The 28 Biggest Summer Blockbusters of 2016, Ranked From Worst to Best
Was Suicide Squad really that bad? Was its Marvel rival, Captain America: Civil War, really that good? Was this really a "miserable summer of box-office bombs"?
To answer these questions and more, we looked at the biggest moneymakers of the summer season to date—films released from May through mid-August—and ranked them by Metascore. We found nearly a third of these blockbusters received good reviews, roughly half got mixed reviews, and a tiny minority—just four films—flunked the critical-consensus test.
Check out our complete rundown, ranked from the duds to the studs ...
This illusionist-heist sequel, which gets credit for returning Daniel Radcliffe to the world of magic, somehow managed to be nearly as successful as its 2013 predecessor despite weaker reviews and domestic ticket sales.
“Try to remember this movie, a few days after seeing it, and you’ll find that—like magic—it’s disappeared.” —Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times