3 Movies Critics Hated but Fans Loved in 2026 🍅 #shorts

This year's biggest critic-versus-audience gaps on Rotten Tomatoes (Tomatometer vs audience score, read 24 Sep 2026). #3 Mercy (2026): Chris Pratt has 90 minutes to prove his innocence to an AI judge; critics 24%, verified audience 81% — a 57-point gap; $54.7 million worldwide gross. #2 Dhurandhar: The Revenge (2026): the Ranveer Singh sequel became the highest-grossing Hindi film ever, over ₹1,100 crore net in India; critics 36%, audience 95% — 59 points apart; IMDb 8.5. #1 Michael (2026): Jaafar Jackson plays his uncle, Michael Jackson; critics 38%, verified audience 97% — the same 59-point gap on a far bigger sample (310 reviews, 25,000+ verified ratings) — and over $1 billion worldwide, the biggest biopic ever. Also on the chart: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (42/87), Scream 7 (30/73), Scary Movie (23/63).
Sources: 1. Rotten Tomatoes scorecards for all six films (read 24 Sep 2026) 2. IMDb via OMDb 3. TMDB (credits, streaming providers IN) 4. Box Office Mojo + The Numbers (Michael, Mercy grosses) 5. Wikipedia list of highest-grossing biographical films + Music Business Worldwide (Michael passes Oppenheimer) 6. Sacnilk, Bollywood Hungama, Koimoi (Dhurandhar: The Revenge India net) 7. Wikipedia list of highest-grossing Indian films 8. About Amazon (Mercy premise) 9. Wikipedia (Jaafar Jackson, Michael, Mercy).
Scores as of 24 Sep 2026, IN. Michael gross: worldwide gross, Box Office Mojo. Dhurandhar: The Revenge: India net (Sacnilk ₹1,149 cr / Bollywood Hungama ₹1,108 cr / Koimoi ₹1,186 cr). Mercy: worldwide gross, Box Office Mojo. Streaming in India: Michael on JioHotstar; Dhurandhar: The Revenge on Netflix and JioHotstar; Mercy on Prime Video.
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