The 8 Biggest Movies of 2007, and Whether They Were Any Good

These eight ruled the 2007 worldwide box office. Only one is an actual classic. Here's the money next to the movie.guru score.

Number one made the most money of 2007. Its score disagrees.

1. 8
   Live Free or Die Hard (2007)7.4

   Better than it had any right to be. Barely.

   $388.2M worldwide and a 7.4 movie.guru score. Bruce Willis versus hackers sounds like a dare. Audiences gave it an A−. Guru's Take is 6.3, so the guru bought it less.
2. 7
   The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)9.2

   The only real classic here, and it finished seventh.

   9.2 movie.guru score, 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, an A CinemaScore. Paul Greengrass made the best movie on this list and it still trailed six others at $442.8M worldwide.
3. 6
   National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)4.7

   Nicolas Cage stealing history again. Critics found no treasure.

   35% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 4.7 movie.guru score, yet $459.2M worldwide and an A− from audiences. Families showed up for the clue hunt. Critics showed up for a nap.
4. 5
   I Am Legend (2007)5.8

   Everyone swears they love it. The score says average.

   891,123 IMDb votes, the most on this list, and a 7.2 there. But a B CinemaScore and a 5.8 movie.guru score say the love fades fast after the first hour.
5. 4
   Transformers (2007)6.9

   Michael Bay's best toy commercial, and the crowd knew it.

   Critics beat 43% of movies, audiences 83%. That gap is the entire Michael Bay experience. $709.7M worldwide on a reported $145M to $200M budget.
6. 3
   Spider-Man 3 (2007)4.6

   Sam Raimi's trilogy closer is the lowest score here.

   4.6 movie.guru score, last of the eight, on a reported $258M to $350M budget. Audiences beat only 34% of movies. $887.4M worldwide couldn't buy back the goodwill.
7. 2
   Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)7.5

   Second best movie on this list. Nobody ranks it that high.

   7.5 movie.guru score, behind only Bourne. David Yates turned the angriest Potter book into $939.2M worldwide. Guru's Take is 6.9, because Helena Bonham Carter deserved way more screen time.
8. 1
   Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)5.7

   Biggest movie of 2007, and a 5.7 says it's mid.

   $961.7M worldwide, number one of the year. Critics beat just 28% of movies, audiences 68%. A reported $300M budget bought gorgeous chaos and a plot nobody can explain out loud.

$961.69 says the first defense of Pirates in the comments is just "but Jack Sparrow" and nothing else.

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