Despite being a top actor, achieving international success with his smash hit Yellowstone, and receiving numerous awards for his acting, Kevin Costner has also had some serious film flops: he experienced a career tailspin in the mid-’90s. .
Costner was on his way to establishing himself as a Hollywood leading man after a successful career, starring in Field of Dreams (1989), Dances with Wolves (1990), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) and The Bodyguard (1992). . ), even producing many of the greatest hits himself.
The now 69-year-old has also won numerous awards over the years, including three Golden Globes and a Primetime Emmy Award, as well as picking up a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama in January 2023 for his role. by John Dutton in the hit series Yellowstone.
But his most recent film, Horizon: An American Saga, has been heavily criticized, despite earning a 10-minute standing ovation from audiences after its premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on Sunday.
Horizon: An American Saga Chapter One will be released in theaters on June 28, and then Chapter Two will follow and debut on August 16.
Sienna Miller is among the star-studded cast that also includes Sam Worthington, Giovanni Ribisi, Jena Malone, among others.
Horizon: An American Saga, has a star-studded cast besides Costner with Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone, Giovanni Ribisi, Ella Hunt, Danny Huston and Luke Wilson also sharing the screen.
However, the film has received some scathing reviews and a very low score on Rotten Tomatoes, with only a 27 percent score on the Tomatometer, the rating system used on the film review website.
Costner financed the film himself, admitting to investing $38 million of his own funds in the project after spending decades trying to find a studio to make the film.
He even took out a loan on his home in Santa Barbara after trying unsuccessfully to do so for more than 30 years.
Despite being a top actor, achieving international success with his smash hit Yellowstone, and receiving numerous awards for his acting, Kevin Costner has also had some serious failures: he experienced a career failure in the mid-90s.
Horizon: An American Saga Chapter One will be released in theaters on June 28, and then Chapter Two will follow and debut on August 16.
The two-part epic has cost more than $100 million.
Costner previously revealed in June 2022 that he planned to make four Horizon movies in total, filmed back to back.
It is the fourth time Costner has directed a film in his long career, which also includes the following Dances With Wolves (1990), The Postman (1990) and Open Range (2003).
Costner has achieved great success with his work, including his directorial debut, Dances with Wolves (1990), which won an astonishing seven Academy Awards from 12 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.
If Horizon: An American Saga doesn’t work,It is not the first film financed by Costner to fail at the box office.
Below, FEMAIL takes a look at some of Kevin Costner’s box office flops.
Aquatic World (1995)
Just a few years after appearing in the megahit The Bodyguard, Costner’s film Waterworld tanked at the box office.
The film received mixed reviews, with some critics acknowledging that it was an impressive feat, but considering it “dreary”, “totally humorless” and “soulless”.
According to Esquire, the tabloids kept constant track of the film’s ever-expanding budget.
The film, which lasted three hours, cost around $175 million and grossed $253 million worldwide.
Unfortunately for Costner, it was the start of a difficult few years for his films, and he made The Postman just two years later.
Just a few years after appearing in the megahit The Bodyguard, Costner’s film Waterworld tanked at the box office.
The Postman (1997)
The Postman was directed, produced and starred by Costner, and was made on a budget of $80 million.
However, the dystopian film only grossed $20.8 million at the worldwide box office and currently only has a 14 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Costner has since said in interviews that while The Postman did not do well at the box office, Waterworld did not do as badly in theaters and recovered its budget and VHS sales.
The Postman was directed, produced and starred by Costner, and was made on a budget of $80 million.
While promoting the 2013 film Man of Steel, Costner defended The Postman.
‘Well, I always thought it was a really good movie! I always thought I probably started off wrong. I should have said something like “once upon a time.”
“Because it was like a modern fairy tale: it ends in a storybook that ends with the statue,” he said, according to Cinema mix.
He continued: ‘You know, I thought it was a pretty fun movie set around the idea of a Superman, someone stepping up.
“But in this case, he is a very humble guy who is nothing more than a liar: he delivers mail and burns half of it just to survive.” So I like the movie.”