These Hollywood Box Office Results Remind Us How Hard It Is To Make A Franchise

The 13th Warrior (1999)

What could go wrong with The 13th Warrior? It starred Antonio Banderas, straight off the success of The Mask of Zorro. The film was directed by the same man who gave the world Die Hard. It was based on a book by Jurassic Park writer Michael Crichton.

Amazingly, the film made back less than half its budget, costing Touchstone Pictures $102 million. Omar Sharif, its co-star, temporarily left acting because he was so embarrassed about being in it.