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To receive the magazine,_ [_click here to subscribe_](https://subscribe.hollywoodreporter.com/sub/?p=THR&f=saleb&s=IH1402HR20)_._ If ever there was a studio that could withstand a serious stumble, it’s Disney, home of Lucasfilm, Marvel, Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. And stumble it has with _Tomorrowland_, the Brad Bird-directed fantasy adventure. Sources say the film will lose $120 million to $140 million by the time it finishes its global rollout, becoming Disney’s first major financial misfire since _The Lone Ranger_ prompted a $190 mil­lion write-down two summers ago. It’s also the third big-budget original tentpole of 2015 to bomb after _Jupiter Ascending_ and _Seventh Son_, highlighting the risky nature of nine-figure filmmaking at a time when relatively lower-budget hits such as _Spy_ and _Pitch Perfect 2_ are causing studios to look closely at the costs of creating franchises. _Tomorrowland_, which cost $180 million to produce plus a marketing spend of $150 million or more, had everything going for it: a hot filmmaker in Bird, 57 (_Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol_), and a global star in George Clooney, 54\. But it debuted to weak reviews (was it for kids or adults?) and a soft $42.7 million during the long Memorial Day weekend. As of June 8, the film had earned $76.4 million domestically and $93.5 million overseas for a global total of $169.9 million. It might not gross much more than $200 million, far from enough to cover Disney’s costs. China, ravenous for American event movies, has been a particularly harsh blow. _Tomorrowland_ bowed to $13.8 million there in early June, getting trounced by the $38.3 million opening of the Japanese animated title _Stand by Me Doraemon_. “Yes, they took a miss with _Tomorrowland_, but there are so many things working for Disney,” says analyst Eric Handler of MKM Partners, noting that Marvel’s _Avengers: Age of Ultron_ has earned nearly $1.35 billion worldwide since May. “And coming up, there’s _Inside Out_ (June 19), _Ant-Man_ (July 17) and _Star Wars_ (Dec. 18). Disney will do just fine this year.” That’s why _Tomorrowland_ hasn’t stirred media or shareholder uproar as did _Lone Ranger_ and _John Carter_ ($200 million write-down). (Disney stock hasn’t budged.) But it has raised the issue of whether studios will spend at this level on original tentpoles. Even the hit _San Andreas_, which Warner Bros. has marketed as an event pic, cost “only” $110 million. “There’s a reason you’re seeing more sequels, prequels and known properties because you never know how films like _Tomorrowland_ or _Jupiter Ascending_ are going to turn out,” says Handler._Jupiter_ was a pricey miss for Warners, Village Roadshow and other partners who paid nearly $180 million to make the sci-fi fantasy, which topped out at $181.9 million worldwide and lost about $120 million all-in. Despite the flop, few fault Disney for taking a chance on a director like Bird. Says a rival executive, “When a guy like that comes to you with an original idea, and Clooney is part of the package, you’ll take the swing.” _This_ [_article_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-could-lose-140-million-801244) _originally appeared on_ [_The Hollywood Reporter_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com)_._ _More from The Hollywood Reporter:_ * [2015 Summer Movie Guide: Sequels… Comedy… Action!](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/2015-summer-movie-guide-sequels-796697) * [Summer Box Office Champs: From Sharks to Shrek to Superheroes](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/summer-box-office-champs-summer-794202) * [Kids’ Summer Guide: 25 New Things Families Can Watch and Read Together](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/new-kids-movies-tv-shows-793024) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3915927/disney-tomorrowland-flop-loss/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3915927/disney-tomorrowland-flop-loss/"},"headline":"Here's How Much Disney Could Lose on Tomorrowland","datePublished":"2015-06-10T15:13:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T08:05:02.628Z","description":"It could be Disney's first major financial misfire since The Lone Ranger","url":"https://time.com/3915927/disney-tomorrowland-flop-loss/","keywords":["movies","China","film"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2e812d48b5e5a995/69885183cd684802ab0a0032/tomorrowland-poster.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Pamela McClintock / The Hollywood Reporter"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2e812d48b5e5a995/69885183cd684802ab0a0032/tomorrowland-poster.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"tomorrowland-poster","caption":"tomorrowland-poster","creditText":"Disney","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3915927/disney-tomorrowland-flop-loss/","name":"Here's How Much Disney Could Lose on Tomorrowland"}}]}] ```