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The Worst Movies That Grossed More Than $500 Million

Updated November 6, 2017 14.1k votes 1.1k voters 17.4k views

List RulesFilms that grossed more than $500 million worldwide (source: boxofficemojo.com)

List of the worst movies that have grossed over 500 million dollars, as ranked by movie fans and film critics. Why is it that the movies that make the most money are also some of the worst ever made? The cinema that seems to attract the largest audiences and crank in the big bucks are often terrible quality. These movies rely more on CGI explosions, violent fight scenes, car chases that feel like they never end, and bodacious babe with no acting skills, rather than a high quality script and award-caliber actors. It’s no surprise that the films that make the most money rarely win, or are even nominated for, awards.

The movies on this list may have made over 500 million dollars, but the budget for many of them clearly didn’t include a top notch screenwriter, adequate director, and talented actors. Many of the movies on this list made tons of money based on name recognition alone because they star superheroes, are part of a franchise, or are based on popular books.

What are the worst movies that grossed over 500 millions dollars? The movies on this list may have grossed a lot of money and made a lot of fans, but their quality is up to much debate.

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The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Kristen Stewart, Ashley Greene
Released: 2009
Directed by: Chris Weitz
$709.8
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The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Kristen Stewart, Ashley Greene
Released: 2010
Directed by: David Slade
$698.5
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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
Kristen Stewart, Ashley Greene
Released: 2012
Directed by: Bill Condon
$829.7
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Kung Fu Panda 2
Angelina Jolie, Lucy Liu
Released: 2011
Directed by: Jennifer Yuh Nelson
$665.7
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The Smurfs
Katy Perry, Sofía Vergara
Released: 2011
Directed by: Raja Gosnell
$563.7
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Ice Age: The Meltdown
Queen Latifah, Jay Leno
Released: 2006
Directed by: Carlos Saldanha
$655.4
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Megan Fox, Shia LaBeouf
Released: 2009
Directed by: Michael Bay
$836.3
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Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Shia LaBeouf
Released: 2011
Directed by: Michael Bay
$1.12 billion
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The Hangover Part II
Mike Tyson, Bradley Cooper
Released: 2011
Directed by: Todd Phillips
$586.8
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Mamma Mia!
Amanda Seyfried, Meryl Streep
Released: 2008
Directed by: Phyllida Lloyd
$609.8
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2012
Amanda Peet, Woody Harrelson
Released: 2009
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
$769.7
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Fast & Furious 6
Vin Diesel, Paul Walker
Released: 2013
Directed by: Justin Lin
$788.7
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Shrek Forever After
Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy
Released: 2010
Directed by: Mike Mitchell
$752.6
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Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Natalie Portman, Keira Knightley
Released: 1999
Directed by: George Lucas
$1.03 billion
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Meet the Fockers
Robert De Niro, Barbra Streisand
Released: 2004
Directed by: Jay Roach
$516.6
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Avatar
Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver
Released: 2009
Directed by: James Cameron
$2.78 billion
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Alice in Wonderland
Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway
Released: 2010
Directed by: Tim Burton
$1.02 billion
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Transformers
Megan Fox, Shia LaBeouf
Released: 2007
Directed by: Michael Bay
$709.7
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Ice Age: Continental Drift
Jennifer Lopez, Nicki Minaj
Released: 2012
Directed by: Steve Martino, Mike Thurmeier
$877.2
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Hancock
Charlize Theron, Will Smith
Released: 2008
Directed by: Peter Berg
$624.4
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The Da Vinci Code
Tom Hanks, Ian McKellen
Released: 2006
Directed by: Ron Howard
$758.2
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Men in Black 3
Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber
Released: 2012
Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld
$624.0
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World War Z
Brad Pitt, Matthew Fox
Released: 2013
Directed by: Marc Forster
$540.0
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Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor
Released: 2005
Directed by: George Lucas
$848.8
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Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
Tom Cruise, Paula Patton
Released: 2011
Directed by: Brad Bird
$694.7
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