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78-461: The film was theatrically released on March 14, 2008. It received generally negative reviews from critics, though it successfully grossed $ 41.6 million worldwide against a budget of $ 20 million. It was followed by a titular film series , which included three sequels. Jake Tyler has recently moved from Iowa to Orlando, Florida with his mother Margot and younger brother Charlie. The move furthers Charlie's budding tennis career. Jake's father died in

156-411: A "Tomatometer" of 75% or better and at least 80 reviews (40 for limited release movies) from "Tomatometer" critics (including 5 Top Critics). Films earning this status will keep it unless the positive critical percentage drops below 70%. Films with 100% positive ratings that lack the required number of reviews may not receive the "Certified Fresh" seal. When a film or TV show reaches the requirements for

234-488: A bad score, as this only reflects a poor reception among film critics. As one independent film distributor marketing executive noted, "To me, it's a ridiculous argument that Rotten Tomatoes is the problem ... make a good movie!". ComScore 's Paul Dergarabedian had similar comments, saying: "The best way for studios to combat the 'Rotten Tomatoes Effect' is to make better movies, plain and simple". Some studios have suggested embargoing or cancelling early critic screenings in

312-423: A critic on the website, a critic's original reviews must garner a specific number of "likes" from users. Those classified as "Top Critics" generally write for major newspapers. The critics upload their reviews to the movie page on the website, and need to mark their review "fresh" if it is generally favorable or "rotten" otherwise. It is necessary for the critic to do so as some reviews are qualitative and do not grant

390-596: A cutoff date at which new reviews are not counted toward the Golden Tomato awards is initiated each year, usually the first of the new year. Reviews without ratings are not counted toward the results of the Golden Tomato Awards. Each movie features a "user average", which calculates the percentage of registered users who have rated the film positively on a 5-star scale, similar to calculation of recognized critics' reviews. On May 24, 2019, Rotten Tomatoes introduced

468-469: A dedicated team who monitors our platforms regularly and thoroughly investigates and resolves any suspicious activity." WIRED published an article in February 2024 written by Christopher Null, a former film critic, that argued such methods are standard activities performed by all PR agencies. In particular, Null points out that sponsoring legitimate, honest reviews has a long history in other industries and

546-457: A drunk-driving car crash , which classmates have taunted him about. An internet video of Jake fighting with an opponent football player in Iowa who mocks him is shared at his new school, giving him a reputation. Initially, Jake has trouble fitting in. While walking, he sees Max Cooperman seemingly being beaten up by bullies. When he tries to intervene, Max and his friends tell him off, as the "bullying"

624-404: A fight with Ryan, but he refuses to forgive her. When Ryan shows no remorse for the fight or his sadistic tendencies, Baja breaks up with him, to which he responds by aggressively grabbing her. Jake intervenes to protect her, so Ryan again insults him about his father and leaves. At practice, still furious over what happened, Roqua tells him to leave until he cools off. In Max's car, Jake gets into

702-413: A fresh vs. rotten dichotomy. It has also been criticized for being easy for studios to manipulate by limiting early screenings to critics inclined to be favorable, among other tactics. Rotten Tomatoes was launched on August 12, 1998, as a spare-time project by Senh Duong. His objective in creating Rotten Tomatoes was "to create a site where people can get access to reviews from a variety of critics in

780-413: A large sum of money to a criminal organization. Matters escalate when Aslan is not able to repay his debtor, a villainous woman named Mariah, as the debt notice is called. When Anya pleads for his case, the crime lord makes a preposition where Anya will agree to be taken to a remote location where she'll compete in underground fights with other women until Aslan's debts are repaid. Agreeing to the terms, Anya

858-550: A lot of The O.C. (evil boy Gigandet played an evil boy on that series), and presto: probable hit". Richard Roeper gave the film a positive review: "I laughed so much at the litany of clichés that I finally had to admit I was entertained from start to finish by this cheesy knock-off". Movie historian Leonard Maltin cited the picture as "A wildly improbable and cliched, yet entertaining (particularly for fans of this genre), variation on The Karate Kid ...wherein Faris and Heard have

