+

Cookies on the Business Insider India website

Business Insider India has updated its Privacy and Cookie policy. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the better experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we\'ll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on the Business Insider India website. However, you can change your cookie setting at any time by clicking on our Cookie Policy at any time. You can also see our Privacy Policy.

Close
HomeQuizzoneWhatsappShare Flash Reads
 

The Bill Murray movie 'Rock the Kasbah' is the biggest flop of the year

Nov 24, 2015, 19:56 IST

Open Road Films

Not even Bill Murray could save this film from tanking.

Advertisement

Forbes named "Rock the Kasbah," which also features Kate Hudson, Bruce Willis, and Zooey Deschanel, the biggest flop of 2015.

In the film, Murray portrays a washed-up rock-music manager who finds a talented girl in Kabul and attempts to help her win a singing competition similar to "American Idol." The film received mostly negative reviews and only holds an 8% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

The site's consensus reads: "The Shareef don't like 'Rock the Kasbah,' and neither will viewers hoping for a film that manages to make effective use of Bill Murray's knack for playing lovably anarchic losers."

The film brought in $2.9 million and the estimated production budget was $15 million, leaving the film with only a 19% return on its cost.

Advertisement

The film also holds the No. 5 spot for the worst wide opening (2,000-2,499 theaters) since 1982 on Box Office Mojo.

Forbes looked at films' box-office returns and production budgets to determine which of this year's films were the least profitable as of November 18. They also only looked at films that opened in more than 2,000 theaters.

Other films that made the list include "The Gunman," "Jupiter Ascending," "Aloha," and "Tomorrowland."

Watch the trailer for "Rock the Kasbah" below:

Advertisement

NOW WATCH: Lady Gaga almost quit music, and she had a good reason

Please enable Javascript to watch this video
You are subscribed to notifications!
Looks like you've blocked notifications!
Next Article