It was given a huge $107 million budget, but only made $87 million back. Large-scale films that featured revolutionary CGI technology (for the time) gave grounded films like Ali little chance at the box office. Though it earned Will Smith his first Oscar nomination, this 2001 Mohammed Ali biopic came in the wrong era. Mother! (68% Rotten Tomatoes score))Īnother film that split critical opinions, this Jennifer Lawrence piece was a bizarre thriller that, according to Lawrence, was meant to be an allegory 'depicting the rape and torment of Mother Earth.' Its metaphor went above the heads of some, with even good reviews referring to it as 'pretentious.' It made $44.5 million on a $30 million budget. The box office was less divided: It made $63 million against a $110 million budget. Others referred to it as a 'hyped-up cocaine conversation of a movie' that never amounted to anything. Some said it's 'what movie love really looks like,' and 'not a minute too long' despite its three-hour runtime.
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