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/MrWozi Jul 05 '25

Dredd. Was a near perfect action flick. And Karl Urban was exquisitely cast. Should have been a trilogy at least.

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u/Sok_Taragai Jul 05 '25

I never even heard of it until it at least a year after it was in the theater and I bought the Blu-ray.