21 Box Office Bombs That Almost Completely Derailed Movie Stars' Careers

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Outside of National Treasure and Ghost Rider, the '00s were not a great time for Nicolas Cage, with failures in the form of Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Windtalkers, The Weather Man, The Wicker Man and Next. But it was Bangkok Dangerous' $7.8 Million opening weekend that relegated Cage out of superstardom, with The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Drive Angry and publicized financial issues sending him to the direct-to-video market in the following years.