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936-416: A new "Audience Says" blurbs within it, to give users an at-a-glance summary of the general sentiments of a film as experienced by critics and audiences. Prior to February 2021, only the "Critics Consensus" blurb was posted for each entry, after enough certified critics had submitted reviews. When the "Audience Says" blurbs were added, Rotten Tomatoes initially included them only for newer films and those with

1014-423: A new passion as he begins to learn mixed martial arts and becomes involved in a fighting tournament known as "The Beatdown" to overcome the expectations of those around him. Max Cooperman is once again tasked with organizing The Beatdown, a secret MMA tournament. Cooperman works along side his mentor who is a retired professional UFC athlete named Casey "Case" Walker Jr. to recruit a group of amateur fighters for

1092-415: A numeric score, making it impossible for the system to be automatic. The website keeps track of all the reviews counted for each film and calculates the percentage of positive reviews. If the positive reviews make up 60% or more, the film is considered "fresh". If the positive reviews are less than 60%, the film is considered "rotten". An average score on a 0 to 10 scale is also calculated. With each review,

1170-537: A relationship. He is not interested in competing in the Beatdown like Ryan wants. However, he changes his mind after Ryan severely injures Max, leaving him on Jake's doorstep. After taking Max to the hospital, Jake talks to Roqua about participating in the Beatdown. They initially argue, but he eventually relents and reminds Jake to "control the outcome." Jake arrives at the tournament, and he and Ryan make their way through each round, each emerging victorious. Jake makes it to

1248-517: A response to poor reviews prior to a film's release affecting pre-sales and opening weekend numbers. In July 2017, Sony embargoed critic reviews for The Emoji Movie until mid-day the Thursday before its release. The film ended up with a 9% rating (including 0% after the first 25 reviews), but still opened to $ 24 million, on par with projections. Josh Greenstein, Sony Pictures President of Worldwide Marketing and Distribution, said, " The Emoji Movie

1326-458: A revolution with her competitors and they group determine to fight for their lives. This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in notable roles. Rotten Tomatoes This is an accepted version of this page Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at

1404-422: A road rage brawl, which Max films. The video circulates the school and raises Jake's social status, agitating Ryan enough to confront him. After roughing Jake up privately, Ryan challenges him to compete in the Beatdown, an underground fighting tournament in which Ryan is the reigning champion. When Roqua discovers that Jake has fought outside the gym, he kicks him out and tells him not to return. Jake convinces him

1482-436: A short excerpt of the review is quoted that also serves a hyperlink to the complete review essay for anyone interested to read the critic's full thoughts on the subject. "Top Critics", such as Roger Ebert , Desson Thomson , Stephen Hunter , Owen Gleiberman , Lisa Schwarzbaum , Peter Travers and Michael Phillips are identified in a sub-listing that calculates their reviews separately. Their opinions are also included in

1560-628: A short while later to take him back. Roqua puts him through more rigorous training, which he uses as preparation for the Beatdown. After a workout, Roqua confides in Jake that he is in self-imposed exile from Brazil. His brother was a skilled MMA fighter and had handily beaten a local troublemaker. The man later returned with a gun and murdered him. Their father blames him for the death. Later, Jake apologizes to Baja for not forgiving her. They playfully forgive each other in Jake's room but are interrupted by Charlie when Baja and Jake want to have sex, and they begin

1638-401: A significant audience rating, but suggested that they may later add them for older films as well. Each movie features a brief blurb summary of the critics' reviews, called the "Critical Consensus", used in that entry's Tomatometer aggregate score. These are written by Jeff Giles, a longtime author for the site. In February 2021, Rotten Tomatoes added an "Audience Says" section; similar to

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1716-624: A subsection of the website. In February 2016, Rotten Tomatoes and its parent site Flixster were sold to Comcast's Fandango Media. Warner Bros retained a minority stake in the merged entities, including Fandango. In December 2016, Fandango and all its various websites moved to Fox Interactive Media's former headquarters in Beverly Hills, California . In July 2017, the website's editor-in-chief since 2007, Matt Atchity, left to join The Young Turks YouTube channel. On November 1, 2017,

