There was a time when it seemed like you could set your watch to a new Brendan Fraser hit movie coming out every couple of years.
But after a great run in the 1990s, the star of “George of the Jungle” and “The Mummy” had a curious box office disaster appear out of nowhere.Heading into the new millennium, Fraser had just wrapped the action spectacular “The Mummy” which grossed more than 155 million, and the supernatural romantic comedy “Bedazzled” which raked in more than 90 million worldwide.
And just when it looked like anything he touched would turn to box office gold, “Monkeybone” happened.Twentieth Century Fox shelled out 75 million and teamed Fraser with “The Nightmare Before Christmas” director Henry Selick for a strange dark comedy that blended animation and live action. But production and promotion gaffes plagued the film from the start.
The movie ended Fraser’s impressive run of profitable hits,
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