The Worst Movies That Have Grossed Over $1 Billion

Updated February 7, 2020 63.5k votes 6.4k voters 99.4k views46 items

List RulesThis list includes ALL films that have grossed over $1 billion worldwide (source: boxofficemojo.com)

List of the worst movies that grossed over 1 billion dollars, as ranked by movie fans and critics. These days, the worth of a movie is usually graded by the amount of money it takes in at the box office.However, the highest grossing movies of all time are rarely ever the most critically acclaimed. In fact the movies that often make the most money are fueled on massive explosions, 20 minute chase scenes, bloody fight sequences,and random nudity, rather than quality. The movies usually have stilted dialogue, gaping plot holes, and are completely forgettable once you leave the theater.

The movies on this list have each grossed over a billion dollars, making them the most successful movies of all time. However, the quality of these movies is not always that great. They don’t often get nominated for anything more than an MTV movie award. The special effects are usually more noteworthy than the script or the acting. In fact many of the movies on this list received negative reviews from many of the most respected film critics in the business.

What are the worst billion dollar grossing movies of all time? This list includes the movies that have made the most money without being based on quality.

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Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Shia LaBeouf
Released: 2011
Directed by: Michael Bay
$1,123,794,079

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Transformers: Age of Extinction
Mark Wahlberg, Kelsey Grammer
Released: 2014
Directed by: Michael Bay
$1,104,054,072

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Alice in Wonderland
Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway
Released: 2010
Directed by: Tim Burton
$1,025,467,110

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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz
Released: 2011
Directed by: Rob Marshall
$1,045,713,802

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Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Natalie Portman, Keira Knightley
Released: 1999
Directed by: George Lucas
$1,027,044,677

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The Fate of the Furious
Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson
Released: 2017
Directed by: F. Gary Gray
$1,238,764,765

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Furious 7
Vin Diesel, Paul Walker
Released: 2015
Directed by: James Wan
$1,516,045,911

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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard
Released: 2018
Directed by: J. A. Bayona
$1,309,484,461

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher
Directed by: Rian Johnson
$1,332,539,889

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Avatar
Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver
Released: 2009
Directed by: James Cameron
$2,789,679,794

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Beauty and the Beast
Emma Watson, Dan Stevens
Released: 2017
Directed by: Bill Condon
$1,263,521,126

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Captain Marvel
Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson
Released: 2019
Directed by: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
$1,128,274,794

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Despicable Me 3
Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig
Directed by: Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda
$1,034,799,409

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Iron Man 3
Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert Downey Jr.
Released: 2013
Directed by: Shane Black
$1,214,811,252

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Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
Daisy Ridley, John Boyega
Released: 2019
Directed by: J. J. Abrams
$1,046,183,140

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Titanic
Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet
Released: 1997
Directed by: James Cameron
$2,187,463,944

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Aquaman
Jason Momoa, Amber Heard
Released: 2018
Directed by: James Wan
$1,148,161,807

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Minions
Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm
Released: 2015
Directed by: Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda
$1,159,398,397

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Frozen 2
Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel
Released: 2019
Directed by: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
$1,419,312,568

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Frozen
Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel
Released: 2013
Directed by: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
$1,290,000,000

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley
Released: 2006
Directed by: Gore Verbinski
$1,066,179,725

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Skyfall
Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes
Released: 2012
Directed by: Sam Mendes
$1,108,561,013

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Toy Story 4
Tom Hanks, Tim Allen
Released: 2019
Directed by: Josh Cooley
$1,073,394,593

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The Avengers: Age of Ultron
Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth
Released: 2015
Directed by: Joss Whedon
$1,402,805,868

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Jurassic World
Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt
Released: 2015
Directed by: Colin Trevorrow
$1,671,713,208

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