Sandra Bullock's long list of successful blockbuster films has made her a mainstream figure for many years. She has received praise for her work as an action star as well as a prominent lead in rom-coms, and she has won multiple accolades. The A-lister has, however, also received her fair share of unfavorable remarks.
Bullock got some less-than-enthusiastic reviews for the two sequels in her record, Speed 2: Cruise Control and Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous. Since those, the actress has infamously avoided making sequels to any of her other great hits, or anything else for that matter.
However, both Armed and Fabulous and Cruise Control were commercial successes, despite being hard to watch. In fact, any movie with Sandra Bullock seems to grab the box office and wring it out dry, it’s Sandra Bullock, she is amazing! But not all those movies are relative to the money they pull in.
9 How Much Did The Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close Make At The Box Office?
In this post-9/11 drama, Oscar winners Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock acted together for the first time. Extremely Loud, Incredibly Close (2011) a nine-year-old child discovers a mystery key originally owned by his father, a September 11th victim. He embarks on a mission to learn what mysteries the key unlocks and to come to terms with the death of his father.
Ok, at first it starts off with what could develop into a good storyline, and two amazing actors, this took a few wrong turns along the line. It still managed to pull in $55.2 million at the box office, though.
8 How Much Did Sandra Bullock's All About Steve Make At The Box Office?
All About Steve was released in 2009 and starred Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper, and Thomas Haden Church. It sounds like it would be perfect just by the actors associated with it, but this movie was nothing short of ridiculous.
For a so-called comedy, this was far from funny. Poor Sandra Bullock. In this movie she plays Mary, a logorrheic crossword creator with too much esoteric knowledge in her head and the hyperactive social skills of a 6-year-old boy. We are struggling to figure out how it made its way to $40.1 million in the box office.
7 How Much Did Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous Make?
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous was released in 2005 and starred Sandra Bullock and Regina King. The movie somehow managed to gross $101.3 million domestically. According to the critics, it was "lame," "unfunny," and "disappointing."
Miss Congeniality 2 used flashy ads to trick us into thinking it was an action/drama/comedy, however it doesn't take long to realize that the action is predictable, the drama makes us cringe, and the humor isn't that funny.
6 How Much Did Sandra Bullock's Premonition Make At The Box Office?
Premonition was released in 2007 and starred Sandra Bullock and Julian McMahon. The movie was a major disappointment, yet still grossed $87 million worldwide. Boring, confusing, and illogical; a recently widowed stay-at-home mother wakes up the morning after her husband, Jim perishes in a horrific vehicle accident to repeat the day before his passing.
When she awakens the following morning, he has perished once more. The jumps between the days before and after his passing keep happening for Linda with each passing day. It really missed the mark with whatever point it was trying to put across.
5 How Much Did The Lake House Make At The Box Office?
The Lake House was released in 2006 and starred Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves. (Don’t get too excited, we have been fooled by two outstanding actors before.) The movie by the box office grossed $114.8 million domestically. Similar to Premonition, this movie travels back and forth in time and just becomes too much. The story line becomes a mess and it doesn’t really make sense. By the end it had just fallen apart completely.
4 How Much Did Speed 2: Cruise Control Make?
Speed 2: Cruise Control was released in 1997 and starred Sandra Bullock and Jason Patric. The movie was a great idea given that its predecessor did so well. Unfortunately, it was nothing compared to it. Still grossing $164.5 million worldwide, it wasn’t too shabby in the box office, just on screen, no thanks.
According to Sandra Bullock herself, this is the one movie she wishes she hadn't made. She received $11 million to return for this movie after receiving $500,000 for the prior one. Hence, looking at it that way, it's difficult to criticize her for trying. She did, after all, need the money for her own project, Hope Floats.
3 How Much Did Sandra Bullock's The Proposal Make?
The Proposal was released in 2009 and starred Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds. The movie was a box office hit, grossing over $317.4 million worldwide. However, what everyone was expecting from two world-class actors was not what they got. It was not on their part, they made the most they could of this strange and highly unlikely script.
2 How Much Did Sandra Bullock's Crash Make At The Box Office?
Crash features a huge ensemble of characters whose lives are all inextricably linked by the ominous specter of discrimination. This quasi-narrative style was one of the key themes of the early 2000s. The film's analysis of contemporary prejudice steers clear of any material that would make its audience uneasy or, heaven forbid, responsible.
The characters in Crash are not likable either. Weak figures with all the overt airs of an afternoon school show, positioned in various moral situations does not make for a good movie. Most likely it was just the cast of exceptional stars that helped it bring in $98.4 million.
1 How Much Did Sandra Bullock's Demolition Man Make At The Box Office?
This movie brought in $159 million. If you have seen it, you probably don’t believe that, though. While it’s not made as a sci-fi, it really takes a detour toward it. It’s a future where laws are altered, some factions are in rebellion, and people have chips inserted into their bodies. It has been carried out repeatedly.
Except for the narrative, Demolition Man does a lot of things correctly. This is most likely the cause of the negative reviews from film critics. A little bit overdone. That may be due to the fact that the leading role didn’t have one leading actor, it had several. Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes are both strong actors, they can’t fight for the lead, it leaves the audience frustrated.