These are the 10 most successful bad films according to Rotten Tomatoes

One would think that the most successful films are also good films, but: the truth often looks different. We therefore have a list ofFilms that were particularly bad and yet extremely successful, created that shows that they are often sequels of films that have already had an audience but have not come from the quality of the predecessors.

What also strikes: The majority of the cake is divided among four film series:Transformers,,Pirates of the Caribbeanand. Eight out of ten films come on these four franchises. You should keep the frequently underground quality of such sequels in your head at the next theatrical release.

Yes, the good old onesTransformers-Films from the smithy of the Kawumm cinema legend Michael Bay. The first part could somehow wave through, even if he was a prime example of theis how we just don't want to see it today. But the sequel already left a lot to be desired - and it didn't get any better. The subtitle ofTransformers 4One could therefore take it literally, because the franchise was in an era of doom as far as the quality of content was. Fans of the series didn't care (or they only noticed it when it was too late), because: The film, which was based five years after the great battle of Chicago, ultimately played more than $ 1.1 billion-despite an impressively low tomatometer value of just 18%. So it is logical that Michael Bay and his people whistle to give themselves a little more effort to counting stories. Because the cash register rang.

Also far ahead when it comes to lousy but commercially successful films, that'sJurassic World-Franchise. If the first two parts were still largely clear, those responsible fell offJurassic World 3: A new ageApparently in a creative hole. There are more dinosaurs in the film than ever, but they no longer play too big. At the center of the story is the teenager Maisie Lockwood (Isabella Sermon), who is a genetic image of her deceased mother, which is why villains show interest in her. But the whole film is completely overloaded, flat and tiring, so that the film could only reach 29% with Rotten Tomatoes. Nevertheless, he was successful in the cinema and had over $ 1 billion at the coffers.

For the fourth part of the well-known pirate saga of thePirates of the CaribbeanDisney had to dig deep into his pocket: the proud $ 430 million cost the production of this film-not least because of the immense fees for Hollywood stars likeand Penélope Cruz. But Hey: Ultimately, the film has recorded more than twice, namely over a billion US dollars. Those responsible should therefore have done air jumps, but the fans of the film series had a look, because they were a bit unanimous opinion that the fourth part was a blow into the water. The rotten tomatoes score is just 32%. The whole film series is not exactly what you would call quality cinema. But withPirates of the Caribbean: Foreign tidesDisney has gone in particularly flat fairwater.

Yes, yes - now againTransformers. The third part could also convince at the coffers, but not with the fans. Despite a pick-up result of over $ 1.1 billion, the score in Rotten Tomatoes is only 35% forTransformers 3. In terms of content, the evil megatron wants to avenge his adversary Optimus Prime, who made him look old again in the previous part. The story is ultimately the same again: man and machine have to fight the decepticons, otherwise the end of humanity threatens. And yes, it gets down to business, especially in the second half, but you shouldn't be too demanding when it comes to story and figure depth.

Was extremely successful, if not particularly good,Jurassic World 2: The fallen kingdom- The second part of theJurassic World-Row. It plays three years after the destruction of theJurassic World-Tthemes parks, and the dinosaurs have long since recaptured the island. People are actually no longer a problem, but another appears: because there is a volcano on the island, and it threatens to break out. The lousy value atOf 47%, it has to do with a pretty mew villain, which of course also appears, as well as a few rigorous script weaknesses in the second half of the film. Nevertheless: Dinosaurs always go, and so a lot of people still looked at the film in the cinema.

Films by Tim Burton are actually always worth seeing because the filmmaker always manages to banish his bizarre ideas in a bizarre art. In the case ofAlice in Wonderland, however, an adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic children's book of the same name was only limited. Despite the imposing cast (Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Mia Wasikowska etc.), Tim Burton was not quite able to really breathe life into the fantasy world of the book. The film still recorded one billion US dollars at the time-despite the rather poor evaluation.

Die-Saga does not end. It may be really happy, but if you are honest, there is always a lot of crap - as in the case ofStar Wars 9: Skywalkers' ascent, the ninth episode of theStar WarsFilm series as well as the third and last part of the sequelThe one withStar Wars: the awakening of powerandStar Wars: The Last Jedistarted. The big oneHowever, many fans found disappointing and you can't blame them. The film can catch a bit at the end, but in particular the first half of the film runs like chewing gum in between, so you almost have to force yourself to continue looking. Of course, the coal was right, after all, it is atStar WarsFor one of the most high -sales franchise ever.

Than in 2019 the real film adaptation ofThe king of the lionsThe expectation was of course great. However, despite the ultimately known history, the family adventure was only partially convincing - at least with Rotten Tomatoes, the rating is only 51%. That the film is still massiveLion King-Fans (and whose families) drove into cinemas is still no wonder, the title is one of the most successful from the house. And there the coffers rang there, because the film rinsed a whopping $ 1.7 billion in the group.

If you are really honest: the first onePirates of the CaribbeanFilm, when you take a close look at the story, is actually quite poor. Logical that it didn't get better in the sequels - and the cinema goers also noticed that. They have forPirates of the Caribbean - Curse of Caribbean 2Although $ 1.1 billion, in order to be able to watch the film, many of them were ultimately disappointed-a rotting tomatoes value of 53% speaks a clear language. The story about the blood debt of Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) at Piraten Davey Jones (Bill Nighy) can therefore be confidently given.

And finally againStar Wars, this time it's aboutStar Wars: Episode I - The Dark Threat. The film opened the trilogy actually closed and gave the starting shot for six more "original"Star Wars-Milms. The fans of the franchise were of course out of the house, especially since the history should be told, as Darth Vader, for example, became Darth Vader. But the expectations of it were so high that George Lucas could only fail with the project - at least narrative. Because although the rating of Rotten Tomatoes is only 53%, the cinema was of course cashed in. What most fans completely annoyed was the introduction of Jar Jar Binks. And he got the conclusion about the film quite well when he said: "You are in big Kacka!" There is nothing more to say.