How the Biggest Sci-Fi Bomb of 2026 Officially Passes Its Final Box Office Milestone

A costly year for blockbusters

The article says 2026 has delivered major hits, including The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day, while overall box-office grosses were poised to surpass last year’s total. It also notes several costly disappointments.

Supergirl and Masters of the Universe each cost around $180 million and earned approximately $130 million worldwide. The article says there are no current plans for sequels to either film.

The year’s biggest flop

The article describes an unnamed Warner Bros. film as the year’s biggest flop and one of the biggest flops of all time. It says the movie recently reached a box-office milestone that is likely to be its last, but does not specify what that milestone was.

The film was an R-rated political satire with a reported production cost of $180 million. The article characterizes it as an arthouse movie made on a tentpole budget.

A difficult opening weekend

The movie received divisive reviews before release. Warner Bros. changed its marketing approach to emphasize the conversation surrounding the film, but the article says that strategy did not succeed.

It opened with $8 million at the domestic box office in its first weekend. The film was projected to lose $250 million, and reports said Warner Bros. chiefs Pam Abdy and Michael De Luca faced possible job cuts.

A comparison with last year

The article compares the film’s prospects with One Battle After Another, which starred Leonardo DiCaprio. That movie earned $213 million worldwide against a reported $175 million budget. It later won the Best Picture Oscar, which the article says helped it save face. The Warner Bros. film, by contrast, is described as having no comparable success in the account.