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Movies That Tanked in the Box Office (And Didn't Deserve To!)

Some good films fail badly to make back their budget despite rave reviews from critics; usually due to poor marketing, covid, heavy competition from hyped films, or lack of appeal from fans. However, some became Oscar nominees, even winners. Here are a bunch of my favourites that were so good, they really should've done better at the box office.
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Which ones deserved more success?

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1
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
2
Goodfellas (1990)
Goodfellas (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
3
Fight Club (1999)
Fight Club (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
4
Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
5
The Thing (1982)
The Thing (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
6
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
7
Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
8
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
9
The Iron Giant (1999)
The Iron Giant (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
10
Hugo (2011)
Hugo (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
11
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
12
The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
13
Annihilation (2018)
Annihilation (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
14
Treasure Planet (2002)
Treasure Planet (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
15
Mother! (2017)
Mother! (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
16
James and the Giant Peach (1996)
James and the Giant Peach (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
17
The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
18
Superman Returns (2006)
Superman Returns (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
19
Cloud Atlas (2012)
Cloud Atlas (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   66%
20
Event Horizon (1997)
Event Horizon (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   29%
21
Dredd (2012)
Dredd (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
22
Tenet (2020)
Tenet (2020)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
23
Doctor Sleep (2019)
Doctor Sleep (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
24
The Suicide Squad (2021)
The Suicide Squad (2021)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
25
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
26
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   42%
27
Funny Face (1957)
Funny Face (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
28
Last Night in Soho (2021)
Last Night in Soho (2021)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
29
Steve Jobs (2015)
Steve Jobs (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
30
West Side Story (2021)
West Side Story (2021)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
31
The New Mutants (2020)
The New Mutants (2020)
Rotten Tomatoes®   36%
32
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
33
American Honey (2016)
American Honey (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
34
The Northman (2022)
The Northman (2022)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
35
Nightmare Alley (2021)
Nightmare Alley (2021)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
36
Pandorum (2009)
Pandorum (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   30%
37
The Last Duel (2021)
The Last Duel (2021)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
38
Detroit (2017)
Detroit (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
39
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
40
We're Back! a Dinosaur's Story (1993)
We're Back! a Dinosaur's Story (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   38%
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