1794-608: A substitute for assessment". Landon Palmer, a film and media historian and an assistant professor in the Department of Journalism and Creative Media director in the College of Communication and Information Sciences at the University of Alabama agreed with White, stating that "[Rotten Tomatoes applies a] problematic algorithm to pretty much all avenues of modern media art and entertainment". Director and producer Brett Ratner has criticized

1872-429: A verified rating system that would replace the earlier system where users were merely required to register to submit a rating. So, in addition to creating an account, users will have to verify their ticket purchase through ticketing company Fandango Media, parent company of Rotten Tomatoes. While users can still leave reviews without verifying, those reviews will not account for the average audience score displayed next to

1950-702: Is a "common tactic employed by indie titles to get visibility." American director Martin Scorsese wrote a column in The Hollywood Reporter criticizing both Rotten Tomatoes and CinemaScore for promoting the idea that films like Mother! had to be "instantly liked" to be successful. Scorsese, in a dedication for the Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies at the University of Illinois later continued his criticism, voicing that Rotten Tomatoes and other review services "devalue cinema on streaming platforms to

2028-402: Is considered wide release. There are also two categories purely for British and Australian films. The "User"-category represents the highest rated film among users, and the "Mouldy"-award represents the worst-reviewed films of the year. A movie must have 40 (originally 20) or more rated reviews to be considered for domestic categories. It must have 500 or more user ratings to be considered for

2106-458: Is directed by Kellie Madison , was released in 2021. With no returning cast, the movie stars Olivia Popica, Michael Bisping , Brooke Johnston, Vanessa Campos, Diana Hoyos , Neetu Chandra and James Faulkner . Never Back Down (film series) The Never Back Down film series consists of American martial arts sport movies, centered around an original story and characters created by Chris Hauty . The plot of each installment details

2184-774: Is intended for use in the US only; permission is required for use elsewhere. As of 2022, API access is restricted to approved developers that must go through an application process. Major Hollywood studios have come to see Rotten Tomatoes as a potential threat to their marketing . In 2017, several blockbuster films like Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales , Baywatch and The Mummy were projected to open with gross receipts of $ 90 million, $ 50 million and $ 45 million, respectively, but ended up debuting with $ 62.6 million, $ 23.1 million and $ 31.6 million. Rotten Tomatoes, which scored

2262-419: Is known for standing seven-feet tall and for being a significant challenge. James sees Braga is the ultimate fighter and asks for Case's assistance. Initially hesitant, Case agrees to a collaboration with his friend's current trainer named Matty Ramos, with intentions of helping James also address some personal issues as well. Resorting to steroid abuse during his training, James becomes jealous of Case when he and

2340-561: Is surprised when she arrives at large estate and is thrown into imprisonment alongside various other women. The group is forced into combating their fellow prisoners, and matters become dire when one of their companions dies following a violent beating at the hands of an experienced MMA fighter named Janek. Suddenly, Anya realizes the women's situation and determines that unless they escape and defeat their captors, they will all be sold into human trafficking once this syndicate grows tired of their entertainment. Refusing to become victims, Anya begins

2418-469: Is to include other services in the future for users who do not use Fandango. Upon its creation, the "Verified Hot" badge was installed retroactively on over 200 films which achieved a verified audience score of 90% or higher since the launch of Rotten Tomatoes' verified audience ratings in May 2019. In February 2021, a new "What to Know" section was created for each film entry, combining the "Critics Consensus" and

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2496-447: Is unknown. Conversely, the fourth film had mixed reception critically, with various reactions calling it inferior to its predecessors, while others believed it was a worthy sequel from the female perspective. Despite each movie's initial performance, they were later classified by some critics through modern analyses as some of the best classics of their genre. After moving to Florida with his mother and brother, Jake Tyler faces

2574-462: Is unlikely to change". Other studios have commissioned a number of studies on the subject, with them finding that 7/10 people said they would be less interested in seeing a film if the Rotten Tomatoes score was below 25%, and that the site has the most influence on people 25 and younger. The scores have reached a level of online ubiquity which film companies have found threatening. For instance,

