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38 Movies That Critics and Audiences Just Can’t Agree On

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38 Movies That Critics and Audiences Just Can’t Agree On

March 14, 2024

It’s almost as if critics and media personalities are completely out of touch with the movie-going public!

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CRACKED THE LAST JEDI Critic score Audience score 42% 91% Critics said Star Wars: The Last Jedi is full of surprises and guaranteed to satisfy fans craving action. — Source

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CRACKED CHICKEN RUN Critic score Audience score 65% 97% Critics say this movie is super funny and will make you laugh out loud. It also has some great action sequences that are thrilling to watch. — Source

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CRACKED HOT ROD Critic score Audience score 64% 39% USA Baseball Critics say that this movie is for people who like things that are silly and a little bit funny. But if you're looking for something super consistent, this isn't the movie for you. — Source

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CRACKED THE LION KING Critic score Audience score 88% 52% The critics' verdict is that The Lion King is a disappointing retelling that pales in comparison to the original. It's visually stunning, but it lacks the heart and soul that made the first one so special. — Source

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CRACKED FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS Audience score Critic score 89% 49% In critics' eyes, this movie is like a pretty picture with no purpose. It's all over the place and you won't care about any of it by the end. — Source

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CRACKED WE'RE THE MILLERS Audience score Critic score 72% 49% Critics say this movie was a real snooze-fest. The story was all over the place and it was clear that the filmmakers didn't really care, either. — Source

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CRACKED THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Audience score Critic score 86% 56% In the critics' eyes, this is all flash and no substance. It's based on a true story, but it doesn't give an accurate portrayal of the events. — Source

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CRACKED CAPTAIN MARVEL Critic score Audience score 79% 45% The critics' consensus is that the movie is full of action, humor, and visual thrills. It's an origin story that uses the franchise's signature formula effectively. — Source

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CRACKED SAUSAGE PARTY Audience score Critic score 82% 50% CRU FRU TOOTE Critics said the movie is super offensive but also really funny. It will make you laugh a lot, and also think about some deep stuff too. — Source

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CRACKED US Audience score Critic score 93% 60% Critics say Peele's second horror film is better than his first one and proves that he knows how to beat the sophomore jinx. — Source

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CRACKED PASSENGERS Critic score Audience score 63% 30% According to critics, this movie is a must-watch if you're looking for some good onscreen chemistry. However, the story itself leaves much to be desired. — Source

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CRACKED VENOM Critic score Audience score 80% 30% Critics said that Venom's first standalone movie is a mess - it's chaotic, noisy, and desperately needs Spider-Man to anchor it. — Source

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CRACKED SPY KIDS Critic score Audience score 93% 46% Critics said it was full of energy and will keep kids entertained from beginning to end. — Source

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CRACKED BLACK ADAM Critic score Audience score 90% 40% According to critics, Black Adam is a mixed bag of a movie that, while not great, could point to good things for DC films in the future. According to audiences, Black Adam is an awesome movie with thrilling action and great effects - plus, the story is easy to follow, making it enjoyable for everyone. — Source

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CRACKED DON'T LOOK UP Audience score Critic score 78% 56% DON'T LOOK UP Don't Look Up fumbles its way towards a point but manages to make Adam McKay's satire hits its target, say critics. Audiences say it's a comical yet heartwarming story that addresses important issues. — Source

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The cringe-worthy Twilight parody, Vampires Suck, was far from a flop. It quadrupled its budget, raking in over $80 million worldwide. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Porky's is the fifth highest grossing movie of 1982, earning $327 million (adjusted for inflation). PORKY'S The teen sex comedy outperformed Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Poltergeist, First Blood, and Best Picture winner Gandhi. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM THE HAPPENING was lambasted by critics and audiences for both the ridiculous premise, and the wooden acting. TOMATOMETER AUDIENCE SCORE 18% 24% In fact, word of mouth kept people flocking to it in droves, to see for themselves. It played in theaters for fourteen weeks and raked in more than triple its $48 million budget worldwide. — Source

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Everybody hates on Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. But it made $873 million, and its $166 million Easter Weekend opening was the highest ever. CRACKED.COM — Source

