Matt
Richmond

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Matt Richmond
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Case ID: TMDB-FLOP-2024

ANATOMY OF A FLOP

Subject

Financial disasters in modern cinema. Analyzing the relationship between massive budgets and critical failure.

The Evidence

Scatter plot forensics revealing the "Break-Even Line". Green = Fresh (>7), Red = Rotten (<5).

Status

CRITICAL FAILURE DETECTED

BUDGET_REVENUE_CORRELATION.DAT

Decryption in progress...
Neutral Zone
Critical Darling
Total Disaster
A

The "Good" Flop

Identified by green dots below the diagonal line. These are films like Blade Runner 2049 or The Iron Giant—critically acclaimed masterpieces that simply failed to find an audience in theaters. History often vindicates them.

B

The Catastrophe

The red dots deep in the bottom-right corner. These are films with massive budgets and abysmal ratings. Here lies The Lone Ranger and Cats. Expenses were high, word-of-mouth was toxic, and the losses were historic.