Michael Jackon has been dead for at least 6 months?

This is a screen capture from CNN.com at 1:30pm today. I guess even the big companies with all their approval processes still get it wrong.

Michale Jackson Dead for at least six months

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Top 200 Biggest Box Office Bombs. Wost movies with respect to Box Office Gross.

The big movie houses are always quick to tout their latest celebathonic box office hits, never do they ever speak of those movies that were “Box Office Bombs”. By definition a Box Office Bomb is a film for which the production and marketing costs greatly exceeded the revenue recovered by the movie studio (especially with reference to U.S. gross – as several times movie studios sell international distribution rights to other companies.)

Sorted by % Gross of the Budget

Title	Year	Budget	U.S. Gross	% of budget
Zyzzyx Road	2006	$2,000,000	$30	<0.1%
Scorched	2003	$7,000,000	$8,000	0.10%
D-Tox	2002	$55,000,000	$79,161	0.10%
Freaked	1993	$12,000,000	$29,296	0.20%
The Bridge of San Luis Rey	2005	$24,000,000	$49,981	0.20%
Nomad	2007	$40,000,000	$79,123	0.20%
My Big Fat Independent Movie	2005	$3,000,000	$4,655	0.20%
The Hottie and the Nottie	2008	$9,000,000	$27,696	0.30%
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn	1998	$10,000,000	$45,779	0.50%
Manderlay	2006	$14,200,000	$78,378	0.60%
Mini’s First Time	2006	$6,000,000	$49,034	0.80%
No Good Deed	2003	$12,000,000	$181,600	1.50%
Idiocracy	2006	$30,000,000	$444,000	1.50%
Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker	2006	$40,000,000	$659,210	1.60%
Southland Tales	2007	$15,000,000	$275,380	1.80%
Ride with the Devil	1999	$35,000,000	$630,779	1.80%
Lolita	1997	$58,000,000	$1,060,056	1.80%
The Game of Their Lives	2005	$20,000,000	$375,750	1.90%
Head	1968	$750,000	$16,111	2.10%
Love’s Labour’s Lost	2000	$13,000,000	$299,792	2.30%
A Sound of Thunder	2005	$80,000,000	$1,900,451	2.40%
The Statement	2003	$27,000,000	$765,637	2.80%
Monument Ave.	1998	$11,000,000	$333,760	3.00%
Until the End of the World	1991	$23,000,000	$829,625	3.60%
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer	2006	$60,000,000	$2,208,939	3.70%
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland	1992	$35,000,000	$1,368,000	3.90%
Pirates	1986	$40,000,000	$1,641,825	4.10%
The Adventures of Pluto Nash	2002	$100,000,000	$4,411,102	4.40%
The Caveman’s Valentine	2001	$13,500,000	$687,194	5.10%
Waterloo	1970	$25,000,000	$1,400,000	5.60%
Cats Don’t Dance	1997	$60,000,000	$3,566,637	5.90%
Swept Away	2002	$10,000,000	$598,645	6.00%
Cassandra’s Dream	2008	$15,000,000	$973,018	6.50%
Monkeybone	2001	$75,000,000	$5,000,000	6.70%
Stay	2005	$50,000,000	$3,626,883	7.30%
Town & Country	2001	$90,000,000	$6,810,050	7.60%
Slow Burn	2007	$15,500,000	$1,237,615	7.90%
Heaven’s Gate	1980	$44,000,000	$3,484,331	7.90%
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale	2008	$60,000,000	$4,775,656	8.00%
The Oh in Ohio	2006	$5,000,000	$418,689	8.30%
Bee Season	2005	$14,000,000	$1,180,560	8.40%
Basic Instinct 2	2006	$70,000,000	$5,946,136	8.50%
