2026 hasn’t exactly been a banner year for Ridley Scott, who finally returned to the world of sci-fi with his latest film, The Dog Stars. The film came into theaters carrying a $70 million budget, which seemed risky, especially considering the box office performance of his last few movies. Analysts who predicted the film would struggle were proven right — at the time of writing, The Dog Stars has eked out only $21 million at the global box office, putting it more than $100 million behind its estimated break-even point. Scott’s work on recent historical epics like Gladiator II and Napoleon also proved troublesome when it came to turning a profit at the box office, but both movies carried budgets of more than $200 million, meaning they would have needed close to half a billion just to break even.
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