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By Sean Nelson
Special to MSN Movies

You can't judge a movie's quality by its box-office take. Then again, you can't judge it by the hype explosion that precedes it either: It ... moreseems that if studios spend enough on advertising, viral marketing and other sneaky techniques, even the most terrible cinematic dreck can be foisted onto the public consciousness as a "much-anticipated event." But every so often, the media blitz backfires, the loud advance trumpeting ends in a barely audible squawk, and an overhyped movie simply fizzles and is instantly forgotten. Except by us. Here are our picks for movies that received the biggest buildup for the smallest returns -- the ones that caused Hollywood to yell "April Fool!" to the world and quickly change the subject. (20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection/Warner Bros./Buena Vista)