Cradle Will Rock	1999	$32,000,000	$2,899,970	8.70%
A Dirty Shame	2004	$15,000,000	$1,339,668	8.90%
Dirty	2006	$3,000,000	$274,245	9.10%
Bloodrayne	2006	$25,000,000	$2,405,420	9.60%
September Dawn	2007	$11,000,000	$1,066,555	9.70%
The Stupids	1996	$25,000,000	$2,415,593	9.70%
The Molly Maguires	1970	$11,000,000	$1,100,000	10.00%
Can’t Stop the Music	1980	$20,000,000	$2,000,000	10%
Steel	1997	$16,000,000	$1,710,972	10.70%
Cutthroat Island	1995	$92,000,000	$10,017,322	10.80%
One Night Stand	1997	$24,000,000	$2,618,335	10.90%
Gigli	2003	$54,000,000	$6,068,735	11.10%
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle	2000	$76,000,000	$6,814,720	11.14%
Inchon	1981	$46,000,000	$5,200,986	11.30%
The Boondock Saints	2000	$6,000,000	$683,000	11.40%
Undiscovered	2005	$9,000,000	$1,069,318	11.90%
Hurlyburly	1998	$15,000,000	$1,798,862	12.00%
Extreme Ops	2002	$40,000,000	$4,835,968	12.10%
Thunderbirds	2004	$57,000,000	$6,880,917	12.10%
The Rescuers Down Under	1990	$27,000,000	$3,499,819	12.50%
Zabriskie Point	1970	$7,000,000	$900,000	12.90%
All the King’s Men	2006	$55,000,000	$7,221,458	13.10%
Detroit Rock City	1999	$15,000,000	$2,005,512	13.40%
Shanghai Surprise	1986	$17,000,000	$2,315,683	13.60%
Bicentennial Man	1999	$100,000,000	$8,234,926	14.10%
Dudley Do-Right	1999	$70,000,000	$9,974,410	14.20%
D-War	2007	$75,000,000	$10,616,869	14.20%
FernGully: The Last Rainforest	1992	$24,650,296	$3,549,338	14.40%
Flash Gordon	1980	$35,000,000	$3,934,030	14.50%
Lucky You	2007	$50,000,000	$7,355,993	15%
Lucky Numbers	2000	$65,000,000	$10,014,234	15.40%
The House of the Spirits	1994	$40,000,000	$6,265,311	15.60%
Fantasia	1940	$2,280,000	$361,800	15.90%
Death to Smoochy	2002	$50,000,000	$8,364,691	16.70%
Arthur and the Invisibles	2006	$86,000,000	$15,132,763	17.60%
Once Upon a Time in America	1984	$30,000,000	$5,321,508	17.70%
North	1994	$40,000,000	$7,138,449	17.80%
Meet the Deedles	1998	$24,000,000	$4,308,981	18.00%
Glitter	2001	$22,000,000	$4,273,372	18.10%
Osmosis Jones	2001	$75,000,000	$25,120,662	18.10%
Newsies	1992	$15,000,000	$2,819,485	18.80%
Femme Fatale	2002	$35,000,000	$6,630,252	18.90%
Raise the Titanic!	1980	$36,000,000	$7,000,000	19.40%
Dune	1984	$45,000,000	$6,025,091	19.50%
Soldier	1998	$75,000,000	$14,623,082	19.50%
The Black Cauldron	1985	$44,000,000	$4,180,110	19.60%
Jetsons: The Movie	1990	$10,900,000	$5,029,640	19.60%
Jade	1995	$50,000,000	$9,795,017	19.60%
Cool as Ice	1991	$6,000,000	$1,193,062	19.80%
Holy Man	1998	$60,000,000	$12,069,719	20.10%
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen	1988	$40,000,000	$8,083,123	20.20%
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever	2002	$70,000,000	$14,294,842	20.40%
The World’s Fastest Indian	2005	$25,000,000	$5,128,124	20.50%
The Scarlet Letter	1995	$50,000,000	$10,382,407	20.80%
The Alamo	2004	$107,000,000	$22,414,961	20.90%
Mad City	1997[27]	$50,000,000	$10,541,523	21.10%
Nothing But Trouble	1991	$40,000,000	$8,479,793	21.20%
A Good Year	2006	$35,000,000	$7,459,300	21.30%
Flyboys	2006	$60,000,000	$13,082,288	21.80%
Around the World in 80 Days	2004	$110,000,000	$24,008,137	21.80%
The Postman	1997	$80,000,000	$17,593,391	22%
