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John Carter

Building the Perfect Bomb: The Numbers Behind Box Office Flops
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Building the Perfect Bomb: The Numbers Behind Box Office Flops

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J.C. Macek III
/ 13 July 2015
The biggest "box office bombs" of all time, much like the biggest hits, are not always the ones you're expecting them to be.
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Pulpy Thrills and First-Rate Eye-Poppery: ‘John Carter’

By
Jeremiah Massengale
/ 19 June 2012
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Battle-Bomb!

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Bill Gibron
/ 4 June 2012
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Super Bowl XLVI: Battle of the Commercials

By
Jessy Krupa
/ 6 February 2012
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By
Ben Travers
/ 28 August 2011

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