I agree with your premise, but a possibly better example would be the 2011 movie "Mars Needs Mums". [1] "The film was a commercial failure, and is the biggest box office bomb in history, grossing only about $39 million on a budget of $150 million."

It's also, coincidentally a Mars reference :-)

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Needs_Moms