2652-546: The Ralph Macchio and (respectively) Elisabeth Shue roles, while Gigandet (who can glare with the best of them) is in William Zabka 's...All in all, the film Showdown tried to be". The DVD was released on July 29, 2008, and has so far sold 990,405 units, bringing in $ 18,495,324 in revenue. This does not include Blu-ray sales. An unrated version called the "Extended Beat Down Edition", featuring nudity and more blood,

2730-465: The U.S ". As a fan of Jackie Chan , Duong was inspired to create the website after collecting all the reviews of Chan's Hong Kong action movies as they were being released in the United States. The catalyst for the creation of the website was Rush Hour (1998), Chan's first major Hollywood crossover, which was originally planned to release in August 1998. Duong coded the website in two weeks and

2808-440: The University of California, Berkeley : Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang. Although the name "Rotten Tomatoes" connects to the practice of audiences throwing rotten tomatoes in disapproval of a poor stage performance , the direct inspiration for the name from Duong, Lee, and Wang came from an equivalent scene in the 1992 Canadian film Léolo . Since January 2010, Rotten Tomatoes has been owned by Flixster , which

2886-505: The "Certified Fresh", it is not automatically granted the seal; "the Tomatometer score must be consistent and unlikely to deviate significantly" before it is thus marked. Once certified, if a film's score drops and remains consistently below 70%, it loses its Certified Fresh designation. In 2000, Rotten Tomatoes announced the RT Awards honoring the best-reviewed films of the year according to

2964-406: The "Critics Consensus", it summarizes the reviews noted by registered users into a concise blurb. The Rotten Tomatoes staff noted that for any given film, if there were any external factors such as controversies or issues affecting the sentiments of a film, they may address it in the "Audience Says" section to give users the most relevant info regarding their viewing choices. Localized versions of

3042-467: The "User"-category. Films are further classified based on film genre . Each movie is eligible in only one genre, aside from non-English-language films, which can be included in both their genre and the respective "Foreign" category. Once a film is considered eligible, its "votes" are counted. Each critic from the website's list gets one vote (as determined by their review), all weighted equally. Because reviews are continually added, manually and otherwise,

3120-470: The PFC marketing manager named Mya Cruz becomes romantically involved. Determined to overcome the challenges of his past James agrees to abandoning the substance abuse and returns to traditional training, only to sustain a knee injury at the hands of a trainer named Boris. As Vega approaches him with a challenge to fight Braga, Case begins to question whether injury was an intentional setup by the promoter. Case becomes

3198-469: The Tomatometer. On August 21, 2024, Rotten Tomatoes rebranded its audience score as the Popcornmeter and introduced a new "Verified Hot" badge. The designation is only given to films which have reached an audience score of 90 percent or higher among users whom Rotten Tomatoes has verified as having purchased a ticket to the film through Fandango. A representative for Rotten Tomatoes stated that their goal

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3276-402: The better-known Academy Awards or Golden Globes . When Flixster bought the company, they disbanded the groups. As of February 2011, new community features have been added and others removed. For example, users can no longer sort films by Fresh Ratings from Rotten Ratings, and vice versa. On September 17, 2013, a section devoted to scripted television series, called TV Zone, was created as

3354-420: The career and resorts to amateur matches while also proceeding with training athletes new to the sport. While mentoring a couple of up-and-coming fighters hone their skills, Case is surprised when an old friend named Brody James approaches him to serve as his trainer for a Primal Fighting Combat (PFC) Championship. Scheduled by a corrupt promoter named Hugo Vega to challenge a massive opponent named Caesar Braga who

3432-562: The challenges of being treated as an outsider at his new high school. Despite this, he looks for every opportunity to get to know his peers and tries to impress a girl from his classes named Baja Miller. Confronting the various challenging experiences of being bullied by his classmates with outbursts of anger, Jake gets into a fight at a party where he ultimately loses. Humiliated, Jake is encouraged by one of his peers named Max Cooperman to learn how to properly fight through athletic coaching. Introduced to Max's mentor named Jean Roqua, Jake discovers

