Sci-fi thriller 'Criminal' starring Kevin Costner crashes at the box office, leaving Hollywood execs perplexed by its $31M failure.
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With a star-studded cast and an intriguing sci-fi premise, 'Criminal' had all the makings of a summer blockbuster, but instead became one of the biggest box office bombs of the year.
Industry insiders are scratching their heads, trying to figure out how a veteran actor like Costner and an experienced director couldn't turn this project into a hit, especially in the lucrative sci-fi genre.