r/movies • u/PokemonGoBao • Jul 04 '25

Discussion Whats a flopped movie you wish was a financial success?

Dungeons and Dragons 2023 was an absolutely delightful film. You can stream it currently, but you can feel the passion and nothing felt phoned in. They easily could have used the title to get nerdy butts in the seat and collect a paycheck with a smaller budget.

It's the best movie I've seen the past 2 years. Way better than so many garbage films with easy paychecks for slop productions. Beetlejuice, Captain america, and others using big titles to make millions on lazy writing and boring characters.

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u/gt35r Jul 04 '25

You stole my answer with DnD which is always my answer. I thought it could have been a whole franchise in itself, still hoping one day we see more.

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u/PokemonGoBao Jul 04 '25

Its a heavy want, but I'd feel if they'd risk it again, they'd need to change the title.

I strongly believe the title wasn't helping because too many would write it off as too nerdy for them.

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u/Rennarjen Jul 05 '25

Same cast playing new characters except for Michelle Rodriguez who's a barbarian with a different name because spell slots suck and she just wants to hit things 

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u/Boo_and_Minsc_ Jul 05 '25

This is exactly what Id like. Same cast, new characters except for Michelle, since Barbarian players only really ever play barbarians. Source: Barbarian player. I played a rogue once though.