Seven Horror Movies that were Major Financial Successes but Critical Disappointments [Wicked Horror]

Seven Horror Movies that were Major Financial Successes but Critical Disappointments [Wicked Horror]
If you look at the highest grossing movies of all time, most are generally beloved, examples include Titanic, Avatar, the Star Wars franchise, Marvel movies, etc. The same can be said in the horror genre for the most part. The majority of the highest grossing genre pictures enjoyed plenty of critical success to go with the financial windfall they secured. The link between box office success and critical success has usually gone hand in hand for movies across all genres. Good word of mouth, well financed marketing ploys, and likable talent are critical factors to financial success.
It goes without saying that a good product is the key factor to critical success. Like I said, most financial successes were also critical successes. But the below seven movies were the exception to this rule. These films were huge financial successes, but major critical disappointments. Why did they succeed financially? Were they overlooked and unfairly criticized at the time of release? Was the financial success just a byproduct of coattail riding on well-known franchise IP? All of the movies below grossed over $100+ million at the box office, and are listed in order of profits earned, low to high…
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