Movies That Tanked At The Box Office, Ruined Careers, And Drove Studios To Bankruptcy

The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)

In The Fall of the Roman Empire, we were treated to amazing performances courtesy of Alec Guinness, Sophia Loren, and Christopher Plummer. While it is one of the greatest “sword-and-sandal” movies ever made, it still lost as much as $126 million in the box office. This figure has been adjusted for inflation. The budget was huge thanks to the set costs. Did you know it was the biggest outdoor film set?

The Fall Of The Roman Empire (1964)