The Lion King (2019)

The Lion King's photorealistic remake is the clearest data point on this list for the idea that reviews and box office can move in completely opposite directions: critics gave it a mediocre 52% on Rotten Tomatoes, largely for animal faces too realistic to convey the original's emotional range, and audiences showed up anyway to the tune of $1.663 billion. Disney doesn't classify it as an animated film for awards purposes, since every frame is computer-generated rather than hand-drawn or traditionally animated — an odd distinction that, if ignored, would make this the highest-grossing animated film ever instead of Inside Out 2. Nostalgia, it turns out, doesn't need good reviews to sell tickets.