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It's very gloomy at the House of Mouse. Their $250 million plus project, "John Carter," failed to reach box-office Nirvana and one executive even suggested that this could be the biggest Hollywood flop since Michael Cimino's "Heaven's Gate" in 1980.

Starring Taylor Kitsch and directed by Andrew Stanton ("Wall-E," "Finding Nemo"), I enjoyed "John Carter," it was not a great sci-fi flick but it was a good popcorn movie that its targeted audience would eat up. ("John Carter" movie review)

Well, I was wrong. Its targeted audience pretty much ignored the film given its domestic box-office take last weekend of $30.2 million. "John Carter" did better overseas with 55 markets reporting $70.6 million box-office total. Combined, "John Carter's" revenues were still a far cry from its over-bloated budget.

But its curious how Disney over-spends and under-performs. It has happened before in 2011 with "Mars Needs Moms," and in 2010 with the double-floppy of "The Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" and "The Sorcerer's Apprentice."

So just how much with Disney lose with "John Carter?" Read the complete article right here and weep for the House of Mouse.