Ben-Hur – $120 Million
Ben-Hurrr. That’s a pretty fun thing to say. But what isn’t fun is being one of the biggest film flops of 2016, which is what Ben-Hur is. It did well at the box office, selling $94 million in tickets worldwide, but if you consider the $100 million budget, someone is deep in the red.
It’s difficult to point the finger of blame at one particular person or action while filming. Jack Hutson had scheduling conflicts, there were countless technical difficulties while shooting, and it appeared that the actors just weren’t that into their roles. Maybe if Morgan Freeman had offered to narrate the film, it would have done a lot better.