Biggest movie flops of 2011

The cinematic flops of 2011 have, in some cases, been truly extraordinary. It’s not just for their lack of quality (some were actually not so bad) or the staggering amounts of money they lost, but for the fact that quite a few slipped under the radar entirely. But then, that's probably why they flopped in the first place. Anyway, without further ado, here are the poorest performing films of 2011...

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Mars Needs Moms

Starred: Seth Green, Joan Cusack Cost: $150m (£96m) Lost: $110m (£70m)

Mars needs money. This animated adventure-comedy, produced by Hollywood ledge Robert Zemeckis, earned itself the dubious honour of having the 12th worst opening weekend of any film, ever. Considering its biggest actor by some margin was Seth Green, how it cost $150m (£96m) to make is a genuine mystery. One factor could be its descent into the creepy 'uncanny ... more
Mars Needs Moms

Starred: Seth Green, Joan Cusack Cost: $150m (£96m) Lost: $110m (£70m)

Mars needs money. This animated adventure-comedy, produced by Hollywood ledge Robert Zemeckis, earned itself the dubious honour of having the 12th worst opening weekend of any film, ever. Considering its biggest actor by some margin was Seth Green, how it cost $150m (£96m) to make is a genuine mystery. One factor could be its descent into the creepy 'uncanny valley', whereby the motion-capture and rendering of characters falls into that hinterland of animation that's a bit too close to looking human. But not quite. Zemeckis' films 'The Polar Express' and 'Beowulf' also suffered from this. Whatever, this was a Herculean failure. less

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