Gods of Egypt – $90 million
Gerald Butler became an overnight celebrity following his stellar performance in 2006’s 300. So, Summit Entertainment felt comfortable that the actor, who is undoubtedly a great action movie actor, would be the perfect lead role in Gods of Egypt. On paper, it seemed like the correct step, but things don’t always go as planned.
As you can imagine, people were troubled with how Hollywood was whitewashing the portrayal of ancient Egyptian characters, which pretty much set the tone for how poorly it would do at the box office. Gods of Egypt only made $90 mill worldwide, about half it had cost Summit to make and promote.