The 27 Greatest Summer Blockbusters of the Century, Ranked
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Julia Hays, for Metacritic
– August 14, 2017
Big-budget action flicks, family-friendly films and much-anticipated sequels are among the blockbusters that have had fans flocking to the theaters every summer.
But of those summer films grossing $100 million (domestically) or more, which have been the best? Find out as we rank the most critically acclaimed summer blockbusters of the 21st century by Metascore below.
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photo by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
The latest and best-reviewed installment in the Apes franchise finds Caesar (Andy Serkis) and his band of apes facing off with an army of humans led by the Colonel (Woody Harrelson).
“Like Caesar and company, the films seem to be getting more intelligent and human as they evolve.” —Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly
Domestic gross: $137.2 million (through 8/13)
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