Ranking June 2017's Movies From Worst To Best
The DCEU finally catches a break.
As far as big Hollywood blockbusters are concerned, June was totally all over the place. A number of star-studded tentpoles flopped with audiences and critics alike, while some more unexpected and outside-the-box films picked up the lion's share of the critical praise (not to mention the box office loot).
With everything from unapologetically mindless action flicks to star-driven comedies, cult actioners and art-house dramas, June certainly had something for everyone, while one of the month's best-reviewed films crucially proved the ground-breaking potential of Netflix's original movie line-up. Cinema chains are rightly worried.
But what about the month to come? July will see the release of Spider-Man: Homecoming, War for the Planet of the Apes, Cars 3, The Beguiled, Dunkirk and Captain Underpants to name just a few, as 2017's summer blockbuster season well and truly reaches its peak...
17. Transformers: The Last Knight
RottenTomatoes Score: 15% (3.3/10 average)
Box Office: Franchise fatigue appeared to finally set in for Michael Bay's hit blockbuster franchise, with the approximately $250 million sequel pulling a disappointing $45.3 million opening weekend (a series low, miles behind the first film's $70.5 million).
While it's already crossed the $400 million mark worldwide and certainly won't be a commercial failure in any way, it's still a major drop from the series' prior billion-dollar success, and so it's rather apt that Bay is now apparently stepping away from the franchise. Even China has seemingly lost interest in it, too, with the film dropping an outrageous 82% in its second weekend.
Verdict: Though it gets a few points for being the weirdest Transformers movie, being less sexist than the previous films and boasting a memorable supporting turn from Anthony Hopkins, The Last Knight is another mostly inane actioner that ends up more exhausting than entertaining.