Keanu Reeves action film "47 Ronin" is set to earn the dubious title of biggest box office bombs of 2013.The big-budget samurai film nabbed a disappointing $7 million at the domestic box office and a worldwide haul of a feeble $13.2 million.

With just days to go before 2014, Keanu Reeves' samurai movie "47 Ronin" is on course to outdo the likes of The Lone Ranger and After Earth as the biggest big-budget disaster of the year. According to website Box Office Mojo, "47 Ronin" has the lowest opening of the year for a movie costing more than $150m to make.

Directed by commercial and music video expert Carl Rinsch in his feature film directorial debut, the Universal Picture's release was plagued with delays due to re-shoots, which included a complete revamping of the film's large action sequences.

Co-written by Chris Morgan and Hossein Amini, the film is based on Japanese mythology surrounding a group of 18th century samurai. The story follows the group of leaderless warriors as they plan their revenge against a court official in an effort to avenge their master.

The production delays caused costs to skyrocket from its original budget of $175 million. According to many sources, the budget reached well above $200 million. If estimates are correct, "47 Ronin" would need to bring in $500 million just to break even, the website dailymail estimates.

The film was relying heavily on international audiences to carry the big-budget action epic to box office glory, only to receive a lukewarm greeting at foreign markets.

The box office failure of the epic film places "47 Ronin" among movies such as "R.I.P.D." and "The Lone Ranger" as one of the top box office bombs of the year. Universal plans to write-off the losses of 47 Ronin in an effort to offset the cost of the epic.

Originally set for a November 21, 2012 release, 47 Ronin was pushed back to February 8 this year, to allow time for reshoots and work on the visual effects before it was pushed back even further to its Christmas 2013 opening.