10 Movies That Had MASSIVE Tomatometer Drops

10. The Lion King (2019)

Initial Score: 67%

Final Score: 52% (15% drop)

Though a Tomatometer drop of "only" 15% might seem positively acceptable compared to every other movie on this list, it was still hugely a hugely disappointing decline for one of 2019's most anticipated films - Jon Favreau's "live-action" remake of Disney's The Lion King.

Given that Favreau's 2016 remake of The Jungle Book rocks a mighty 94% approval from critics, expectations were high that Favreau would deliver a worthy, crowd-pleasing re-imagination of one of Disney's most beloved animations.

When the review embargo lifted, the first wave of reviews made it clear that the 2019 The Lion King was no masterpiece, yet its 69% Tomatometer score still suggested it was a rock solid effort all the same.

By the time hundreds of reviews came pouring in, the score had slipped to 52%, granting it a most dispiriting "Rotten" status with critics, with many fixating on the "soullessness" of the near-photoreal animal CGI.

In a year where remakes of both Dumbo (46%) and Aladdin (57%) had fallen short of the critical mark, The Lion King's shockingly mediocre reception undeniably stung the worst.