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DESPITE A ROTTEN TOMATOES CONSENSUS OF HARDLY WORTH A QUARTER. PIXELS (2015) GROSSED OVER $244 MILLION WORLDWIDE, NEARLY DOUBLE ITS BUDGET. CRACKED COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM Men in Black 3 bombed in the U.S. and Canada, but more than made up for it overseas. The sci-fi comedy has foreign audiences (who still love Will Smith like it's 1996) to thank for its $654 million worldwide gross, earning more than the previous two. Ironically, the 2019 reboot/spin-off is called Men in Black: International. — Source

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HOBBIT THE MOVIES weren't bombs. Each of them made more money worldwide than The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers each made. Only Return of the King did better at the box office. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM Skyscraper was supposed to be Dwayne Johnson's 2018 summer blockbuster... ...but it only raked in $67 million in the US (only half its budget). However, The Rock is so popular in countries like China, the film tripled that overseas, pulling in $304 worldwide! — Source

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The critically panned Cars 2 made $561 million, over 20 percent more than Cars. CRACKED.COM — Source

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a IN ITS THIRD WEEK IN US THEATERS, THE MUMMY (2017) WAS PULLED FROM 900 SCREENS. T H HE MUMMY TOM CRUISE WHEN RELEASED IN CHINA, THE MOVIE MADE $82 MILLION IN ONLY TEN DAYS, MAKING IT TOM CRUISE'S BIGGEST GLOBAL BLOCKBUSTER TO DATE. 81% OF THE MUMMY'S PROFIT SO FAR HAS BEEN FROM INTERNATIONAL MARKETS. CRACKED.COM — Source

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How much money could a dumb Jason Statham shark movie, panned by both audiences and critics, possibly make? THE TOMATOMETER ? AUDIENCE SCORE ? MEG 46% 45% liked it The answer is a reasonable $145 million... However we live in an unreasonable world and those are actually just the U.S. numbers. It grossed an insane $530 million worldwide. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The 2010 remake of the Wes Craven classic, A Nightmare on Elm Street did better at the domestic* box office than the original, even if you adjust the figures for inflation. *The 1984 movie wasn't released in theaters worldwide. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM ROBIN HOOD PRINCE OF THIEVES has a pretty low Rotten Tomatoes score (51%) for being the #2 movie of 1991 (beating out Beauty And The Beast and Silence Of The Lambs.) Bryan Adams' cheesy soundtrack hit and Costner's sporadic English accent have given the movie a pretty silly legacy, but at the time it made a sh*t ton of money. — Source

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Terminator Genisys, the most forgettable and worst reviewed movie in the series, is actually the franchise's second highest grossing film worldwide, behind Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Despite being a success, another Terminator reboot is scheduled to be released in 2019. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Jaws 2 is a glorified B-movie. JAWS CRACKED.COM 2 But until Rocky // came out, the year after, it was the highest-grossing sequel ever. — Source

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Moonraker is usually said to be the worst Bond movie. COP It was the all-time highest-grossing one for 16 years. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Spider-Man 3, which has gained the reputation of being one of the worst comic book movies ever, was actually the highest- grossing film domestically in 2007. It has also made more money worldwide than any other Spider-Man-based movie -- $890 million, to be exact. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Despite getting a horrible reception, and it being a completely unrequested Conjuring spin-off, The Nun was actually a massive hit. TOMATOMETER ? AUDIENCE SCORE ? 38% 26% liked it Not only did it bring in an incredible $365 million worldwide, it also outgrossed all of the movies in the Conjuring universe. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Dumb and Dumber To has a 29% Rotten Tomatoes score. But it made $170 million, and its budget was less than a quarter of that. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Smurfs (2011) was critically panned, scoring only 22% positive ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, but that didn't stop it from making more than five times its budget. That's right, this terrible CGI-fest of a cartoon no one asked for made over $560 million with only $110 million budget. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Remember that time Vin Diesel decided to make a sequel to a bad movie he did 15 years ago, and we all laughed at him? VIN DIESEL DONNIE YEN x RETURN OF XANDER CAGE Maybe we shouldn't have laughed, because that movie made $346 million worldwide (more than four times its production budget). CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Devil Inside, one of the many found-footage horror movies Hollywood used to crank out, was even despised by fans of the genre. Rotten Tomatoes: 6% CinemaScore: F The film ended up making $101 million worldwide. Which is even more impressive because its production budget was only $1 million. CRACKED.COM — Source

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