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24 movies that made outrageous amounts of money but were despised by critics

Some of the top-earning movies of all time were hated by critics. Here are 24 movies that made a lot of money but received little love from critics.

Some of the highest-earning movies of all time at the box office are also the most hated by critics.

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While "Black Panther" has earned its spot among the biggest moneymakers of all time in just a short month — the film hit $1 billion globally and has a 97% on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes — other films don't have the critical acclaim to match their box-office receipts.

To find which movies made boatloads of money but were despised by critics, Business Insider looked at the 100 all-time highest-grossing movies worldwide, based on unadjusted information from boxofficemojo.com, and compared that with their Rotten Tomatoes scores. We ranked the movies that received "rotten scores," below 60%, from highest to lowest score (the one tie was broken using a Rotten Tomatoes audience score).

Every movie on the list except one (No. 12) is either a franchise sequel or based on preexisting material. If studios are losing faith in the domestic box office, it may be because American audiences are losing faith in franchises such as "Transformers" and "Pirates of the Caribbean," which are still performing well in foreign markets.

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Below are 24 of the top-grossing movies of all time that critics despised:

24. "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" (2014)

Critic Score: 59%

Original domestic gross: $255,119,788

Adjusted gross: $268,326,452

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Original worldwide gross: $956,019,788

Adjusted worldwide gross: $1,005,509,610

"It's adequately visionary, it's routinely spectacular, it breathes fire and yet somehow feels room-temperature." — Kyle Smith, New York Post

23. "Shrek Forever After" (2010)

Critic Score: 58%

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Original domestic gross: $238,736,787

Adjusted gross: $272,605,712

Original worldwide gross: $752,600,867

Adjusted worldwide gross: $859,370,264

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22. "Transformers" (2007)

Critic Score: 57%

Original domestic gross: $319,246,193

Adjusted gross: $383,373,502

Original worldwide gross: $709,709,780

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Adjusted worldwide gross: $852,269,910

"Transformers delivers on its promise of stunning visuals and well-crafted action sequences, but it's not remotely worth the slog it takes to get there. Once the novelty of the robots wears off it's hopelessly insipid." — Joshua Starnes, ComingSoon.net

21. "Minions" (2015)

Critic Score: 56%

Original domestic gross: $336,045,770

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Adjusted gross: $353,022,662

Original worldwide gross: $1,159,398,397

Adjusted worldwide gross: $1,217,970,720

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20. "Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace" (1999)

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Critic Score: 55%

Original domestic gross: $474,544,677

Adjusted gross: $709,227,813

Original worldwide gross: $1,027,467,110

Adjusted worldwide gross: $1,535,594,616

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19. "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" (2006)

Critic Score: 54%

Original domestic gross: $423,315,812

Adjusted gross: $522,826,524

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Original worldwide gross: $1,066,179,725

Adjusted worldwide gross: $1,316,811,289

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18. "Alice in Wonderland" (2010)

Score: 52%

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Original domestic gross: $334,191,110

Adjusted gross: $381,601,875

Original worldwide gross: $1,025,467,110

Adjusted worldwide gross: $1,170,947,285

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17. "Maleficent" (2014)

Critic Score: 51%

Original domestic gross: $241,410,378

Adjusted gross: $253,907,354

Original worldwide gross: $758,539,785

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Adjusted worldwide gross: $797,806,753

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16. "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2" (2012)

Critic Score: 49%

Original domestic gross: $292,324,737

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Adjusted gross: $317,021,475

Original worldwide gross: $829,746,820

Adjusted worldwide gross: $899,847,079

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15. "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" (2009)

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Critic Score: 46%

Original domestic gross: $196,573,705

Adjusted gross: $228,142,853

Original worldwide gross: $886,686,817

Adjusted worldwide gross: $1,029,086,065

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14. "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" (2007)

Critic Score: 45%

Original domestic gross: $309,420,425

Adjusted gross: $371,574,022

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Original worldwide gross: $963,420,425

Adjusted worldwide gross: $1,156,943,672

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13."Shrek the Third" (2007)

Score: 41%

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Original domestic gross: $322,719,944

Adjusted gross: $387,545,029

Original worldwide gross: $798,958,162

Adjusted worldwide gross: $959,445,706

"Apart from some modestly amusing princess shtick and a pleasantly slapsticky opening, there's no real reason for anyone over the age of 11 to see this one." — Bob Mondello, NPR

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12. "2012" (2009)

Critic Score: 40%

Original domestic gross: $166,112,167

Adjusted gross: $192,789,283

Original worldwide gross: $769,679,473

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Adjusted worldwide gross: $893,287,692

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11. "Ice Age: Continental Drift" (2012)

Score: 38%

Original domestic gross: $161,321,843

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Adjusted gross: $174,950,943

Original worldwide gross: $877,244,782

Adjusted worldwide gross: $951,357,855

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10. "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" (2011)

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Score: 35%

Original domestic gross: $352,390,543

Adjusted gross: $390,070,524

Original worldwide gross: $1,123,794,079

Adjusted worldwide gross: $1,243,957,746

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9. "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" (2011)

Critic Score: 32%

Original domestic gross: $241,071,802

Adjusted gross: $266,848,830

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Original worldwide gross: $1,045,713,802

Adjusted worldwide gross: $1,157,528,597

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8. "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" (2017)

Critic Score: 30%

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Original domestic gross: $172,558,876

Adjusted gross: $175,283,971

Original worldwide gross: $794,861,794

Adjusted worldwide gross: $807,414,462

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7. "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" (2009)

Critic Score: 28%

Original domestic gross: $296,623,634

Adjusted gross: $344,260,501

Original worldwide gross: $709,711,008

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Adjusted worldwide gross: $823,688,471

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6. "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" (2016)

Critic Score: 27%

Original domestic gross: $330,360,194

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Adjusted gross: $342,726,316

Original worldwide gross: $873,634,919

Adjusted worldwide gross: $906,337,032

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5. "Suicide Squad" (2016)

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Critic Score: 26%

Original domestic gross: $325,100,054

Adjusted gross: $337,269,277

Original worldwide gross: $746,846,894

Adjusted worldwide gross: $774,803,047

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4. "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1" (2011)

Critic Score: 25%

Audience score: 60%

Original domestic gross: $281,287,133

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Adjusted gross: $311,364,256

Original worldwide gross: $712,205,856

Adjusted worldwide gross: $788,359,725

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3. "The Da Vinci Code" (2006)

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Critic Score: 25%

Audience score: 57%

Original domestic gross: $217,536,138

Adjusted gross: $268,673,316

Original worldwide gross: $758,539,851

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Adjusted worldwide gross: $936,853,154

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2. "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" (2009)

Critic Score: 19%

Original domestic gross: $402,111,870

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Adjusted gross: $466,689,832

Original worldwide gross: $836,303,693

Adjusted worldwide gross: $970,611,562

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1. "Transformers: Age of Extinction" (2014)

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Critic Score: 18%

Original domestic gross: $245,439,076

Adjusted gross: $258,144,604

Original worldwide gross: $1,104,054,072

Adjusted worldwide gross: $1,161,207,114

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