the 13th warrior
Are you also a filmy keeda, that is, your interest in films is a little more than that of common people? If so, then you must be very interested in the critics’ rating of films as well as their earnings figures? Along with watching films, film lovers are also very interested in knowing about the films released in the last few years. They want to know which film was a hit and which was a flop and on this basis they also decide to watch old films on OTT. In such a situation, today we will tell you about the biggest flop film in the world. By the way, if the filmmakers are to be believed, they spent crores of rupees in making a masterpiece, but the film flopped badly.
There were many famous stars in the film
This was a Hollywood film that made a record despite being a flop. The name of this film is ‘The 13th Warrior’. This 1999 American historical fiction action film starred Antonio Banderas as Ahmed Ibn Fadlan. Diane Venora and Omar Sharif were also in the film. It was directed by John McTiernan. ‘The 13th Warrior’ was based on Michael Crichton’s 1976 novel Eaters of the Dead and told the story of Ahmed Ibn Fadlan (a Baghdadi traveler).
What was special in the film
The record of ‘The 13th Warrior’ was that for the first time a Muslim was shown as a hero in a Hollywood film. ‘The 13th Warrior’ not only proved to be a flop at the box office but also faced criticism. If you want to watch it on OTT now, you can watch it on Apple TV, or Google Play Movies. At that time, a critic named Dr. Reza Aslan even said that due to the failure of ‘The 13th Warrior’ at the box office, no one in Hollywood can dare to make a film based on a Muslim hero.
Film’s earnings and losses
Let us tell you, ‘The 13th Warrior’, made on a budget of 160 million dollars (1300 crores rupees), earned only 61 million dollars (511 crores rupees) at the worldwide box office. In this way, there was a direct loss of 100 million dollars. According to some reports, the film suffered a loss of even more than this i.e. 129 million dollars (1082 crores rupees).
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