The Biggest Summer Blockbusters of 2017, Ranked
by
Julia Hays, for Metacritic
– August 11, 2017
Wonder Woman vs. Spider-Man. Mummies vs. Transformers. Pirates vs. Minions. Apes vs. Aliens. Are filmgoers facing franchise fatigue yet?
In a summer packed with sequels and reboots, and few originals, only a handful of films garnered great critical praise to rise above the pack.
We’ve compiled a list of the biggest money-making blockbusters of the summer season to date—films released from May through mid-August—and ranked them by Metascore.
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photo by Columbia Pictures
This CGI flick following poops, pizzas and high-fives is the lowest-scoring animated movie in the history of Metacritic. (In other words, it's
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“Stupid, offensive and as substantial as a text message, this toxic piece of kiddie trash isn't worth the pixels.” —Tomris Laffly, Time Out New York
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