The Biggest Summer Blockbusters of 2017, Ranked
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.
Mark Wahlberg and Josh Duhamel reprised their roles for the fifth installment in the sci-fi series, which was also the lowest-grossing film in the franchise. Optimus Prime is M.I.A., and Autobots and Decepticons wage war.
“It is not so much lazy filmmaking as it is a very expensive middle finger to common sense and the basic concept of entertainment.” —Barry Hertz, The Globe and Mail (Toronto)