Box office Jungle Cruise grossed $117 million in the United States and Canada and $104 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $221 million. With an estimated combined production and promotional cost of $362 million, the film needed to gross around $500 million worldwide in order to break-even.
Due to the film's high budget and star power, it was reported that Jungle Cruise needed an estimated $80 million in the opening week to be on pace to be profitable. But underwhelming review scores from critics and the effects of the pandemic resulted in a loss of $151 million.
As of July 2022, the four biggest movie flops of all time were Disney productions. "Turning Red" (2022), "Jungle Cruise" (2021), "Mars Needs Moms" (2011), and "Mulan" (2020) recorded losses of more than 140 million U.S. dollars at the global box office.
Mithun Chakraborty has the dubious distinction of starring in the highest number of flop films in his career in Hindi cinema. The popular actor has 180 flop films in his career as a lead actor.
For most actors, their union contracts (SAG-AFTRA) requires that they get paid within two weeks of their work. So even if they work on a film that never gets released, if they are union they still get paid.
The Little Mermaid fell short of expectations, making only $561 million with a budget of $250 million. It didn't reach the break-even point and ended up losing money.
The top Disney movie worldwide? Frozen. With more and more people staying inside due the pandemic, streaming services like Netflix and Disney Plus are booming. According to CNBC, the latter is expecting to have up to 260 million subscribers by 2024, which is triple the estimated number at the time of its launch.
Jungle Cruise grossed $117 million in the United States and Canada and $104 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $221 million. With an estimated combined production and promotional cost of $362 million, the film needed to gross around $500 million worldwide in order to break-even.
Disneyland revealed its course correction for its Jungle Cruise attraction in Anaheim, California, and Walt Disney World in Florida that removes racially offensive depictions of Indigenous people.
So, do actors really kiss? Short answer: It depends. They usually do some form of kissing, but there are ways to get around it (more on that later). Whether you wind up locking lips with another actor or not, there's a lot that goes into kissing scenes that you should know about.
Traditionally, actors and writers are paid for each time a show runs on broadcast or cable television, or when someone buys a DVD, a Blu-ray disc or (long ago) a VHS tape.
This is actual motion-picture prop money. As you can see, it resembles real currency when viewed from a distance, but would surely never get past a cashier or bank teller. Clearly printed on the bill in several places are the words “For motion picture purposes.” Yes, movies and television shows often use real money.
Mithun Chakraborty not only holds the record for the most flop films but also has another unique distinction. He experienced a streak of 33 consecutive flop films from 1993 to 1998, making it a challenging phase in his career.
Leonardo DiCaprio had the chance to play the lead role of Max Dennison in 1993 cult classic fantasy comedy movie Hocus Pocus, but ultimately turned it down.
It made a good amount of money ($591M WW) but on a ridiculous budget of $260M. Apparently $100M of that is from a cancelled 2D animated version. But applying the standard 2.5x rule, it would need $650M WW to break even.
To date, the most expensive Disney movie ever made is Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens, which had a production budget of USD 447 million. The most expensive animated Disney movie ever made, however, is Tangled, which had a production budget of USD 260 million.
