What Went Wrong?

budget of $380 million- world wide earnings $180 million= $200 million down the drain. An article from The Cavalier Daily puts John Carter as simply a money pit. "Average 'John': High- Budget Epic Flops" helps explain some of the better qualities in the film along with other ideas that were not successful.
"At the end of the day, John Carter was trumpeted in the media as a failure not because of the movie itself, but because of the huge financial loss Disney is sustaining following the film’s poor box office performance. Financial performance, however, has often proven a poor indication of cinematic quality."- Kevin Vincenti