20 Incredible Recent Movies That FLOPPED

These awesome movies absolutely TANKED at the box office.

It goes without saying that box office has never been a consistent indication of a movie's quality - terrible films make bank every month while stunning films are regularly ignored.

Michael Bay's rancid Transformers movies printed money for years despite being widely panned while bold, exceptionally well-crafted films have fallen upon deaf ears ever since cinema's inception.

A great film can end up flopping for numerous reasons - poor marketing, an ill-timed release date, or audiences en masse simply waiting to catch it at home on streaming, where one can only hope they finally find an enthusiastic audience.

And that's absolutely true of these recent movies, each of which were fantastic in their own right, from endlessly creative twists on classic genres to mesmerising sequels, exquisitely directed dramas, and everything else in-between.