10 "Poorly-Received" Movies That Actually Got Good Reviews

1. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Directed by: Christopher Nolan

Studio: Warner Bros.

Budget: $250 million

RT rating: 87% / CinemaScore: A

Box Office: $1,084,939,099

2. Brave (2012)

Directed by: Mark Andrews & Brenda Chapman

Studio: Disney/Pixar

Budget: $185 million

RT rating: 78% / CinemaScore: A

Box Office: $538,983,207

3. Iron Man 2 (2010)

Directed by: Jon Favreau

Studio: Paramount

Budget: $200 million

RT rating: 72% / CinemaScore: A

Box Office: $623,933,331

4. Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

Directed by: J.J. Abrams

Studio: Paramount

Budget: $190 million

RT rating: 87% / CinemaScore: A

Box Office: $467,381,584

5. Godzilla (2014)

Directed by: Gareth Edwards

Studio: Warner Bros.

Budget: $160 million

RT rating: 74% / CinemaScore: B+

Box Office: $529,076,069

6. King Kong (2005)

Directed by: Peter Jackson

Studio: Universal

Budget: $207 million

RT rating: 84% / CinemaScore: A-

Box Office: $550,517,357

7. The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

Directed by: Marc Webb

Studio: Sony/Columbia

Budget: $230 million

RT rating: 73% / CinemaScore: A-

Box Office: $757,930,663

8. Star Wars: Episode III - 
Revenge of the Sith (2005)

Directed by: George Lucas

Studio: Fox

Budget: $113 million

RT rating: 79% / CinemaScore: A-

Box Office: $848,754,768

9. Avatar (2009)

Directed by: James Cameron

Studio: Fox

Budget: $237 million

RT rating: 83% / CinemaScore: A

Box Office: $2,787,965,087

10. Signs (2002)

Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan

Studio: Touchstone

Budget: $72 million

RT rating: 74% / CinemaScore: B

Box Office: $408,247,917