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Mars Needs Ticket Buyers: 9 of the Biggest Box Office Bombs in Hollywood History

Let’s hear it for Mars Needs Moms ! The Robert Zemeckis-produced animated film crashed into the uncanny valley over the weekend with an estimated gross of just $6.8 million — which would be bad enough if Moms didn’t cost Disney a reported $150 million to make. ( Replacing Seth Green’s voice costs Benjamins , yo.) With Mars Needs Moms well on its way to becoming one of the biggest Hollywood debacles ever, what better time to remember some of Hollywood’s other biggest debacles? Ahead, nine of the worst bombs to ever detonate at a theater near you.

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Mars Needs Ticket Buyers: 9 of the Biggest Box Office Bombs in Hollywood History

The Ishtar of Books: Why Peter Biskind’s Warren Beatty Bio Stalled

Haven’t gotten around to reading Star , Peter Biskind’s biography of Warren Beatty? Better question: Hadn’t even realized it exists? Well, you’re not alone. The industry-anticipated book has bombed with regular readers since its release in a way that recalls Ishtar or Town and Country . So what happened? Look no further than the introduction.

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The Ishtar of Books: Why Peter Biskind’s Warren Beatty Bio Stalled