Top Ten Movies That Critics Hated More Than The Lone Ranger (But Which Succeeded Anyways)

A lot of speculation circles around whether or not bad critic reviews can lead to a failed blockbuster film.

So it started this week, when actors Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer, producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski started on American critics for their treatment of The Lone Ranger, claiming that the media was "gunning for" the ever since news of the budget woes were publicized, saying that critics were "reviewing the budget" instead of the movie, and that critics had made up their minds about the film as soon as they heard that Depp, Verbinski and Bruckheimer were working on it together, and that the movie didn't get the love that it should have because it was "original". Then future Transformers 4 star Mark Wahlberg claimed that the media is now "targeting" blockbusters, while also pointing a finger at the studios for spending too much money on effects-driven films that "pull the wool over the audience's eyes."

While critics reviews are definitely a factor in how a film does in the box office, they do not guarantee the film will do really well or really badly. And just to prove this, we've collected the top ten films that got worse reviews than The Lone Ranger, but still managed to do well in the box office.

1. The Last Air Bender 


2.Resident Evil: The Afterlife 3D


3.Bedtime Stories


4. Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters


5. The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor


6. The Smurfs


7. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider


8. The Twilight Saga: New Moon 


9. Underworld: Awakening


10. Alien Vs Predator 


Source: Blastr.com

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AWSOME Sci-Fi Theme Park With an Alien vs. Predator Ride and more!

Looking for some sci-fi movie-themed attractions to visit on your next vacation? Well Of course you are!

Twentieth Century Fox has been trying to up its presence in theme parks for more than a decade now. The studio's first attempt at a park of its own -- Fox Studios Backlot in Sydney, Australia -- closed in 2001 after just two years of operation, and it's spent the last several years licensing properties like The Simpsons (which will have attractions in Universal Parks) and Avatar (which will have attractions at Disney parks) to other theme park companies. Now the studio seems ready to jump into the full-scale theme park business again.

The company has just announced an agreement with Resorts World Genting to open a Fox theme park in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, by 2016. Properties including Night at the Museum, Alien and Predator are expected to be featured at the park, which will be built on the site of the Genting Outdoor Theme Park and feature more than 25 rides spread out over more than 25 acres. The current park will close this September so the $125 million building project can begin.

There's no word yet on exactly what kind of attractions we can expect for each particular film property, but we're definitely dreaming of an Alien vs. Predator experience, or at least a ride that lets us pretend we're Colonial Marines.

What do you think? Would you visit a full-scale Fox theme park?

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