Sahara (2005)
In reality, it is not easy to make a movie as good as the book. Sahara author Clive Cussler received $10 million, as well as creative control over the script, since he gave Paramount the rights to it. The movie starred Penelope Cruz and Matthew McConaughey, but it still lost a hundred million bucks at the box office. Cussler sued the company for breach of contract since the movie was so poorly executed.