1990 – The Bonfire of the Vanities
This movie about the 80’s era of Wall Street was so controversial that a book about the behind the scenes drama ended up being a bestseller. Of the many reasons why it tanked, the most notable were deviations from the source novel, miscasting, and of course, exceeding the budget.
It lost a total of $31 million.
Roger Ebert may have best explained why no one saw this movie when he wrote: "I hated this movie. Hated, hated, hated, hated, hated this movie. Hated it."