The costliest box office flops of all time

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The planets didn't align for 'John Carter''Heaven's Gate' (United Artists, 1980)'Battlefield Earth' (Warner Bros., 2000)'Howard the Duck' (Universal, 1986)'Speed Racer' (Warner Bros., 2008)'Ishtar' (Columbia Pictures, 1987)'The Adventures of Pluto Nash' (Warner Bros., 2002)'Treasure Planet' (Disney, 2002)'Cutthroat Island' (MGM, 1995)'The Alamo' (Disney, 2004)'Land of the Lost' (Universal Pictures, 2009)'Rollerball' (MGM, 2002 )'Cowboys & Aliens' (Universal, 2011)'Mars Needs Moms' (Disney, 2011)'Town & Country' (New Line Cinema, 2001)'Gigli' ( Columbia Pictures, 2003).'How Do You Know' (Sony Pictures, 2010)'The Wolfman' (Universal Pictures, 2010)'Around the World in 80 Days' (Disney, 2004 remake)'Sahara' (Paramount, 2005)

"John Carter," the $250-million fantasy adventure film set on Mars, flopped with the critics and at the box office where it caused the studio to claim an $84 million operating loss during its second quarter. Will it join "Gigli," "Speed Racer" and the rest on our list of the costliest flops of all time?

The planets didn't align for 'John Carter'

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"John Carter," the $250-million fantasy adventure film set on Mars, flopped with the critics and at the box office where it caused the studio to claim an $84 million operating loss during its second quarter. Will it join "Gigli," "Speed Racer" and the rest on our list of the costliest flops of all time?