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12 of the worst summer movie flops of the last decade at the box office

Travis Clark   

12 of the worst summer movie flops of the last decade at the box office
Entertainment1 min read

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  • Some of the biggest summer movie flops recently have been superhero movies, despite the genre's otherwise impressive success at the box office.
  • They include this summer's "Dark Phoenix" and 2015's "Fantastic Four" reboot.
  • Some movies, like "The Happytime Murders," are just outright disasters commercially and critically. Others, like "Solo: A Star Wars Story," require context to understand just how disappointing they were.
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At a time when it feels like superhero and Disney movies rule the box office, it's easy to forget that plenty have also been flops.

Some of the biggest theatrical bombs in recent years were superhero movies, from the recent "X-Men" movie, "Dark Phoenix," to 2015's misguided "Fantastic Four" reboot.

And Disney has had its fair share of misses. While the company drops enough hits to make up for that, it's released some absolute duds. They include 2016's "Alice in Wonderland" sequel, "Alice Through the Looking Glass," and 2012's big-budget failure, "John Carter."

We looked back at the last 10 years to gather some of the biggest summer flops. They range from hopeful blockbusters like "Solo: A Star Wars Story" to just plain critical and commercial disasters like "The Happytime Murders."

Below are 12 summer movie flops from the last 10 years:

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