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Justice League, Blade Runner 2049, Dark Tower and more all disappointed commercially. By Jim Vejvoda Even though Star Wars: The Last Jedi is expected to become the biggest hit of the year, its inevitable success is still not expected to alter Hollywood's perception that this year's box office has been a disappointment overall. This past summer alone was the film industry had endured in over a decade, and there have been plenty of other dry spells throughout the year as well. While once solid franchises such as Pirates of the Caribbean, Cars, Planet of the Apes, and Transformers may have all cracked the domestic box office's Top 25 in 2017, they all still posted the worst returns in their respective series. Other movies -- such as Baywatch, Alien: Covenant, and The Mummy -- were flops at home, but grossed enough overseas to, while still not anything for Hollywood to be thrilled about, at least lessen the sting for their respective studios. So what makes a flop?

The rule of thumb has long been that a movie needs to make back two and a half times its production budget in order to just break even (we're not even talking about turning a profit). But there are also advertising, marketing and distribution costs to factor in, figures that aren't usually made public but that can -- certainly in the case of a behemoth like Justice League -- add another $100 million or more to a film's price tag. Listed alphabetically in the slideshow below are 17 of this year's most notable box office misfires. While there were many dramas and comedies that under-performed or outright flopped in 2017, we're focusing on the geek-friendly genre films that underwhelmed commercially. Unlocker 1.9 2 64 Bit.