10 Worst Reviewed Films That Still Made Money
4. One Missed Call
The film entitled One Missed Call was released in 2003 based on a Japanese novel Chakushin Ari to moderate success, making $15 million and falling just short of a 50% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
That is not the film we are looking at here. It was remade in 2008 and not only achieved the famous 0% approval rating, but won both a Mouldy Tomato Award and was considered the worst reviewed film of that year. This is more in line with what we are looking for.
As a remake of a film that was based on a book, now being geared towards a Western market, there are certain to be elements of the original that have been lost in the shuffle somewhere. Critics complained about its lack of originality, its cheap scares and its derivative nature, comparing it unfavourably to other recent films in the same genre that had used specific plot points and set-pieces better and prior.
All of that notwithstanding, it made $45.8 million off a $20 million budget for a $25.8 million profit, eclipsing the effort it was based on in terms of financial success despite the harsh critical reception.