Alexande	2004	$155,000,000	$34,297,191	22.10%
Rock-a-Doodle	1992	$11,600,000	$2,603,286	22.30%
The Four Feathers	2002	$80,000,000	$18,306,166	22.50%
Pathfinder: Legend of the Ghost Warrior	2007	$45,000,000	$10,232,081	22.70%
Gods and Generals	2003	$56,000,000	$12,882,034	23%
Stealth	2005	$138,000,000	$31,704,416	23.00%
The Invasion	2007	$65,000,000	$15,055,795	23.20%
Red Planet	2000	$75,000,000	$17,473,245	23.30%
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within	2001	$137,000,000	$32,131,830	23.30%
Blood and Chocolate	2007	$15,000,000	$3,526,588	23.50%
Get Carter	2000	$63,600,000	$14,967,182	23.50%
Santa Claus: The Movie	1985	$50,000,000	$5,647,160	23.80%
Snoopy Come Home	1972	$1,000,000	$245,073	24.50%
The Last Castle	2001	$72,000,000	$18,208,078	25.30%
3000 Miles to Graceland	2001	$62,000,000	$15,738,632	25.40%
The Lost City	2005	$9,600,000	$2,484,186	25.90%
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas	2003	$60,000,000	$6,874,477	26%
Hudson Hawk	1991	$65,000,000	$17,218,080	26.10%
Slither	2006	$29,500,000	$7,802,450	26.40%
Redline	2007	$26,000,000	$6,881,022	26.50%
Looney Tunes: Back in Action	2003	$80,000,000	$21,600,585	27.00%
Rollerball	2002	$70,000,000	$18,990,542	27.10%
Hart’s War	2002	$70,000,000	$19,076,815	27.10%
Hard Rain	1998	$70,000,000	$19,819,000	27.70%
EDtv	1999	$80,000,000	$21,431,897	28.00%
I Know Who Killed Me	2007	$12,000,000	$3,400,000	28.30%
Screamers	1995	$20,000,000	$5,711,695	28.60%
Beloved	1998	$80,000,000	$22,852,487	28.60%
The Hoax	2007	$25,000,000	$7,164,995	28.70%
Alone in the Dark	2005	$20,000,000	$5,178,169	28.90%
The Fountain	2006	$35,000,000	$10,144,010	28.90%
The Island	2005	$122,200,000	$35,799,026	29.20%
Battlefield Earth	2000	$73,000,000	$21,471,685	29.40%
Connie and Carla	2004	$27,000,000	$8,085,771	29.90%
Speed 2: Cruise Control	1997	$160,000,000	$48,068,396	30.00%
Titan A.E.	2000	$75,000,000	$22,753,426	30.30%
The Transformers: The Movie	1986	$5,000,000	$1,779,559	30.40%
The Pagemaster	1994	$13,670,688	$4,188,399	30.60%
Hollywood Ending	2002	$16,000,000	$4,839,383	31.50%
The Condemned	2007	$23,000,000	$7,327,940	31.80%
Solaris	2002	$47,000,000	$14,970,038	31.90%
Josie and the Pussycats	2001	$22,000,000	$4,562,455	32%
Hoot	2006	$15,000,000	$4,889,754	32.50%
Moonlight Mile	2002	$21,000,000	$6,835,856	32.60%
Ed Wood	1994	$18,000,000	$5,887,457	32.70%
Terminal Velocity	1994	$50,000,000	$16,478,900	32.90%
Jakob the Liar	1999	$15,000,000	$4,956,401	33.00%
Happily N’Ever After	2007	$47,000,000	$15,589,393	33.20%
The Bonfire of the Vanities	1990	$47,000,000	$15,691,192	33.40%
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada	2005	$15,000,000	$5,027,684	33.50%
Crash	1996	$10,000,000	$3,357,324	33.60%
Treasure Planet	2002	$140,000,000	$38,176,783	34.80%
U Turn	1997	$19,000,000	$6,633,400	34.90%
K-19: The Widowmaker	2002	$100,000,000	$35,168,677	35.10%
Tom and Jerry: The Movie	1992	$3,560,469	$1,225,912	35.30%
Windtalkers	2001	$115,000,000	$40,911,830	35.60%
Memoirs of an Invisible Man	1992	$40,000,000	$14,358,033	35.90%
Ishtar	1987	$55,000,000	$14,375,181	35.90%
