Continuing our rundown of the worst performing films of 2023, here are the top-10 fiascos. Here is our first entry in order to look over the first portion of the failures.
10. MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING
This was something of a surprise given Tom Cruise was sailing off last year’s massive “Maverick” performance, and the prior franchise release was a big hit. But this title arrived right in the midst of the “Barbie”-”Oppenheimer” hysteria and was overlooked. Despite a massive $567m drawn in theaters, the oft-delayed production cost close to $300m, and factoring the sales costs this was a massive disappointment on the ledger sheet.
9. THE CREATOR
Disney had a dismal year and this one is a bit of a standout because unlike the studio’s established franchises this was a standalone property with plenty of pre-release hype. The marketing was somewhat heavy but the…
