Movies We All Thought Bombed But In Reality Didn't

Lately it seems the trend nowadays is if a movie doesn't do well on its first few days, it's an automatic flop. Take into consideration Tom Cruise's Knight and Day. If you search anywhere, you'd see the word 'flop' next to it. Well, you'd be surprised because it actually earned huge money worldwide. Domestically some movies may not do well on the first few days. But once it is released worldwide, that's when it explodes. Here are some movies we all thought didn't do well:

Everyone thought The Sorcerer's Apprentice was another huge disappointment to Nicolas Cage's career. But the movie was a commercial success globally. With a budget of $150M, it earned $215M. Couldn't really be considered a flop. Now we can all stop wondering why the guy is still getting movie offers after movie offers. His movies are still raking in money, maybe not domestically, but hey, a buck is a buck.

Nicole Kidman has been called "Flop Queen" lately because of the recent string of bombs she has been making in the tills. Here is another proof that it isn't true. Australia had a budget of $130M and it earned $211.3M in the box office, totaling its net at $81.3M.

This movie has been called a commercial failure over and over again because of its huge budget during its time of $175M. And yet again it's not. The film made $264M all over which gave a net of $89M. Clearly Kevin Costner was a big movie hero worldwide then just as he is now with his real life role in the recent oil spill crisis.

I am so glad this movie is here. This is scariest shit I have ever seen so far. When I was watching this in the movie theaters, I wanted to walk out and not finish the entire film anymore. That was how freaking scared I was. It wasn't a ghost-vampire-massacre kind of scary. It was just psychologically scary. The mere thought of people doing it to themselves is beyond what my small brain can accept. Which is why I don't understand why M. Night Shyamalan has gotten several flak for his movies. Yeah Lady in the Water was really awful. But most of his movies are still okay.
Anyway, The Happening had a budget of $60M and earned $163.4M in the box office which totalled a whopping $103.4M in net earnings!

Never been a Tom Cruise fan but let's mention his movie anyway. Knight and Day had a budget of $117M but grossed $261M all over the world. That is $144M in earnings. Pretty huge for a 'flop'.

Another M. Night Shyamalan film. The guy just can't get a break. Sure, almost every critic lambasted it. calling it a boring piece of shit. But apparently, the world likes watching pieces of shit because it earned $317M from a budget of $150M, netting $167M!

This is another film I liked back then. It was so cool for me I used to draw the scenes in my notebook. Bruce Willis was so badass and Mila Jovovich was smokin'. They say this was the movie that ultimately caused the break up of Demi and Bruce back then because of Mila.
Did I mention his Royal Greatness Gary Oldman is also here? Yep. That about sums it up, great story, great effects, actors not bad, why should it flop? And yet it belongs to lists of movies that flopped. Wrong! All over the world it earned $263M from its budget of merely $90M.

Why would this even be considered a flop? It has Jonny Depp and Angelina Jolie! Let me repeat, Depp and Jolie. Two of the biggest stars worldwide.
True, the movie was a bit dragging at times. But the story was okay and so was the acting so it should pass. And it did. It earned $276.8M for a budget of $100M. Take home earning was $176.8M.

This one is a bit surpising. Brandon Routh, practically a newcomer may not have been the best actor but he wasn't that awful either. Kevin Spacey all but made up for what he lacked. Put Kevin Spacey in a film and I'd watch it. The director also did a great job and in total it was an entertaining movie. Specially because I think Superman can kick all the superheroes' asses out there.
And yet you'd read everywhere that it was, again like all the movies in this list a big flop. Thank God for me. I can dispel those moronic rumors. In fact, among all the movies here, Superman Returns earned the biggest. Its budget was $209M and it earned $391.1M worldwide. Leaving it a total net of $182.1M! That is a big F*ck you!