{"id":3941,"date":"2015-04-17T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-17T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=3941"},"modified":"2016-02-29T12:41:26","modified_gmt":"2016-02-29T12:41:26","slug":"10-terrible-movies-that-made-a-fortune-at-the-box-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/04\/17\/10-terrible-movies-that-made-a-fortune-at-the-box-office\/","title":{"rendered":"10 badly-reviewed movies that made a fortune at the box office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 <\/em>is released today, nearly 6 years after the original.<\/p>\n<p>As you might recall, the first <em>Paul Blart<\/em> wasn\u2019t particularly well-received; it currently has 33% on Rotten Tomatoes. So why is a sequel being released? Simple: money! Despite its poor reviews, <em>Paul Blart<\/em> made around \u00a3124 million at the box office.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s far from the first film to make a killing at the box office after terrible reviews, though. Here are the top 10 terrible movies that made an absolute fortune.<\/p>\n<p>(For the sake of this post, we\u2019ve only included films that scored under 25% on Rotten Tomatoes! Share any more terrible films that took loads of money in the comments.)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>10. Scary Movie 5<\/strong><\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>Rotten Tomatoes score: <a title=\"4%\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/scary_movie_5\/\">4%<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Box office: $78.3 million (around $53 million)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RMDZ8M47j0I\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>While \u00a353 million is modest in the context of this post, <em>Scary Movie 5<\/em> could make a legitimate claim for the worst ever box office success; 4% is the kind of score generally reserved for straight-to-DVD bombs.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>9. Pearl Harbor<\/strong><\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>Rotten Tomatoes: <a title=\"25%\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/1108389-pearl_harbor\/\">25%<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Box office: $198.5 million<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oGYcxjywx0o\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Michael Bay is the king of making money despite terrible reviews, as he proved early in his career with this World War 2 stinker.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>8. End of Days<\/strong><\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>Rotten Tomatoes score: <a title=\"11%\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/end_of_days\/?search=end%20of%20days\">11%<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Box office: $211.9 million (around \u00a3143 million)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0vXt2h34YzY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Bet you knew Arnie would appear in this post, didn\u2019t you? In <em>End of Days<\/em>, Arnie fights the Devil in order to stop him destroying the world at the turn of the millenium. Naturally, the public lapped it up despite biblically bad reviews.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>7. Batman and Robin<\/strong><\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>Rotten Tomatoes score: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/1077027-batman_and_robin\/?search=batman%20and%20robin\">11%<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Box office: $238.2 million (around \u00a3161.1 million)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4RBXypX4qWI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Oh look, here he is again! Arnie\u2019s puntastic turn as Mr. Freeze helped <em>Batman and Robin<\/em> make a fortune in cinemas, despite being so terrible that it almost killed the Batman franchise for good.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>6. The Hangover Part III<\/strong><\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>Rotten Tomatoes score: <a title=\"19%\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/the_hangover_part_iii\/\">19%<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Box office: $362 million (around \u00a3245 million)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KLAkxSjs8ZY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Believe it or not, <em>The Hangover Part III<\/em> isn\u2019t even the highest grossing film in <em>The Hangover<\/em> series. <em>Part II<\/em> made much more money, but manages to escape this list with a score of 34% on Rotten Tomatoes.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>5. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel<\/strong><\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>Rotten Tomatoes score: <a title=\"21%\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/10009926-alvin_and_the_chipmunks_2\/\">21%<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Box office: $433.1 million (around \u00a3293 million)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pY_1VRRvZ0s\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Yep, you read that right; <em>Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel<\/em> made nearly half a billion dollars at the box office!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>4. Fifty Shades of Grey<\/strong><\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>Rotten Tomatoes score: <a title=\"25%\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/fifty_shades_of_grey\/\">25%<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Box office: $566.4 million (around \u00a3379 million) &#8211; and counting<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SfZWFDs0LxA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The most recent release on this list, <em>Fifty Shades of Grey<\/em> is still pulling in the dollars despite a critical spanking (pun fully intended).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>3. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1<\/strong><\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>Rotten Tomatoes: <a title=\"24%\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/twilight_saga_breaking_dawn\/?search=Breaking%20Dawn%20Part%201\">24%<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Box office: $712.1 million (around \u00a3481 million)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uKcFqL9-bHo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>The Twilight Saga<\/em> made over <em>$3 billion<\/em> at the box office, despite an average critic score of 39.6%. <em>Breaking Dawn Part 1<\/em> is the only film in the series to fall below the magic 25% mark, yet still made an absolute fortune.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>2. The Da Vinci Code<\/strong><\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>Rotten Tomatoes: <a title=\"25%\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/da_vinci_code\/\">25%<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Box office: $758.2 Million (around \u00a3512 million)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zMba3fckhuQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>10 years ago, <em>The Da Vinci Code<\/em> was inescapable &#8211; a bit like <em>Fifty Shades of Grey<\/em>. And like<em> Fifty Shades of Grey<\/em>, it had a poorly-reviewed film adaptation that earned millions and millions of dollars.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>1. Transformers: Age of Extinction<\/strong><\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>Rotten Tomatoes score: <a title=\"18%\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/transformers_age_of_extinction\/\">18%<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Box office: $1.091 billion (around \u00a3737.5 million)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dYDGqmxMZFI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Over $1 billion! Unlike most of the other films on this list, <em>Transformers<\/em> has a massive Chinese following, which undoubtedly helps that box office figure, but still: <em>Age of Extinction<\/em> earned more than the entire GDP of Holland!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If you own any of the movies in this post and want to make some of your money back, <a title=\"sell your DVDs\" href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/entertainment\/sell-dvds\/\">sell your DVDs<\/a> with musicMagpie! Just click below to get started.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/start-selling\/basket-media\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3533\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/DVD-button.png\" alt=\"DVD Button\" width=\"299\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Main image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/jgC8LR\">Leo Hidalgo<\/a> on Flickr, via <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\">Creative Commons<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 is released today, nearly 6 years after the original. As you might recall, the first Paul Blart wasn\u2019t particularly well-received; it currently has 33% on Rotten Tomatoes. So why is a sequel being released? Simple: money! 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