Despite the popularity of streaming services, people are still heading to the cinema in droves. It seems our choices, however, don’t always align with what the critics think. The past two decades have seen many hugely anticipated blockbuster films savaged by critics, yet go on to make billions of dollars at the box office.
To demonstrate how critics views don’t necessarily mean that much to the average joe, here’s a look at the worst reviewed film of every year since 2000 (according to Rotten Tomatoes) that was also a top 10 grossing box office smash.
The results are rather surprising (Bad Boys II doesn’t deserve to be on this list), with most fans disagreeing with critics and giving these films higher scores, although I’m glad everyone agrees The Smurfs is a horrible flick.
2000: What Lies Beneath
Global Box Office Total: $410 million
Critic score: 46%
Audience score: 58%
2001: Pearl Harbour
Global Box Office Total: $627.3 million
Critic Score: 25%
Audience Score: 66%
2002: Men In Black II
Global Box Office Total: $617 million
Critic Score: 39%
Audience Score: 45%
2003: Bad Boys II
Global Box Office Total: $381.7
Critic Score: 22%
Audience Score: 78%
2004: Shark Tale
Global Box Office Total: $513 million
Critic Score: 35%
Audience Score: 49%
2005: Madagascar
Global Box Office Total: $744 million
Critic Score: 55%
Audience Score: 66%
2006: The Da Vinci Code
Global Box Office Total: $1 billion
Critic Score: 25%
Audience Score: 57%
2007: National Treasure: Book Of Secrets
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Global Box Office Total: $638.8 million
Critic Score: 35%
Audience Score: 67%
2008: Hancock
Global Box Office Total: $872 million
Critic Score: 41%
Audience Score: 59%
2009: Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen
Global Box Office Total: $1.1 billion
Critic Score: 19%
Audience Score: 57%
2010: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Global Box Office Total: $975.3 million
Critic Score: 48%
Audience Score: 60%
2011: The Smurfs
Global Box Office Total: $787.2 million
Critic Score: 22%
Audience Score: 44%
2012: Ice Age: Continental Drift
Global Box Office Total: $1.2 billion
Critic Score: 38%
Audience Score: 62%
2013: Man Of Steel
Global Box Office Total: $932.9 million
Critic Score: 56%
Audience Score: 75%
2014: Transformers: Age Of Extinction
Global Box Office Total: $1.5 billion
Critic Score: 18%
Audience Score: 51%
2015: Minions
Global Box Office Total: $1.5 billion
Critic Score: 56%
Audience Score: 49%
2016: Suicide Squad
Global Box Office Total: $1 billion
Critic Score: 27%
Audience Score: 60%
2017: Despicable Me 3
Global Box Office Total: $1.4 billion
Critic Score: 59%
Audience Score: 54%
2018: Venom
Global Box Office Total: $1.1 billion
Critic Score: 29%
Audience Score: 84%
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