Highlights
- Anne Hathaway has starred in some box office flops, including ‘The Witches,’ ‘Dark Waters,’ and ‘Rachel Getting Married.’
- Despite these low-performing films, Hathaway has managed to bounce back and ensure that they don’t affect her long-term career.
- It remains to be seen if Hathaway’s recent string of underperforming movies is just a slump or a trend in her career.
There’s no doubt that Anne Hathaway is one of the most successful actresses of her generation — after all, she starred in numerous box office hits that have made over $100 million and she has played a plethora of memorable characters. However, not every project that the actress joins ends up becoming a success.
Hathaway, just like all other actors, has had her box office bombs. Not just early in her career, but as a successful A-list celebrity as well. All that matters when a film that does not perform nearly as well as expected, is how the actor bounces back from it. And for Hathaway, she has ensured that her lower performing films are not something that affect her in the long run.
Today, we’re taking a look at some of Anne Hathaway’s movies that didn’t do too well. Keep on scrolling to find out just which of the actress’s movies made less than half a million at the box office, and we’re considered flops thanks to their poor earnings!
Four of Anne Hathaway’s films didn’t even hit the $1 million mark.
Updated November 2023: Anne Hathaway has had plenty of box office smashes. She has even won an incredible number of awards for her work. However, Hathaway has made some films that have not done quite so well at the box office. In fact, the last four that she worked on, ‘The Witches’, ‘Locked Down’, ‘Armageddon Time’, and ‘She Came To Me’ have all performed poorly at the theaters. Whether Hathaway is in a slump or if this is a trend for her career, remains to be seen.
13 The Witches
Box Office Gross: $29.3 Million
- Starring Role: Grand High Witch
Kicking the list off is the 2020 fantasy-comedy The Witches. In it, Anne Hathaway plays Grand High Witch, a role for which she put on an Old Norse accent. Hathaway stars alongside Octavia Spencer, Stanley Tucci, Jahzir Bruno, Codie-Lei Eastick, and Kristin Chenoweth.
The movie is based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Roald Dahl, and it currently has a 5.3 rating on IMDb.
The Witches ended up earning $29.3 million at the box office.
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Domestic Box Office |
$203,571 |
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International Box Office |
$29,100,000 |
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Worldwide Box Office |
$29,303,571 |
12 Dark Waters
Box Office Gross: $23.1 Million
- Starring Role: Sarah Barlage Bilott
Next on the list is the 2019 legal thriller Dark Waters. In it, Anne Hathaway plays Sarah Barlage Bilott, and she stars alongside Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins, Bill Camp, Victor Garber, and Mare Winningham.
Dark Waters is based on the 2016 article The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare by Nathaniel Rich published in the New York Times Magazine. It currently has a 7.6 rating on IMDb.
The movie ended up making $23.1 million at the box office.
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Domestic Box Office |
$11,136,084 |
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International Box Office |
$11,971,933 |
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Worldwide Box Office |
$23,108,017 |
11 Rachel Getting Married
Box Office Gross: $16.9 Million
- Starring Role: Kym Buchman
Let’s move on to the 2008 drama movie Rachel Getting Married in which Anne Hathaway portrays Kym Buchman. Besides Hathaway, the movie also stars Rosemarie DeWitt, Bill Irwin, Anna Deavere Smith, Tunde Adebimpe, and Debra Winger.
Rachel Getting Married follows a young woman who has been in rehab as she returns home for her sister’s wedding. It currently has a 6.7 rating on IMDb.
The movie ended up earning just a little over $16.5 million worldwide at the box office.
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Domestic Box Office |
$12,796,841 |
|
International Box Office |
$4,141,127 |
|
Worldwide Box Office |
$16,937,968 |
10 Serenity
Box Office Gross: $14.4 Million
- Starring Role: Karen Zariakas
The 2019 mystery thriller movie Serenity is next. In it, Anne Hathaway plays Karen Zariakas, and she stars alongside Matthew McConaughey, Diane Lane, Jason Clarke, and Djimon Hounsou.
The movie tells the story of a fishing boat captain whose ex-wife asks him to murder her new husband, and it currently has a 7.8 rating on IMDb.
Serenity ended up making $14.4 million at the box office.
|
Domestic Box Office |
$8,547,045 |
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International Box Office |
$5,907,577 |
|
Worldwide Box Office |
$14,454,622 |
9 Armageddon Time
Box Office Gross: $6.5 Million
- Starring Role: Esther Graff
Anne Hathaway stars as Ester Graff in Armageddon Time.
Armageddon Time is a film about a Jewish boy who befriends an African-American boy at school. The two strike up a friendship, but the Jewish boy has to deal with the backlash of his parents during a time when all things were not equal.
The film stars Hathaway, Banks Repeta, Anthony Hopkins, Jaylin Webb, and Jessica Chastain.
Armageddon Time currently has a 6.5 rating on IMDb. The film made $6.5 million at the box office.
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Domestic Box Office |
$1,860,050 |
|
International Box Office |
$4,664,836 |
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Worldwide Box Office |
$6,524,886 |
8 Passengers
Box Office Gross: $5.7 Million
- Starring Role: Clarie Summers
Next on the list is the 2008 romantic mystery thriller Passengers. In it, Anne Hathaway plays Claire Summers, and she stars alongside Patrick Wilson, Clea DuVall, Andre Braugher, Chelah Horsdal, and David Morse.