3510-491: The ease at which large companies are able to manipulate reviewer ratings. The article cited publicity company Bunker 15 as an example of how scores can be boosted by recruiting obscure, often self-published reviewers, using the example of 2018's Ophelia . Rotten Tomatoes responded by delisting several Bunker 15 films, including Ophelia . It told Vulture in a statement, "We take the integrity of our scores seriously and do not tolerate any attempts to manipulate them. We have

3588-531: The event including a talented wrestler named Mike Stokes, a former-boxer named Zack Gomes, a talented recent martial arts fighter named Tim Newhouse, and a bullied record store clerk named Justin Epstein. Working together to train for the event, the group quickly become friends and gain an appreciation for teamwork, athleticism, and the life-lessons that Case shares with them. When he is confronted by local law enforcement, who move to charge him with violating his probation,

3666-555: The events that surround its various underdog characters, who must exceed expectations and overpower their more experienced competition in a variety of legal, semi-legal, and illegal MMA competitions. The series as a whole has been met with mixed critical and financial successes. The original movie received poor response from critics, despite earning a profit at the box office. The second and third installments which followed earned praise from critics who considered them an improvement, though their monetary performance on home video

3744-445: The film a D, calling it "dopey. And with its emphasis on stupid violence, xylophone abs, and getting yourself on YouTube , it's yet another product that makes you feel bad about today's youth culture". Michael Phillips of Chicago Tribune gave the film two out of four stars, saying "[i]t's a little Karate Kid , a smidge of Fight Club (with none of the ironic ambivalence toward violence that David Fincher brought to that story),

3822-440: The film has an approval rating of 22% based on 83 reviews, with an average score of 4.4/10. The site's consensus states: "Though not without its pleasures, Never Back Down faithfully adheres to every imaginable fight movie cliché". On Metacritic , the film has a weighted average score of 39 out of 100 based on reviews from 22 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Gregory Kirschling of Entertainment Weekly gave

3900-478: The film stars White alongside Alex Meraz , Jillian Murray , MMA fighters Todd Duffee , Lyoto Machida , Scott Epstein and Australian actor-singer Dean Geyer . A second sequel, released in 2016, titled Never Back Down: No Surrender was again directed by White, who also reprises his role as Case Walker. The film also stars Josh Barnett , Gillian Waters, Steven Quardos, Nathan Jones and Esai Morales . A third sequel, titled Never Back Down: Revolt , which

3978-433: The films at 30%, 19% and 16%, respectively, was blamed for undermining them. That same summer, films like Wonder Woman and Spider-Man: Homecoming (both 92%) received high scores and opened at or exceeded expectations with their $ 100+ million trackings. As a result of this concern, 20th Century Fox commissioned a 2015 study, titled "Rotten Tomatoes and Box Office", that stated the website combined with social media

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4056-538: The first week of its launch; it attracted "600–1,000 daily unique visitors" as a result. Duong teamed up with University of California , Berkeley classmates Patrick Y. Lee and Stephen Wang, his former partners at the Berkeley, California -based web design firm Design Reactor, to pursue Rotten Tomatoes on a full-time basis. They officially launched it on April 1, 2000. In June 2004, IGN Entertainment acquired Rotten Tomatoes for an undisclosed sum. In September 2005, IGN

4134-407: The general rating. When there are sufficient reviews, the staff creates and posts a consensus statement to express the general reasons for the collective opinion of the film. This rating is indicated by an equivalent icon at the film listing, to give the reader a one-glance look at the general critical opinion about the work. The "Certified Fresh" seal is reserved for movies that satisfy two criteria:

4212-444: The group of friends discover that there is a traitor in their midst when its revealed that Case was set up. When Mike finds the perpetrator, he becomes more determined than before to win the competition and make his mentor proud. For a couple of years, Casey "Case" Walker Jr. has enjoyed success when he returned from retirement to fight in mixed martial arts tournaments. Following a series of successes however, Case has grown tired of

4290-445: The level of content". In 2015, while promoting the film Suffragette (which has a 73% approval rating) actress Meryl Streep accused Rotten Tomatoes of disproportionately representing the opinions of male film critics, resulting in a skewed ratio that adversely affected the commercial performances of female-driven films. "I submit to you that men and women are not the same, they like different things," she said. "Sometimes they like

