A song-and-dance extravaganza starring Christina Aguilera and Cher was always destined to go down in the history books as a long-lasting cult favorite, and that’s exactly what happened with Burlesque, in spite of the 2010 musical receiving a rather tepid response from critics.
A 37 percent Rotten Tomatoes score asked questions as to whether or not the film was so bad it was good, or simply bad. Audiences certainly didn’t care anyway, with writer and director Steven Antin’s instant favorite going on to hoover up $90 million at the box office, before shifting almost $50 million worth of home video copies to prove itself hugely profitable in the long run.