10 Worst Reviewed Films That Still Made Money

This 1990 effort produced by Robert Simonds suffers from a contrived, confusing and overly complicated plot. Doing nothing to stay anchored in reality and relying on tired gags for its "comedy" it did little to appease the critics.

Marketed as a black comedy, some critic's comments are more on the nose, describing it as "mean-spirited" and showing a general disdain for the premise, the execution and the core idea. The Problem Child referred to in the title is adopted by a couple and after causing all sorts of mayhem and problems for everyone around him, is eventually discovered to only be acting out because of his difficult past.

Between this awkward and ham-fisted attempt at some sort of redemption arc amidst low-brow comedy, an escaped convict and (I'm not making any of this up) trapeze act related hijinks, the film was generally accepted to have fallen short of whatever mark it was aiming for, and the 0% rating that it holds reflects this.

Despite this, it made over $60 million profit by grossing $72.2 million against a $10 million budget and spawned two sequels. Clearly, there is no accounting for taste.