10 Terrible Movies That Still Managed To Break The Box Office

10. The Da Vinci Code

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 25%

Back in 2006, Ron Howard took on the seemingly straightforward task of adapting Dan Brown's bestselling mystery novel The Da Vinci Code for the big screen. With Tom Hanks on board as art and symbology professor Robert Langdon, and a supporting cast of greats including Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen and Jean Reno, it looked like a sure thing. And it was, if only from a financial perspective.

The high-pace, inter-country chase - which sees Langdon access the mysteries of Leonardo Da Vinci's paintings and inventions - may work on the page, but it didn't translate as smoothly to the screen. The energy and the talent are there, but the overlong film highlights the sparseness of Brown's story and the tenuous, often tedious nature of the central mystery's essential connections.

Nonetheless, the film raked in $760 million against a $125 million budget. Riding high on the book's name recognition, The Da Vinci Code attracted viewers from a wide spectrum, but satisfied few of them - and even fewer critics.