X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX Was Officially The Biggest Box Office Bomb Of 2019, Losing Over $133 Million

X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX Was Officially The Biggest Box Office Bomb Of 2019, Losing Over $133 Million

We knew Dark Phoenix had failed to make an impact at the box office, but a new report reveals that the final installment in 20th Century Fox's X-Men franchise was actually the biggest bomb of the year...

By MarkCassidy - Apr 28, 2020 11:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Dark Phoenix

We knew X-Men: Dark Phoenix was a flop, but it's only just become clear how big a flop it really was.

The Simon Kinberg-directed movie was marketed as the final installment in 20th Century Fox's X-Men franchise, but after several delays resulting from the acquisition of the studio's assets, it ended up being released under the Disney umbrella - and it cost them a lot of cash.

According to Deadline, Dark Phoenix was the biggest box office bomb of 2019, losing more money than any other movie released in theaters that year. With a $200 Million budget, the much-maligned mutant adventure ultimately wound up losing over $133 Million.

Honestly, the movie really wasn't that bad, but the majority of critics tore it to shreds and fans simply didn't seem to be interested in a redo of the Dark Phoenix Saga after it had already been mined for The Last Stand. Some of the blame can also be attributed to a lousy marketing campaign, not to mention the fact that the film was originally conceived as a two-part epic.

It's all moot now, of course, because the rights have reverted back to Marvel Studios and we will see all-new interpretations of these iconic characters in The MCU at some point. Still, it would have been nice to see this franchise go out on a high.

What did you guys think of Dark Phoenix? Not surprised it flopped, or do you feel it deserved better?

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NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 4/28/2020, 11:09 AM
Ouch.
MasterMix
MasterMix - 4/28/2020, 11:09 AM
Well deserved
dracula
dracula - 4/28/2020, 11:15 AM
@MasterMix - yeah should have stopped at Logan
dracula
dracula - 4/28/2020, 11:10 AM
Now people are going to start saying #ReleaseTheKinbergCut arent they
tugboy
tugboy - 4/28/2020, 11:10 AM


Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 4/28/2020, 12:29 PM
@tugboy - It's kinda sad when cosplay costumes are more convincing than costumes in mutil-million dollar Hollywood productions.
tugboy
tugboy - 4/28/2020, 2:07 PM
@Feralwookiee - yup
santoanderson
santoanderson - 4/28/2020, 11:10 AM
I’m still convinced that this movie only exists because Simon Kinberg has incriminating polaroids of several FOX executives.
dracula
dracula - 4/28/2020, 11:13 AM
@santoanderson - No only reason he got the job is because Jennifer Lawrence said she would come back if he directed
LongMayHeReign
LongMayHeReign - 4/28/2020, 11:11 AM
To everyone and anyone who ever did or still thinks the FOX-Men will just be merged into the MCU...

dracula
dracula - 4/28/2020, 11:12 AM
Well now Marvel has all their characters back in one way or another so

CaptainMexico
CaptainMexico - 4/28/2020, 11:20 AM
This movie is sooooo bad, even Fassbender And McAvoy just phoned it in hard. I’m glad they lost all that loot, that’s what they get!
Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 4/28/2020, 11:22 AM
That's a stunning amount to lose, and considering that the only other film with "X-men" in the title that made it onto Deadline's profitable lists was "Days of Future Past" (the highest grossing entry of the franchise) with a modest profit of $77.4 million, one wonders just how much the X-men films generated in profits over the years for Fox when those two combine for a $55m loss.

Deadpool made Fox plenty of coin, but did the X-men films ultimately end at all in the Black?
MrDandy
MrDandy - 4/28/2020, 11:22 AM
This was easily the worst X-Men movie in my opinion. And, given the highs and lows of this franchise, that’s saying a lot
Moriakum
Moriakum - 4/28/2020, 11:23 AM
And to think some people actually believed this would make a billion...



"the movie really wasn't that bad"

JustAChillFan
JustAChillFan - 4/28/2020, 11:50 AM
@Moriakum - oh man I remember that! What was her name again? Velvet? I can't remember but that was ridiculous.
E4Nigma
E4Nigma - 4/28/2020, 11:26 AM


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