Like in the past with Meryl Streep (at least from 2000 to present) and Emma Watson; I am going through the box office results for one Olivia Wilde. And with the discussion on Midnight's Edge, I have stated that Olivia was pushed to the sidelines quite fast after gaining popularity with films such as Tron: Legacy and the Change-Up. Like in previous break downs; theaters usually get 50% of ticket revenue and we will be treating every film as such.
The Girl Next Door (2004)
Budget: $25 million [IMDB]
U.S: $14,589,444
Worldwide Total: $30,411,183
Actual U.S. minus 50%: $7,294,722
Actual Worldwide minus 50%: $15,205,592
RESULT: FLOP!
Budget: $450k
U.S: $379,418
Worldwide Total: $973,525
Actual U.S. minus 50%: $189,709
Actual Worldwide minus 50%: $486,762
RESULT: FLOP!
I am ruling this as a flop because it's close to the breaking even. We don't know how much was spent on advertising in the end.
Turistas (2006)
Budget: $10 million
U.S: $7,027,762
Worldwide Total: $14,690,987
Actual U.S. minus 50%: $3,513,881
Actual Worldwide minus 50%: $7,345,493
RESULT: FLOP!
Alpha Dog (2006)
Budget: Unknown
U.S: $15,309,602
Worldwide Total: $32,145,115
Actual U.S. minus 50%: $7,654,801
Actual Worldwide minus 50%: $16,072,557
RESULT: FLOP!
Hard concrete evidence on the budget is unknown. Two articles I found suggested that this was originally supposed to be $9 million, but, Nick Cassavetes blew threw it fast. And another site coving the releases of January 2007 states that this could be around the $30 to $40 million dollar range. So, I am ruling this out as a flop.
Year One (2009)
Budget: $60 million
U.S: $43,337,279
Worldwide Total: $62,357,900
Actual U.S. minus 50%: $21,668,639
Actual Worldwide minus 50%: $31,178,950
RESULT: FLOP!
Fix (2009)
Budget: $500k [IMDB]
U.S: $9,890
Worldwide Total: $9,890
Actual U.S. minus 50%: $4,945
Actual Worldwide minus 50%: $4,945
RESULT: FLOP!
I can't find anything on this movie getting a release outside of the United States. DVD copies on Amazon go next to nothing. I am guessing that even though half a million was spent, this made nowhere even close to even after almost a decade.
The Next Three Days (2010)
Budget: $30 million
U.S: $21,148,651
Worldwide Total: $67,448,651
Actual U.S. minus 50%: $10,574,325
Actual Worldwide minus 50%: $33,724,325
RESULT: Debatable!
I am listing this as a debatable. We don't know how much extra was spent on the advertising on this film.
Tron: Legacy (2010)
Budget: $170 million
U.S: $172,062,763
Worldwide Total: $400,062,763
Actual U.S. minus 50%: $86,031,381
Actual Worldwide minus 50%: $200,031,381
RESULT: Debatable!
Considering this was a big Christmas movie for the 2010 season, I am thinking Disney spent a lot on the marketing. I am not saying this is a flop, but, I am saying it was debatable for Mickey Mouse. And probably why we never got a third film.
Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
Budget: $163 million
U.S: $100,240,551
Worldwide Total: $174,822,325
Actual U.S. minus 50%: $50,120,275
Actual Worldwide minus 50%: $87,411,162
RESULT: FLOP!
The Change-Up (2011)
Budget: $52 million
U.S: $37,081,475
Worldwide Total: $75,450,437
Actual U.S. minus 50%: $18,540,737
Actual Worldwide minus 50%: $37,725,218
RESULT: FLOP!
In Time (2011)
Budget: $40 million
U.S: $37,520,095
Worldwide Total: $173,930,596
Actual U.S. minus 50%: $18,760,047
Actual Worldwide minus 50%: $86,965,298
RESULT: Success!
This is a surprise. The movie where she plays Justin Timberlake's mother is the only movie so far that was not a box office belly flop. Holy shit. I bet she was thanking her lucky stars that she had some luck finally on her side...
People Like Us (2012)
Budget: $16 million
U.S: $12,434,778
Worldwide Total: $12,558,931
Actual U.S. minus 50%: $6,217,389
Actual Worldwide minus 50%: $6,279,465
RESULT: FLOP!
