10 Awesome 2021 Films That Didn't Deserve To Flop

4. Spencer

Princess Diana biopic Spencer was released to a tidal wave of hype over Kristen Stewart's transformative performance in the lead role, not to mention the virtual certainty that she will receive a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her work - and perhaps even nab the win outright.

Despite a svelte $18 million budget and rave reviews pre-release, Spencer has largely struggled to connect with general audiences.

This goes beyond the fact that Oscar-hopeful movies - typically aimed at older viewers - have generally not performed well throughout the pandemic, but that the film's often surreal, unconventional style was extremely offputting to those expecting to watch a more straight-up Diana biopic.

While the film didn't release on enough screens to get a CinemaScore, its Rotten Tomatoes audience rating sits at a terrible 50%, indicating that general viewers were largely alienated by it.

At a result, Spencer's current global gross is just $12.2 million, cauing it to hit VOD internationally within a mere matter of weeks. For such a bold, brilliantly acted biopic, it's a massively disappointing result.