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Biggest box office bombs: # 9 - Ishtar (1987)
The ninth film on the list of biggest box office bombs is Ishtar. This film is a perfect example of how bad “buzz” can be for a film. Negative press started circulating before the film’s release and the damage was done. The word “Ishtar” has actually become a slang term for a box office flop in “Hollywood speak.”
Statistics
Budget: $55 million
Box Office: $14 million
“In the Red” by: $41 million or 74.55% of budget *
Plot
Two terrible lounge singers get booked to play a gig in a Moroccan hotel but somehow become pawns in an international power play between the CIA, the Emir of Ishtar, and the rebels trying to overthrow his regime. (written by user “Stern” on IMDB.com)
Cast
Warren Beatty - Lyle Rogers
Dustin Hoffman - Chuck Clarke
Isabelle Adjani - Shirra Assel
Charles Grodin - Jim Harrison
Jack Weston - Marty Freed
Tess Harper - Willa
Carol Kane – Carol
Director - Elaine May, Michael D. Moore
* “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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