'Mortal Engines': Even Peter Jackson's reputation couldn't salvage this steampunk mess

Looks like everyone at Universal was banking on Jackson's 'LOTR' success, not really considering that there may be a small chance that it would completely backfire

Peter Jackson's latest mammoth production did not reap the rewards we were all expecting it to, but to be completely honest, 'Mortal Engines' dull box opening doesn't really come as a surprise.

The film, based on Phillip Reeve's books by the same name, 'Mortal Engines' was all hype and no meat and unfortunately, Jackson's name wasn't enough to sell it. 

The film was mounted on a big budget like Jackson's 'The Lord Of The Rings' franchise. It was a little more than $100 million in production costs alone and a good couple of millions in marketing. The film has so far been able to make just over $42 million worldwide and it screams one thing - it definitely wasn't what it was hyped to be. 

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