Top 5 Summer Movies Most Likely To Bomb

1.       The Great Gatsby

 

Release Date- May 10^th

 

Starring- Leonardo Dicaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher

 

Why I Think It Will Bomb- From the little I’ve seen about this, The Great Gatsby looks to be an instant contender for Best Production Design Oscar, but sadly I saw little else to be excited about.  Nothing about this feels genuine and reminds me of recent Tim Burton movies: it looks nice but everything else feels completely phoned in.  I also think sandwiching their release right in between Iron Man 3 and Star Trek Into Darkness will work against them. 

2.     Epic

 

Release Date- May 24^th

 

Starring-Amanda Seyfried, Josh Hutcherson, Colin Farrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Christoph Waltz

 

Why I Think It Will Bomb- I had already found it hard enough for me to see this becoming a hit after seeing the trailer and assuming it was some kind FernGully remake and the generic title didn’t help either.  To make matters worse, 20^th Century Fox decided to release it on the same weekend as Hangover Part III and Fast and Furious 6.  Somehow, I don’t think there will enough room for Epic.

3.       After Earth

        Release Date- May 31^st

                Starring- Will Smith, Jaden Smith

       Why I Think It Will Bomb- Three words: M Night Shayamalan.  I would say his movies can't possibly get any worse but he always seems to find a way to outdo himself.     

4.     World War Z

Release Date- June 21^st

Starring- Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, James Badge Dale, Matthew Fox, Bryan Cranston

      Why I Think It Will Bomb- The production troubles over World War Z have been well publicized and with the amount of money spent on several weeks of reshoots and “totally necessary” 3D    conversion this will probably need to make around $300 million just to break even.  Somehow, I don’t really see that happening with a zombie movie.

5.     Lone Ranger

Release Date- July 3^rd

Starring- Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, William Fitchner, Tom Wilkinson, Barry Pepper

 

Why I Think It Will Bomb- This movie had pretty much spent the better part of a decade in and out of development hell but was able to stay alive thanks mostly to Johnny Depp.  If he hadn’t stayed attached to it all these years no studio would’ve touched this with a ten foot pole (and I wouldn’t have blamed them).  When Cowboys and Aliens came out a couple of years ago it showed that audiences may not be interested in big-budget westerns and that production budget was a bargain compared to the “official” $250 million price tag attached to The Lone Ranger and also last year’s Dark Shadows proved that Depp’s box office appeal is far from bullet proof.