9 Movies Critics Hated That Still Made Bank at the Box Office

The day afterBatman v Superman ’s money - suck opening weekend , legendary Hollywood tradeVarietyrana bitter report : not only did the superhero movie ’s box office break record , it also flip the bird to movie critic .

" The solution are a devastating rebuke to the mogul of mainstream American critic , " wrote theVarietyanalyst . Jeff Goldstein , Warner Bros. statistical distribution executive vice chairman , piled on . " There ’s a actual gulf with what some critics wrote and how the fans are enjoying the photographic film , " he said . Diss .

Of course , that mentation assumes that critics give a damn how much money a movie make and that negatively charged reviews would persuade the people to pass up the comic - book showdown . But they do n’t and they wouldn’t . Hugemovies be given to be critic - proof , because people need to see what $ 200 million can do to Superman ’s powers . And the trial impression is the past . Here are some noted examples of consumer and critics not understand eye - to - eye – start withBatman v Superman , which is on its way to being the poster child for this phenomenon .

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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice(2016)

Domestic box office:$260.4 million ( and climbing)Worldwide:$682.9 million ( and climbing)Tomatometer score:29%Mic drop:“It is about as diverting as sustain a porcelain sink broken over your head ( one of the more amusing things that happens onscreen ) . In keeping with current business imperatives , what Mr. Snyder has hatch is less a free - standing film than the first step argument in a very long run . " – A.O. Scott , The New York TimesConclusion : There was enough Excedrin on the shelf to draw in repetition business from diehard Bat - fans

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen(2009)

domesticated box office:$402.1 millionWorldwide:$836.3 millionTomatometer score:19%Mic drop:“If you want to save yourself the tag price , go into the kitchen , cue up a male consort singing the music of hell , and get a kid to start banging mass and pans together . Then close your eyes and practice your resource . " – Roger Ebert , Chicago Sun - TimesConclusion : Not even the candidate ofa dangle Transformer scrotumcan stave off seriousTransformersfans , who believe this second installation was a masterpiece in disguise .

Alice in Wonderland(2010)

Domestic corner office:$334.2 millionWorldwide:$1.02 billionTomatometer score:52%Mic drop:“A CGI head trip gone post - apocalyptic . " – Owen Gleiberman , Entertainment WeeklyConclusion : Whatever the caterpillar fume with his water pipe waft over interview

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides(2011)

domesticated box office:$241.1 millionWorldwide:$1.04 billionTomatometer score:32%Mic drop:“The pirates of the Caribbean are back , and this sentence they ’ve given up on the doubloons and galleon to plunder something really precious . Our time . " – Stephen Whitty , The Star - LedgerConclusion : What is it about Johnny Depp that keeps people coming back for more despite dissuading review ? We ’ll suppose the eyes .

Ice Age: Continental Drift(2012)

domesticated box office:$161.32 millionWorldwide:$877.24 millionTomatometer score:37%Mic drop:“The real frozen era went on for a very prospicient time , but theIce Agefranchise really need n’t try out to match its longevity . " – Frank Swietek , One Guy ’s OpinionConclusion:“Ate popcorn while my tot kept quiet for 90 second " > state of American liveliness screed

2012(2009)

Domestic box office:$166.11 millionWorldwide:$769.68 millionTomatometer score:39%Mic drop:“In this disasterthon that runs a draggy 21/2 hour … I found myself reaching for a phantom television - game controller to help Our Heroes and Heroine defy certain death . " – Carrie Rickey , The Philadelphia InquirerConclusion : Paperwork , bills , and chores do n’t look as intemperately when the mankind ’s metropolitan base is crumbling like a wave - swept sandcastle .

Hancock(2008)

Domestic boxful office:$227.95 millionWorldwide:$624.39 millionTomatometer score:41%Mic drop:“What does one say about a picture show that want laughter from a shot of one inmate ’s head up the derriere of another ? " – Wesley Morris , The Boston GlobeConclusion : One says , " har har ! " obviously

The Hangover Part II(2011)

domesticated boxful office:$254.46 millionWorldwide:$586.76 millionTomatometer score:34%Mic drop:“Maybe what move on in Vegas reallyshouldstay in Vegas . " – Tom Long , The Detroit NewsConclusion : Well , it is a franchise about defective decisions and foggy memories …

Meet the Fockers(2004)

domesticated box seat office:$279.26 millionWorldwide:$516.64 millionTomatometer score:38%Mic drop:“Meet the Fockershas tack a historic , once - in - a - lifetime cast , then stranded them in the otiose , most mercenary kind of subsequence imaginable . It ’s like the 1927 Yankees rent on the Special Olympics softball squad . " – Nathan Rabin , The A.V. ClubConclusion : you’re able to milk just about anything with nipples – including a funniness enfranchisement with repeatable one - liners

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Matt Patchesis Thrillist ’s Entertainment editor . He antecedently write for Grantland , Esquire.com , Vulture , The Hollywood newsperson , andThe Guardian . He does not understand theTransformersphenomenon . observe him on Twitter:@misterpatches .

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