One of the biggest (and most surprising) flops of the year so far was Ambulance, Michael Bay’s return to the world of (slightly) more grounded action movies after years in the wilderness of bad Transformers sequels.
The movie featured a solid premise, a great cast that included Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Eiza Gonzalez, and Garret Dillahunt, and some of the most dynamic camerawork of Bay’s entire career.
Ambulance also earned Michael Bay his best reviews in at least a decade.
Despite all of that, Ambulance bombed in theaters, grossing just $22 million in the U.S. and another $29 million overseas.