Ever Wonder Why Most Movies Suck?
A Wikipedia user put together a list of the 50 highest grossing movies of the decade; only nine of them are not sequels or adaptations, The Wrap points out. And, at a generous estimate, only five are not terrible.
Frankly there is nothing I can say here, no series of bon mots, that will illuminate the horrors of modern Hollywood more than just running the list:
1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (New Line; 2003) $1,119,110,941 2. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (Disney; 2006) $1,066,179,725 3. The Dark Knight (Warner Bros.; 2008) $1,001,921,825 4. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Warner Bros.; 2001) $974,733,550 5. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (Disney; 2007) $960,996,492 6. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Warner Bros.; 2007) $938,212,738 7. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Warner Bros.; 2009) $929,022,922 8. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (New Line; 2002) $925,282,504 9. Shrek 2 (DreamWorks; 2004) $919,838,758 10. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Warner Bros.; 2005) $895,921,036 11. Spider-Man 3 (Columbia; 2007) $890,871,626 12. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Warner Bros.; 2002) $878,643,482 13. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (20th Century Fox; 2009) $878,615,229 14. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (New Line; 2001) $870,761,744 15. Finding Nemo (Disney/Pixar; 2003) $864,625,978 16. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (20th Century Fox; 2005) $848,754,768 17. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Paramount; 2009) $833,229,011 18. Spider-Man (Columbia; 2002) $821,708,551 19. Shrek the Third (DreamWorks; 2007) $798,958,162 20. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Warner Bros.; 2004) $795,634,069 21. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Paramount; 2008) $786,636,033 22. Spider-Man 2 (Columbia; 2004) $783,766,341 23. The Da Vinci Code (Sony/Columbia; 2006) $758,239,851 24. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Disney; 2005) $745,011,272 25. The Matrix Reloaded (Warner Bros.; 2003) $742,128,461 26. Transformers *DreamWorks/Paramount; 2007) $709,709,780 27. Ice Age: The Meltdown (20th Century Fox; 2006) $655,388,158 28. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Disney; 2003) $654,264,015 29. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (20th Century Fox; 2002) $649,398,328 30. Kung Fu Panda (DreamWorks; 2008) $631,736,484 31. The Incredibles (Disney/Pixar; 2004) $631,442,092 32. Hancock (Columbia; 2008) $624,386,746 33. Ratatouille (Disney/Pixar; 2007) $623,707,397 34. The Passion of the Christ (Newmarket; 2004) $611,899,420 35. Mamma Mia! (Universal; 2008) $609,841,637 36. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (DreamWorks; 2008) $603,900,344 37. Casino Royale (MGM/Columbia; 2006) $594,239,066 38. War of the Worlds (DreamWorks/Paramount; 2005) $591,745,540 39. Quantum of Solace (MGM/Columbia; 2008) $586,090,727 40. I Am Legend (Warner Bros.; 2007) $585,349,010 41. Iron Man (Paramount; 2008) $585,133,287 42. Night at the Museum (20th Century Fox; 2006) $574,480,450 43. King Kong (Universal; 2005) $550,517,357 44. Mission: Impossible II (Paramount; 2000) $546,388,105 45. The Day After Tomorrow (20th Century Fox; 2004) $544,272,402 46. Madagascar (DreamWorks; 2005) $532,680,671 47. The Simpsons Movie (20th Century Fox; 2007) $527,071,022 48. Monsters, Inc. (Disney/Pixar; 2001) $525,366,597 49. WALL-E (Disney/Pixar; 2008) $521,268,237 50. Meet the Fockers (Universal; 2004) $516,642,939