The movie follows a grief counselor who works with a group of plane-crash survivors and it currently has a 5.9 rating on IMDb.
Passengers ended up making just over $5.5 million at the box office.
|
Domestic Box Office |
$292,437 |
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International Box Office |
$5,506,537 |
|
Worldwide Box Office |
$5,798,974 |
7 The Other Side Of Heaven
Box Office Gross: $4.8 Million
- Starring Role: Jean Sabin
Opening up the top five of Anne Hathaway’s biggest box-office flops is the 2001 adventure drama movie The Other Side of Heaven. In it, Anne Hathaway plays Jean Sabin, and she stars alongside Christopher Gorham, Joseph Folau, Nathaniel Lees, Miriama Smith, and Alvin Fitisemanu.
The Other Side of Heaven is based on John H. Groberg’s autobiography In the Eye of the Storm, and it currently has a 6.4 rating on IMDb.
The movie ended up making under $5 million at the box office.
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Domestic Box Office |
$4,720,371 |
|
International Box Office |
$39,643 |
|
Worldwide Box Office |
$4,760,014 |
6 Colossal
Box Office Gross: $4.5 Million
Let’s move on to the 2016 sci-fi black comedy Colossal in which Anne Hathaway plays Gloria. Besides Hathaway, the movie also stars Jason Sudeikis, Dan Stevens, Austin Stowell, and Tim Blake Nelson.
The movie follows a girl who realizes that she is connected to a giant creature that is destroying Seoul.
Colossal has a 6.2 rating on IMDb, and it ended up making $4.5 million at the box office.
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Domestic Box Office |
$3,029,287 |
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International Box Office |
$1,502,033 |
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Worldwide Box Office |
$4,531,320 |
5 Nicholas Nickleby
Box Office Gross: $3.6 Million
- Starring Role: Madeline Bray
Opening up the top three of Anne Hathaway’s biggest box-office flops is the 2002 period comedy-drama Nicholas Nickleby. In it, the actress plays Madeline Bray, and she stars alongside Jamie Bell, Jim Broadbent, Tom Courtenay, Alan Cumming, and Edward Fox.
The movie is based on The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens and it currently has a 7.2 rating on IMDb.
Nicholas Nickleby ended up earning just over $3 and a half million at the box office.
|
Domestic Box Office |
$1,587,173 |
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International Box Office |
$2,064,289 |
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Worldwide Box Office |
$3,651,462 |
4 She Came To Me
Box Office Gross: $901,000
- Starring Role: Patricia Jessup-Lauddem
Anne Hathaway stars in the film, She Came To Me. In it, she plays Patricia Jessup-Lauddem, a woman who helps a composer who is having writer’s block find his inspiration again.
The film stars Hathaway, Peter Dinklage, Marisa Tomei, Nicole Kidman, Steve Carell, Matthew Broderick, Amy Schumer, and more.
She Came To Me made $901,000 at the box office. It currently has a 6.1 rating on IMDb.
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Domestic Box Office |
$733,978 |
|
International Box Office |
$167,775 |
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Worldwide Box Office |
$901,753 |
3 Song One
Box Office Gross: $408 Thousand
- Starring Role: Franny Ellis
The runner-up on today’s list is the 2014 romantic drama movie Song One. In it, Anne Hathaway plays Franny Ellis, and she stars alongside Johnny Flynn, Ben Rosenfield, and Mary Steenburgen.
The movie follows a woman who starts a relationship with her brother’s favorite musician and it currently has a 5.8 rating on IMDb.
Song One ended up making less than $500,000 at the box office.
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Domestic Box Office |
$32,251 |
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International Box Office |
$376,667 |
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Worldwide Box Office |
$408,918 |
2 Havoc
Box Office Gross: $371 Thousand
- Starring Role: Allison Lang
And finally, wrapping the list up at spot number one is the 2005 crime drama movie Havoc in which Anne Hathaway plays Allison Lang.
Besides Hathaway, the movie also stars Bijou Phillips, Mike Vogel, Shiri Appleby, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Channing Tatum.
Havoc follows the lives of wealthy Los Angeles teenagers who end up getting involved with the Latino gang culture of East Los Angeles.
The movie has a 5.5 rating on IMDb, and it ended up making only $371,000 at the box office.
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Domestic Box Office |
$0 |
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International Box Office |
$371,000 |
|
Worldwide Box Office |
$371,000 |
1 Locked Down
Box Office Gross: $346,000
Anne Hathaway starred in Locked Down as her character, Linda. Linda and her partner, plan a jewelry heist, all of which was taking place during the pandemic. The film was shot during the pandemic as well.
Other than Hathaway, Locked Down stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mindy Kaling, Ben Stiller, and Ben Kingsley.
Currently, the film has a 5.3 rating on IMDb. It made $346,000.
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Domestic Box Office |
$0 |
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International Box Office |
$346,899 |
|
Worldwide Box Office |
$346,899 |
Source: IMDb