What did I say about luck? Shit...
The Words (2012)
Budget: $6 million
U.S: $11,494,838
Worldwide Total: $13,231,461
Actual U.S. minus 50%: $5,747,419
Actual Worldwide minus 50%: $6,615,730
RESULT: FLOP!
Butter (2012)
Budget: N/A
U.S: $105,018
Worldwide Total: $175,706
Actual U.S. minus 50%: $52,509
Actual Worldwide minus 50%: $87,853
RESULT: FLOP!
I can't find nothing on this. There's no way this film made anyone money.
Deadfall (2012)
Budget: $12 million [IMDB]
U.S: $66,351
Worldwide Total: $1,946,254
Actual U.S. minus 50%: $33,175
Actual Worldwide minus 50%: $973,127
RESULT: FLOP!
Looking at the international results on BOM, this film was successful in Austria; Brazil; Colombia; Germany; Mexico; Spain; U.A.E; and the U.K. compared to the U.S. In Brazil alone the film made over half a million. Holy cow.
Budget: $30 million
U.S: $22,537,881
Worldwide Total: $27,437,881
Actual U.S. minus 50%: $11,268,940
Actual Worldwide minus 50%: $13,718,940
RESULT: FLOP!
Drinking Buddies (2013)
Budget: $1 million [WIKI]
U.S: $343,341
Worldwide Total: $401,914
Actual U.S. minus 50%: $171,670
Actual Worldwide minus 50%: $200,957
RESULT: FLOP!
Can't even make back the supposed the $1 million budget. What in the hell...
Rush (2013)
Budget: $38 million
U.S: $26,947,624
Worldwide Total: $90,247,624
Actual U.S. minus 50%: $13,473,812
Actual Worldwide minus 50%: $45,123,812
RESULT: Debatable!
Taking in that advertising is not accounted for, I am saying it's not a flop nor success.
Her (2013)
Budget: $23 million
U.S: $25,568,251
Worldwide Total: $47,351,251
Actual U.S. minus 50%: $12,784,125
Actual Worldwide minus 50%: $23,675,625
RESULT: FLOP!
Budget: $5 million [IMDB]
U.S: $75,143
Worldwide Total: $120,823
Actual U.S. minus 50%: $37,571
Actual Worldwide minus 50%: $60,411
RESULT: FLOP!
Five million dollars... It didn't even make 2% of it's budget back theatrically. You'd be better off throwing your cash out the window.
Third Person (2014)
Budget: $28 million [IMDB]
U.S: $1,021,398
Worldwide Total: $2,624,761
Actual U.S. minus 50%: $510,699
Actual Worldwide minus 50%: $1,312,380
RESULT: FLOP!
Well, at least this film made about close to 5% of it's budget back theatrically. Probably made a hit on home video ... I doubt it.
The Lazarus Effect (2015)
Budget: $3.3 million
U.S: $25,801,047
Worldwide Total: $38,358,787
Actual U.S. minus 50%: $12,900,523
Actual Worldwide minus 50%: $19,179,393
RESULT: Success!
Her first success in about four years since In Time. Can this streak of luck continue? Read below...
Meadowland (2015)
Budget: N/A
U.S: N/A
Worldwide Total: N/A
Actual U.S. minus 50%: N/A
Actual Worldwide minus 50%: N/A
RESULT: Flop!
Well, according to Wikipedia this did come out and critics liked it. However, there's no information that can be found regarding it's budget and nothing regarding how much this film made. And according to IMDB, this film hasn't really been released anywhere either. Holy hell, man.
Love the Coopers (2015)
Budget: $17 million
U.S: $26,302,731
Worldwide Total: $42,426,912
Actual U.S. minus 50%: $13,151,365
Actual Worldwide minus 50%: $21,213,456
RESULT: Debatable!
This debatable because of the advertising. I am sure it's probably considered a flop, but, we'll give her a freebie.
What did we learn today, kids? Olivia Wilde is box office poison. While she hasn't had a theatrical film in two years come this November, she has two films in post-production right now; A Vengeance and Life Itself. And from the sounds of these, I don't think we'll have high hopes for these being the homerun she needs for possibly getting more roles in the industry. Maybe Olivia should stay off Twitter for a while and try harder at getting somewhere.
