Film Comparisons

High Budget Successful Film: American Gangster
High Budget Unsuccessful Film: Aeon Flux
Low Budget Successful Film: Lost in Translation
Low Budget Unsuccessful Film: Open Water

American Gangster:
Genre- Crime, Drama
Attractions- Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe
How marketed- Universal Pictures Distribution
Critical Acclaim- Averagely rated B+ by critics

Aeon Flux:
Genre- Sci-Fi Action
Attractions- Cool special effects, similar to the appeal of movies like The Matrix; Female heroine
How marketed- Paramount Pictures
Critical Acclaim- averagely rated a D

Lost in Translation:
Genre- Comedy, Drama, Romance
Attractions- Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson
How marketed- Focus Features
Critical Acclaim-Rated A-

Open Water:
Genre- Horror, Thriller
Attractions- Scary Shark movie..?
How marketed- Lionsgate
Critical Acclaim-Rated a D

I think that the box office is a pretty good gauge of how good movies are. Of course, there are exceptions to this, but generally most good movies are successful in the box office.