The Lowest- Grossing Movies Of All Time. Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Avatar. Titanic. What do they have in common? They are the three highest- grossing movies in history ($9.

North American box office). Others in this esteemed club include Jurassic World, The Avengers, and The Dark Knight. But what about the other end of the spectrum, the lowest- grossing movies of all- time? What are they, and how much — or, should we say, how little — did they earn?

Using information gathered from Box Office Mojo, the internet’s leading curator of such data, we have compiled a list of the fifteen bottom dwellers. A few things to know about these movies. First, they’re fairly obscure. That should be fairly obvious. The other things are less obvious, and incredibly surprising. For instance, many of them have extremely recognizable stars in their casts (you’d think names of this caliber would yield bigger results than they did).

And then there are the numbers themselves; you won’t believe how low they are. Seriously, you might have more money in your wallet or purse right now than at least half of these movies made during their theatrical runs.

The most successful of the fifteen titles collected just over $3. We aren’t kidding. And it’s all downhill from there. We should emphasize that how much a movie earns bears no reflection on its quality. Some of these movies are actually pretty good, while others are downright terrible.

But for a variety of reasons we’ll get to, none of them sold many tickets. So sit back and get ready to discover which films earned an honor that no one wants. Here are the 1. 4 Lowest- Grossing Movies Of All Time. To be clear, the numbers listed here are simply the domestic box office grosses. Many of these films earned much more overseas or on home video.

SERUM – $4. 40. Serum is a 2. Dr. K.” He’s working on a new medicine that will cure a wide range of ailments. When the pharmaceutical company starts pressuring him to show results quickly, he makes some unwise decisions, including extracting the brain fluid of a hooker to use in his medicine (don’t ask). Then, naturally, his test subject goes bonkers, killing people left and right. A premise that clearly utilizes many horror cliches likely proved to be less than alluring to moviegoers. There have been dozens of genre films about scientists and their failed creations, making it easy for this one to blend into the background. Also hurting Serum was that it opened in an extremely limited release on the exact same weekend that another picture aimed at the horror audience – the highly- anticipated Saw III – debuted in more than 3,0.

That left it with a reported gross of $4. THE DARK HOURS – $4. If we had to describe The Dark Hours in one word, that word would be “lurid.” Its main character is psychiatrist Samantha Goodman (Kate Greenhouse). A lot of bad things happen in her life. She’s got a brain tumor. Her husband and her sister are fooling around. Worst of all, a disgruntled former patient breaks into her remote cabin, kills her dog, and forces her to participate in a series of games designed to inflict humiliation.

The Dark Hours was released in 2. Despite some positive reviews, the fact that it wasn’t released by a major studio or well- known indie distributor proved limiting. There was also a fair amount of competition for the audience, given that several other horror flicks were out at the same time. Given these factors, a total take of $4. In the 2. 01. 7 thriller 2: 2. Dylan (Michiel Huisman) is suspended from his job after two planes almost crash on his watch. The near- collision happened at the titular time and, before long, he begins noticing that weird things occur around him at precisely – you guessed it – 2: 2.

Teresa Palmer plays his new girlfriend, who was on one of those planes. In investigating all the weird time coincidences, Dylan comes to suspect there’s a connection to their relationship. As with many independent films these days, 2: 2. It opened in a couple of cinemas, while simultaneously debuting on VOD services.

This is an increasingly common release strategy for low- profile movies that would have trouble competing with the heavily- hyped blockbusters. A token theatrical release satisfies the filmmakers and the VOD release makes the movie available to mass audiences.

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In the case of 2: 2. STATE PARK – $4. 21. It usually isn’t a good sign when a movie has more than one name. That usually signifies either a course correction (i. Edge of Tomorrow being renamed the more accurate Live.

Die. Repeat.) or a desperate attempt to find a moniker that will entice audiences to a weak picture. In 1. 98. 8, a film called State Park was released. Depending on where/when you saw it, you might know it by the name Heavy Metal Summer. Odds are, though, that you’ve never seen it at all. This sex comedy is about three girlfriends who go on a camping trip looking to meet guys. Naughty hijinks ensue, some of which involve a dude in a bear suit.

Low budget kinky comedies were popular in the early 8. It didn’t help that State Park‘s biggest stars were A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 actress Kim Myers and rocker Ted Nugent. These factors undoubtedly contributed to the meager $4. THE MAGICIAN – $4. The Magician is a true oddity. It’s a 2. 00. 5 Australian film that didn’t get released in North America until 2. That’s right – it opened here five years later.

Why the wait? Your guess is as good as ours. The movie, which received some good reviews back home, is a mockumentary that follows hitman Ray Shoesmith (played by Scott Ryan, who also wrote and directed) as he carries out his work and has a few emotional difficulties. Like many of the pictures on this list, The Magician played in only one theater. Unlike many of them, it lasted for more than a week. The first weekend was the busiest; it raked in $1. The third weekend was the weakest, with a take of just $2.

Put all the weekends together and the film ended up with a decidedly less- than- magical $4. Adding to the curiosity of this import even more is that, according to IMDb, Ryan had never made a movie before, and hasn’t made one since. SKINLESS – $4. 00. Skinless is a 2. 01. Watch Carry On Cowboy Online. A scientist is diagnosed with cancer. He creates a potential cure for it, but lacks the proper amount of time to bring it to clinical trial.

So, of course, he tests it out on himself, as all movie scientists do in these situations. What happens next? The title gives you a pretty good clue. Opening in one theater, Skinless earned $1.

Interestingly, the film did better in its second weekend, increasing its take to an estimated $2. The lack of a third weekend, given that upswing, is likely attributable to the fact that the movie was apparently self- distributed, which can be pricey. The total box office haul, with weekdays added, was an even $4. We can’t verify the budget for Skinless, but Box Office Mojo lists it as $2,0.

The filmmakers probably thought it would be easy to recoup such a small amount, but this was not the case – at least theatrically. CINEMANOVELS – $3. The Canadian drama Cinemanovels has a premise that’s actually pretty intriguing. Lauren Lee Smith plays Grace, a woman whose filmmaker father has just passed away.

The two were estranged, but she decides to learn more about him by putting together a retrospective of the movies he made during his lifetime. The result changes her viewpoint dramatically. Cinemanovels played at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival, where it was met with mixed- to- negative reviews. The Los Angeles Times said the story “cares too much about movies and not enough about people.” TIFF is a place where award contenders are screened every year, with the hopes of starting that all- important Oscar buzz. The weak reception may have had a detrimental impact on the release strategy. As per Box Office Mojo, it received minimal theatrical play, leading to a total domestic gross that was just two bucks shy of four hundred dollars.

HANNAH: BUDDHISM’S UNTOLD JOURNEY – $3.