Biggest box office bombs: # 10 - The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)

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Biggest box office bombs: # 10 - The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)

“A true story. We've got the film to prove it.”

The tenth film on the list of biggest box office bombs is The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. Again we have a filmed plagued by difficulties. This time around were lawsuits, producers that couldn’t seem to make up their minds and financiers angry about how slow production was going.

Statistics

Budget: $47 million
Box Office: $8 million
“In the Red” by: $39 million or 82.98% of budget *

Plot

The fantastic tale of a 17th century aristocrat, his talented henchmen and a little girl in their efforts to save a town from defeat by the Turks. Being swallowed by a giant sea-monster, a trip to the moon, a dance with Venus and an escape from the Grim Reaper are only some of the improbable adventures. (written by user “Keith Loh” on IMDB.com)

Cast

John Neville - Baron Karl Friedrich Hieronymous Munchausen
Eric Idle - Berthold/ Desmond
Sarah Polley - Sally Salt
Oliver Reed - Vulcan
Robin Williams - King of the Moon
Uma Thurman - Rose/ Venus
Winston Dennis - Albrecht/ Bill
Jack Purvis - Gustavus/ Jeremy
Charles McKeown - Adolphus/ Rupert

Director - Terry Gilliam, Michele Soavi

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* “In the Red” figure is how much money the movie lost and is based solely on box office revenue and does not take into account other revenues such as DVD sales or merchandise. The percent figure is how much of the film’s budget was never recouped from ticket sales.

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