6. “How Do You Know”
Shortfall: $70.4 million
(Budget: $120 million; worldwide gross: $49.6 million)
This big-budget comedy about the romantic woes of an elite softball player lined up an all-star cast, including Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd and Jack Nicholson. But it experienced financial woes at the box office.
5. “Cutthroat Island”
Shortfall: $73.5 million
(Budget: $92 million; worldwide gross: $18.5 million)
The price tag on this movie was so high, and the buzz was so bad, that even before this 1995 pirate adventure, starring Geena Davis, opened in theaters, the film company behind “Cutthroat Island” struggled for cash, and filed for bankruptcy.