Anthony Mackie’s new film is one of the biggest box office flops in cinema history

A newly released movie starring Anthony Mackie has crashed and burned (Picture: Vertical)

While the Michael Jackson biopic might be out there breaking records on its opening weekend, it’s been left to a different movie to face the dubious pleasure of becoming one of the biggest box office bombs ever.

Desert Warrior, starring Anthony Mackie, has faced a fraught production period of nearly five years which saw its budget swell to a reported $150million (£111m).

But on after its US opening last Friday, it managed to scrape together just $472,000 (£349,504) – desp...