{"id":15254285,"date":"2026-08-14T04:50:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T08:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/28-years-ago-today-legendary-actor-starred-in-box-office-flop-with-5-rotten-tomatoes-score\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T05:33:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T09:33:21","slug":"28-years-ago-today-legendary-actor-starred-in-box-office-flop-with-5-rotten-tomatoes-score","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/28-years-ago-today-legendary-actor-starred-in-box-office-flop-with-5-rotten-tomatoes-score\/","title":{"rendered":"28 Years Ago Today: Legendary Actor Starred in Box-Office Flop With 5% Rotten Tomatoes Score"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sean Connery is one of the most celebrated Hollywood stars<\/a> of his generation. Apart from being a critically acclaimed actor — he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1988 — Connery is best known for playing James Bond in seven franchise films. <\/p>\n

Connery was a bona fide box office draw, but his decorated career also featured the occasional miss. There is arguably none bigger than the action-adventure film The Avengers<\/em>, which was released on August 14, 1998. <\/p>\n

Connery took on a more unusual role in the movie, which is a big-screen adaptation of a 1960s British spy TV series. He portrayed the main antagonist, mad scientist August de Wynter, who plots to blackmail the world using his weather-control machine. He goes up against a pair of British secret agents played by Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman. <\/p>\n

The movie flopped at the box office. With a production budget of $60 million, The Avengers<\/em> grossed $10.3 million in its opening weekend. It eventually grossed $23.4 million domestically and $25.2 million internationally, for a worldwide box office total of $48.6 million<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Sean Connery’s The Avengers<\/em> Was a Critical Failure<\/h2>\n

Three out of Connery’s James Bond films secured a score of 95% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes. This includes Goldfinger<\/em>, which is his highest-rated film on the popular movie review portal, with a rating of 99%.<\/p>\n

The Avengers<\/em>, however, is on the opposite side of the spectrum. With a score of just 5%<\/a>, it is one of the lowest-rated movies<\/a> in Connery’s repertoire. <\/p>\n

“A TV spinoff that lacks enough energy to spin, The Avengers<\/em> is an ineptly written, woefully miscast disaster,” read the site’s Critics’ Consensus.<\/p>\n

Connery’s own performance was criticized as well. In fact, he was nominated for Worst Supporting Actor in the Golden Raspberry Awards (Razzie), a satirical award ceremony honoring the worst movies and actors in the industry. <\/p>\n

The Avengers <\/em>was nominated for a total of nine Razzies, winning the dishonor for Worst Remake or Sequel (tied with Psycho<\/em> and Godzilla<\/em>). <\/p>\n

Connery himself later offered a less-than-flattering assessment of his experience making the film, chalking it up as a learning experience. <\/p>\n

“It taught me a lot,” he told the Tampa Bay Times<\/a> in 1999. “One learns all the time; it’s like being in love. There’s only two words: the producer and the director, and that takes care of The Avengers<\/em>.” <\/p>\n

Related: 1975 Classic, Which Was Sean Connery’s Personal Favorite, Has a 97% Rotten Tomatoes Score<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Source: Life \u2013 Fitness \u2013 mensjournal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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