Forbes names Cumberbatch’s “Fifth Estate” Assange bio “biggest film flop”November 29, 2013 - 15:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Fifth Estate has been named the biggest film flop of 2013, Digital Spy reveals citing Forbes magazine. The Julian Assange biopic starring Benedict Cumberbatch achieved global box office takings of $6 million, compared to its $28m budget. Using these figures, the WikiLeaks drama earned only 21% of the cost it took to produce. Sylvester Stallone's Bullet to the Head and Harrison Ford's Paranoia finish in second and third place on the list. Jason Statham project Parker sits at four, followed by Mark Wahlberg's political drama Broken City. Ryan Reynolds action comedy RIPD charts at nine, while Selena Gomez's Getaway finishes seventh. Disney's The Lone Ranger remake does not feature in the top ten, and has now broken even despite its poor showing at the US box office. Forbes' list does not include additional costs for marketing, which the magazine states can equal some films' budget. Related links: Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |