Box Office fails: 'Lone Ranger' to 'Superman Returns'; franchises that never took off

The fate of a movie at the box office cannot be predicted a lot of times. Many movie markers often plan for a franchise after a film's successful release, but some of them don't end up being box office hits as the movie does not perform well. Hollywood has been witness to some of these movies that failed to meet box office expectations. Here's taking a look at some of the box office fails that were supposed to start a franchise.

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Box office fails that planned to start a franchise

Green Lantern 

Due to terrible reviews of the film, Green Lantern failed to perform at the box office. It had a budget of $200 million out of which it earned $219 million. Warner Bros. had spent a ton of money to market the film but since the movie did not do well, the sequel was removed from the development slate.

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The Lone Ranger 

The Lone Ranger was supposed to be Disney’s next big franchise. The film was directed by Gore Verbinski, bankrolled by Jerry Bruckheimer, and the movie was starring Johnny Depp who played the role of Tonto. Despite having a great team the movie failed miserably at the box office. It earned $260 million at the box office out of $350 million.

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Superman Returns

Superman Returns earned $391 million worldwide on a budget of $280 million. The film received mixed reviews. The director of the film, Bryan Singer said that Superman Returns did decently at the box office but he also added that he had no idea on what constitutes under-performing these days.

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