But First, Here’s How We Define Bomb

We’re defining a movie as a bomb if it failed to make double its budget back in box office returns. A movie generally needs to make at least double its budget to turn a profit, given that the studio must pay for marketing expenses, and share a film’s take with theaters.

As for what makes a movie a classic — that’s entirely subjective. But we tried to find films around which there’s a wide general consensus.