Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! - 2017 Box Office Bombs: Franchise Fatigue & High-Profile Flops

Episode Date: March 15, 2026

In 2017, Hollywoods reliance on franchises and high-budget films backfired, with a wave of flops and low ticket sales. Transformers, Justice League, and even Pixars Cars 3 underperformed, leading to the lowest box office in 25 years. Non-franchise bets like Blade Runner 2049, Power Rangers, and King Arthur: Legend of the Sword also failed to impress. Despite these lessons, Hollywood continues to prioritize IP, echoing the costly mistakes of 2017. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[e-mail] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [e-mail]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/becc5191e9aa92a7

It's March 15th. Here's what's happening in entertainment. Back in the 2000s and especially the 2010s, Hollywood got hooked on franchises and massive budgets for tent pole films. That made the industry top heavy, with blockbusters dominating the box office. In 2017, hits like Star Wars, The Last Jedi and the Live Action Beauty and the Beast, raked in billions, but the year also saw a wave of high-profile flops that tanked expectations. Several big franchises stumbled hard that year. Transformers, the last night, earned just $605 million worldwide on a $260 million budget, a huge drop from. Earlier entries.

Justice League pulled in $661 million on $300 million spent, crippling Warner Brothers' D.C. plans. Even Pixar's Cars 3 made only $384 million, one of its weakest performers. Audiences showed real fatigue, leading to the lowest ticket sales in 20%. 25 years since 1992. Domestic box office dipped to just over $11 billion down from the year before. Fans skipped many sequels and reboots, from Alien, Covenant at $240 million to Lego Ninja Go's $123 million far below. Its predecessor, non-franchise bets fared no better.

Blade Runner 2049 bombed with $167 million against at least $150 million budgeted, despite critical. praise. Power Rangers made 142 million on 100 million, killing sequel hopes, while King Arthur, Legend of the Sword, lost money at, 149 million versus 175 million spent. Hollywood missed key lessons from the mess, like not forcing every idea into a franchise mold. Universal's mummy flop derailed its monster universe, and the obsession with IP continues today, echoing 2017's costly pitfalls. The daily news now is grateful to our sponsor for today's episode. If sleep podcasts are your thing, this is your pillow. Built for comfort and calm, sOLI, solelypillow.com.