Sahara

Sahara is a 2005 action/adventure film directed by Breck Eisner and based on the best-selling book of the same name by Clive Cussler. Though it opened at number one in the US box office, grossing $18 million on its first weekend, Sahara is considered one of the biggest financial failures in Hollywood history. From a financial perspective, Sahara was unusual because it performed reasonably well, generating $122 million in gross box-office sales. H... more

Sahara is a 2005 action/adventure film directed by Breck Eisner and based on the best-selling book of the same name by Clive Cussler. Though it opened at number one in the US box office, grossing $18 million on its first weekend, Sahara is considered one of the biggest financial failures in Hollywood history. From a financial perspective, Sahara was unusual because it performed reasonably well, generating $122 million in gross box-office sales. However, the movie was beset by high costs, including $160 million in production costs and $81.1 million in distribution expenses. The film lost approximately $105 million according to a financial executive assigned to the movie; however Hollywood accounting methods assign losses at $78.3 million, taking into account projected revenue. According to Hollywood accounting, the film drew in revenue of $202.9 million against expenses of $281.2 million. The Los Angeles Times presented an extensive special report on April 15, 2007 dissecting the... less