When does a movie “break-even” and why are some movies still considered a flop when they gain money?

Question

The latest film to be considered flop in my eyes is Army of The Dead; gaining only about $1m from a budget of $70-90m. Another flop would be The Room, gaining less than $2,000 at the box office with a budget of $6m.

However when movies make more at the box office than what their budget was they are still considered flops. How much more money does it have to make for it to be considered a success?

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Answer 1

The movie has to earn over the budget in order to be considered a success. If it makes under budget then it’s considered a flop. If it makes roughly the same as the budget then it broke even.