fans were the only one who'd be interested.

[@darkangel_1978]

I love the Full Monty. My parents and I just got a big kick out of it. As for GOTG, the first trailer I saw didn't get me wanting to see it, but by the second one, I was sold.

[@Spamus]

Never bet against Steven Spielberg

[@chinigirlX3]

Man, u never know. Just like how Mr. Sheffield didn’t know Cats would be a hit :3

[@Michael-Crouch]

Valenchina I just watched that episode

[@nicholasfarrell5981]

A Nanny reference? I AM NOT WORTHY!

[@juxe411]

The new jumanji movie? A comedy sequel/reboot of a 90s family film starring Kevin Hart and the rock was doomed to fail but wasn’t it like one of the biggest movies at the box office in 2017?

[@dixrael7629]

Looper is a cool narrator. Nice!

[@itzzme8250]

How the hell does youtube know i was watching taken...damn😲

[@FrancescaEleonora]

the first Pirates was effing amazing. the sequels were good but didn't compare to the first. it's very lame though to hear actors say how "fucking crap" the movie that's paying them and that they accepted to work on

[@dominiquecharriere1285]

I agree with video on Taken, when I heard Liam Nesson was doing it I thought it would fail, Liam looked to be too much of a good nice guy. He is one of the best actors ever.

[@arhaankhan319]

Plz i want the background music of this video... How will i get it