5 Box Office Bombs That Bankrupted Their Studios

Not every big-budget gamble pays off. We're counting down five films so disastrous they literally destroyed the studios behind them—from Heaven's Gate killing United Artists to how Cutthroat Island sank Carolco Pictures. These aren't just flops; they're extinction-level events in Hollywood history.

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