adventure hybrid and promoted the wrong genre of the film,  thinking it would be a hit. When the directors cut was previewed to  the studio, they balked over the length and Fox studio head Tom  Rothman ordered the film to be trimmed down to its theatrical  length. Because much of the money for the production came from the  investors, Ridley Scott obliged to cut down the film as it was.  Ultimately, Rothmans decision backfired as the film gained mixed  reviews and only earned $211 million worldwide 