The Most Costly Box Office Disasters Which Ruined Careers and Cost Hollywood Multiple Fortunes

The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)

The Fall of the Roman Empire featured old Hollywood’s most legendary actors: Sophia Loren, Alex Guinness, and Christopher Plummer. Although this movie is regarded as the peak of the “sword-and-sandal” genre by many, its extraordinary production costs racked up a total loss of $126 million (adjusted for inflation). It was also the biggest outside movie production in history.

The Fall Of The Roman Empire