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6 great movies that have flopped at the box office this year

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6 great movies that have flopped at the box office this year

"Long Shot"

"Long Shot"

Release date: May 3

Domestic gross: $30.2 million

Worldwide gross: $43.7 million

Production budget: $40 million

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 81%

What critics said: "It's funny, uproariously so at times, and funny forgives a lot." — Detroit News

"The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part"

"The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part"

Release date: February 8

Domestic gross: $105.8 million

Worldwide gross: $191.1 million

Production budget: $100 million

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 85%

What critics said: "If you're willing to let the quantum mechanics slide, you'll have a pretty awesome time." — Time Out

"The Kid Who Would Be King"

"The Kid Who Would Be King"

Release date: January 25

Domestic gross: $16.8 million

Worldwide gross: $32.1 million

Production budget: $60 million

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 89%

What critics said: "If you factor in the movie's faith in the kindness of children and its eventual optimism about the future, it becomes, in essence, a healing myth for the ills of contemporary Britain. With or without a deal." — Times

"Fighting With My Family"

"Fighting With My Family"

Release date: February 22

Domestic gross: $23 million

Worldwide gross: $39.1 million

Production budget: N/A

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 93%

What critics said: "Though it's set in the world of wrestling, 'Fighting With My Family' can be understood by anyone who has ever wanted anything intensely, which is everybody." — San Francisco Chronicle

"Booksmart"

"Booksmart"

Release date: May 24

Domestic gross: $19.7 million

Worldwide gross: $19.9 million

Production budget: N/A

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 97%

What critics said: "Booksmart is a teen sex romp well suited for the summer of 2019: feminist but not preachy, raunchy but not nasty, emotionally intelligent but not sentimental." — Slate

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