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According to industry insiders, Ilio’s disastrous performance can be traced to a combination of inflated budgets, ineffective marketing, and a lack of audience confidence. Originally pegged at a $150 million production cost, reports indicate that Ilio was reshot twice due to poor initial reception, ballooning the budget to nearly $300 million—yet the film still flopped. Its domestic opening highlights a grim reality: it may fail to reach $50 million total worldwide gross, ending its run at a fraction of the needed $500 million to breakeven, especially considering marketing costs.