Big studios have every advantage imaginable. Massive budgets, famous actors, endless marketing campaigns, and globally recognized franchises create the expectation of guaranteed box office success. But even with all that power behind them, some movies still failed spectacularly when they reached theaters. A few became financial disasters so large that they changed studio strategies for years afterward. Hollywood history is filled with expensive reminders that no company is completely safe from producing a massive flop.IMDbThe Marvels — Marvel StudiosThe Marvel Cinematic Universe finally experienced a major box office collapse after years of near automatic success.cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "106e33c0-3911-473c-b599-b1426db57530",}).render("0270c398a82f44f49c23c16122516796");});IMDbThe New Mutants — 20th Century StudiosYears of delays and production problems completely drained excitement for the X-Men spinoff.IMDbTomorrowland — Walt Disney PicturesDisney invested heavily in original blockbuster storytelling, but audiences showed little interest in the final movie.IMDbBattlefield Earth — Franchise PicturesThe heavily criticized sci-fi movie became one of the most infamous studio backed disasters ever released.IMDbCats — Universal PicturesThe bizarre visual effects and awkward adaptation instantly turned Cats into one of the internet’s favourite punching bags.IMDbCutthroat Island — Metro-Goldwyn-MayerThe pirate adventure lost so much money that it helped destroy the studio behind its production.IMDbGreen Lantern — Warner Bros.Warner Bros. planned a major superhero franchise before weak reactions destroyed those plans almost immediately.IMDbJohn Carter — Walt Disney PicturesDisney hoped John Carter would become a giant sci-fi franchise before the movie disappeared quickly at the box office.IMDbJupiter Ascending — Warner Bros.The ambitious sci-fi epic struggled under its confusing story and overwhelming visual style.IMDbLightyear — PixarThe Toy Story spinoff surprisingly failed to generate the audience enthusiasm Pixar normally receives.IMDbMortal Engines — Universal PicturesDespite huge visual ambition and blockbuster scale, audiences never connected with the post apocalyptic adventure.IMDbSolo: A Star Wars Story — LucasfilmProduction chaos and franchise fatigue hurt what was expected to be another easy Star Wars hit.IMDbStrange World — Walt Disney Animation StudiosDisney’s animated sci-fi movie quietly became one of the company’s largest theatrical failures in years.IMDbThe Flash — Warner Bros.Warner Bros. spent years developing the superhero film only to watch it become one of DC’s biggest financial disappointments.IMDbThe Lone Ranger — Walt Disney PicturesThe expensive western failed badly despite the studio hoping it would repeat the success of Pirates of the Caribbean.The post 15 of the Biggest Flops Made By Massive Studios appeared first on Den of Geek.