Kingdom of Heaven	2005	$130,000,000	$47,396,698	36.50%
Doogal	2006	$20,000,000	$7,417,319	37.10%
The Legend of Bagger Vance	2000	$60,000,000	$11,516,712	37.20%
Grindhouse	2007	$67,000,000	$25,037,897	37.30%
The Chipmunk Adventure	1987	$6,804,312	$2,584,720	38%
The 13th Warrior	1999	$85,000,000	$32,694,788	38.50%
Judge Dredd	1995	$90,000,000	$34,694,000	38.50%
Wing Commander	1999	$30,000,000	$11,576,087	38.60%
The Majestic	2001	$72,000,000	$27,796,042	38.60%
The Avengers	1998	$60,000,000	$23,322,832	38.90%
Wyatt Earp	1994	$63,000,000	$25,052,000	39.80%
Dragonfly	2002	$75,000,000	$30,063,805	40%
Daylight	1996	$80,000,000	$32,885,565	40%
Catwoman	2004	$100,000,000	$40,202,379	40.20%
Code Name: The Cleaner	2007	$20,000,000	$8,135,024	40.70%
The Whole Ten Yards	2004	$40,000,000	$16,323,969	40.80%
From Justin to Kelly	2003	$12,000,000	$4,922,166	41.60%
The Core	2003	$74,000,000	$31,111,260	41.80%
The 6th Day	2000	$82,000,000	$34,543,700	42.10%
Lions for Lambs	2007	$35,000,000	$15,000,115	42.90%
Zathura	2005	$65,000,000	$28,045,540	43.10%
Thirteen Days	2000	$80,000,000	$34,566,746	43.20%
Driven	2001	$72,000,000	$32,616,869	44%
Body of Evidence	1993	$30,000,000	$13,273,595	44.20%
Return To Oz	1985	$25,000,000	$11,137,801	44.60%
Lords of Dogtown	2005	$25,000,000	$11,273,517	45.10%
Showgirls	1995	$45,000,000	$20,302,961	45.10%
The Black Dahlia	2006	$50,000,000	$22,545,080	45.10%
The Island	1980	$22,000,000	$10,000,000	45.50%
Sorcerer	1977	$22,000,000	$10,000,000	45.50%
Home On The Range	2004	$110,000,000	$50,030,461	45.50%
New York Minute	2004	$30,000,000	$14,045,006	46.80%
The Iron Giant	1999	$48,000,000	$23,159,305	48.20%
The Country Bears	2002	$35,000,000	$16,990,825	48.50%
Son of the Mask	2005	$84,000,000	$17,018,422	49.40%
Meet Joe Black	1998	$90,000,000	$44,606,335	49.60%
Little Nicky	2000	$80,000,000	$39,442,871	49.70%
Freddy Got Fingered	2001	$15,000,000	$7,098,549	49.80%
Super Mario Bros.	1993	$42,000,000	$20,915,465	49.80%
P2	2007	$8,000,000	$3,995,018	49.90%
Once Upon A Forest	1993	$13,000,000	$6,500,000	50%
Legend	1985	$30,000,000	$15,502,112	50.50%
Zodiac	2007	$65,000,000	$33,080,083	50.90%
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story	2007	$35,000,000	$18,317,151	52.30%
Chasing Liberty	2004	$23,000,000	$12,195,626	53%
Happily Ever After	1993	$3,299,382	$1,756,050	53.20%
Howard the Duck	1986	$30,000,000	$16,295,136	53.30%
Mars Attacks!	1996	$70,000,000	$37,754,208	53.90%
The Wiz	1978	$24,000,000	$13,000,000	54.20%
The Cotton Club	1984	$47,000,000	$25,928,721	55.20%
Heathers	1989	$2,000,000	$1,108,462	55.40%
Welcome to Mooseport	2004	$26,000,000	$14,470,947	55.70%
Laws of Attraction	2004	$32,000,000	$17,871,255	55.90%
Mighty Joe Young	1998	$90,000,000	$50,632,037	56.30%
Quest for Camelot	1998	$40,000,000	$22,717,758	56.80%
King Arthur	2004	$90,000,000	$51,882,244	57.60%
Last Action Hero	1993	$85,000,000	$50,016,394	58.80%
Cleopatra	1963	$44,000,000	$26,000,000	59%
The Next Best Thing	2000	$25,000,000	$14,990,582	59.90%

Someone, anyone…please explain this sign.

I am thoroughly befuddled and rather disturbed by this sign in a public park.