Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox may have given the House of Mouse control of a host of prestigious and potentially lucrative IPs (see Avatar, X-Men, The Simpsons et al), but it’s also brought with it some costly bombs.
Last year, X-Men: Dark Phoenix tanked at the box office, finishing its run as the lowest grossing X-Men movie ever and losing in excess of $100 million in the process, and now comes word that the Harrison Ford-headlined The Call of the Wild is on course to lose around half of that figure.
The new adaptation of the classic Jack London novel has grossed just $46.9 million domestically with a further $33.8 million from international markets since its release two weeks ago for a worldwide haul of $80.7 million to date. And, with a production budget of $125 million (not including marketing), the film is said to be looking at a break even point of $275 million and will therefore end up costing Disney and co-financiers TSG around $50 million in total once it’s all said and done.
SEE ALSO: Read our review of The Call of the Wild here
Other titles acquired from Fox which have underperformed at the box office include Kristen Stewart sci-fi horror Underwater, animated spy caper Spies in Disguise, and buddy comedy Stuber.
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Adapted from the beloved literary classic, 20th Century Fox’s THE CALL OF THE WILD vividly brings to the screen the story of Buck, a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Alaskan Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s. As the newest rookie on a mail delivery dog sled team–and later its leader–Buck experiences the adventure of a lifetime, ultimately finding his true place in the world and becoming his own master.
The Call of the Wild stars Harrison Ford, Omar Sy, Dan Stevens, Karen Gillan, Bradley Whitford, Cara Gee, and Terry Notary.
