9 Worst Grossing ‘Mars’ Movies of All Time (Photos)

President Obama has called for a human mission to Mars — the perfect place to send these flops based on the fourth rock from the sun

| October 11, 2016 @ 5:45 PM Last Updated: October 11, 2016 @ 6:00 PM
Cannon Pictures
INVADERS FROM MARS (1986)The '50s sci-fi remake opened to a disastrous $2 million and earned less than $5 million on a budget of $7 million.
Warner Bros.
MARS ATTACKS (1996)Tim Burton's blockbuster streak was broken with the Earth-invasion flick, which earned less than $10 million in its opening weekend and ending just north of $100 million after costing $70 million.
Walt Disney Pictures
MY FAVORITE MARTIAN (1999)Starring Jeff Daniels, Christopher Lloyd, Daryl Hannah and Elizabeth Hurley, this big-screen adaptation of the 1960s TV series earned just under $37 million on a $65 million budget.
Touchstone Pictures
MISSION TO MARS (2000)Opening to less than $23 million, the Tim Robbins/Gary Sinise vehicle totaled $110 million on a $100 million budget.
Screen Gems
GHOSTS OF MARS (2001)The John Carpenter film starring Ice Cube and Natasha Henstridge cost $28 million to produce, and only earned back half that amount.
New Line Cinema
MARTIAN CHILD (2007)The second John Cusack credit on our Mars list cost $27 million to produce, but clocked in at just $9.3 million worldwide.
Walt Disney Pictures
MARS NEEDS MOMS (2011)The John Cusack/Seth Green film opened to less $7 million on its opening weekend, ultimately earning less than $40 million worldwide on a $150 million budget.
Walt Disney Pictures
JOHN CARTER (2012)Originally titled "John Carter of Mars," the film opened to $30 million and earned $284 million worldwide, but still cost Disney $200 million when all was said and done.
Magnet Releasing
THE LAST DAYS ON MARS (2013)Claiming a budget of $10 million, the Liev Schreiber sci-fi thriller earned a paltry $24,084.
Warner Bros. Pictures
VERONICA MARS (2014) Despite a formidable Kickstarter campaign, this adaptation of the Kristen Bell TV series could only scratch out $3.5 million on a budget of $6 million.