Stone failed to wow the film crowds during 2006
http://www.moldova.org/Sharon Stone's celebrated charms failed to wow the film crowds during 2006, with “Basic Instinct 2”.
The Hollywood actress’ recent film took just $5m at the domestic box office, as Variety reports.
Given that the movie cost $70m to make, it rated as the biggest flop of the year.
Also included in the magazine's list of celluloid shame are “All the King's Men” - $7m revenue - $55m outlay, “Poseidon” - $60 million - $121m and "The Wicker Man" - $23m - $40m.
Variety explains:
Fans and even the original film's director were vocally dismayed by plot tweaks in Neil LaBute's remake of the 1973 cult horror pic that included swarms of killer bees and that had the film's lead (Nicolas Cage) turn into a pill-popping madman. As for tapping new auds, the $40 million film faced the dilemma of not fitting neatly into either the horror or thriller genre. And Cage's mopey face didn't make for titillating marketing. Warner Bros. tried to protect it by not screening for critics, to no avail.
Naturally, Ridley Scott's “A Good Year” makes the list, despite the presence of Oz hardman Russell Crowe.
The "light-hearted romp was not an obvious sell to Crowe's male fans and failed to capture the females", Variety notes.
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