Innocent Blood (1992)

Director, screenwriter and producer John Landis has enjoyed a lot of success throughout his career. His indie flick The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) earned more than 7x its cost; the bigger pic Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) made more than 4x; and the critically-acclaimed An American Werewolf in London (1981) pulled in more than 10x its budget. But the money really came pouring in with the massive hits National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978), The Blues Brothers (1980), Trading Places (1983) and Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) — all of which raked in over $100 million each! Even better, the blockbuster Coming to America (1988) earned around $300 million! With a winning track record like this, it’s safe to bet the bank on Mr. Landis. Or, so the studio heads thought. Who knew John’s vampire pic Innocent Blood (1992) would become a box office bomb? Also known as A French Vampire in America, the $20 million movie failed to fetch $5 million. In other words, the scariest parts of this chiller diller were the profits (or lack thereof). Set in modern-day Pittsburgh, the humorous horror flick follows Marie (Anne Parillaud), a vampire with a specific thirst for mobsters. After she does a sloppy job trying to get rid of one of her victims (Chazz Palminteri), she finds herself being hunted down by Detective Joseph Gennaro (Anthony LaPaglia).  Mr. Man would love to hunt this hunk, especially when he flashes his abs and ass. Who wouldn’t want to pay top dollar to see that?