Why Sylvester Stallone & Karl Urban’s Judge Dredd Movies Both Bombed At The Box Office

1995’s Judge Dredd and 2012’s Dredd were both major box office disappointments, but there’s still hope for the comic book character. The two failed attempts to bring the character of Judge Dredd to the screen are a fascinating double bill of Hollywood folly. In one story, a botched and messy production delivered a work of poor quality, which rightfully failed to make its money back. In the other, a team of diligent collaborators delivered a critically acclaimed piece of sci-fi greatness that nonetheless failed to perform.