4368-564: The occasion of the 75th anniversary of the New York Film Critics Circle , its chairman Armond White cited Rotten Tomatoes in particular and film review aggregators in general as examples of how "the Internet takes revenge on individual expression". He said they work by "dumping reviewers onto one website and assigning spurious percentage-enthusiasm points to the discrete reviews". According to White, such websites "offer consensus as

4446-492: The parking lot. Jake's injuries limit him, so Ryan, at first, gains the upper hand and applies a choke on Jake. However, he escapes and knocks him out using a Roqua combination. Eventually, Jake wins the respect of his fellow students, including Ryan, and Roqua returns to Brazil to reconcile with his father. The fighter actors went through three months of MMA training before filming began in Orlando , Florida . One local high school

4524-497: The school. Max befriends Jake, introduces him to MMA, and connects him with instructor Jean Roqua. After passing Roqua's physical tests and impressing him with his willpower, he is accepted as his student. Roqua forewarns Jake that he mustn't fight outside the gym for any reason while under his instruction. If he does, he will be thrown out of his gym. While Jake trains under Roqua, he initially has difficulty quelling his anger towards Ryan. Baja apologizes to Jake for coercing him into

4602-541: The scores are regularly posted in Google search results for films so reviewed. Furthermore, the scores are prominently featured in Fandango's popular ticket purchasing website, on its mobile app, on popular streaming services like Peacock , and on Flixster, which led to complaints that "rotten" scores damaged films' performances. Others have argued that filmmakers and studios have only themselves to blame if Rotten Tomatoes produces

4680-425: The semifinals despite an injury he received in the previous match. Baja arrives to support him and tell him she understands why he insists on fighting so that he would never have to fight again. After learning that Ryan was disqualified in his semifinal match due to an illegal eye gouge, Jake forfeits, seeing no reason to continue. As Jake and Baja attempt to leave, Ryan confronts him, and they finally fight outside in

4758-516: The site announced that user reviews would no longer be accepted until a film is publicly released. The site also announced plans to introduce a system for "verified" reviews, and that the "Want to See" statistic would now be expressed as a number so that it would not be confused with the audience score. Despite arguments on how Rotten Tomatoes scores impact the box office, academic researchers so far have not found evidence that Rotten Tomatoes ratings affect box office performance. In January 2010, on

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4836-467: The site available in the United Kingdom, India, and Australia were discontinued following the acquisition of Rotten Tomatoes by Fandango. The Mexican version of the site, Tomatazos  [ es ] , remains active. The Rotten Tomatoes API provides limited access to critic and audience ratings and reviews, allowing developers to incorporate Rotten Tomatoes data on other websites. The free service

4914-520: The site launched a new web series on Facebook, See It/Skip It , hosted by Jacqueline Coley and Segun Oduolowu. In March 2018, the site announced its new design, icons and logo for the first time in 19 years at South by Southwest . On May 19, 2020, Rotten Tomatoes won the 2020 Webby People's Voice Award for Entertainment in the Web category. In February 2021, the Rotten Tomatoes staff made an entry on their Product Blog, announcing several design changes to

4992-454: The site went live the same month, but the release of Rush Hour was delayed until September 1998. Besides Jackie Chan films , he began including other films on Rotten Tomatoes, extending it beyond Chan's fandom . The first non-Chan Hollywood movie whose reviews were featured on Rotten Tomatoes was Your Friends & Neighbors (1998). The website was an immediate success, receiving mentions by Netscape , Yahoo! , and USA Today within

5070-524: The site: Each film's 'Score Box' at the top of the page would now also include its release year, genre, and runtimes, with an MPAA rating to be soon added; the number of ratings would be shown in groupings – from 50+ up to 250,000+ ratings, for easier visualization. Links to critics and viewers are included underneath the ratings. By clicking on either the Tomatometer Score or the Audience Score,

5148-425: The student when he trades places with Brody, while the latter becomes his trainer alongside Ramos; Case agrees to fight the massive opponent Braga, and is determined to avenge his friend. Anya and Aslan, two Chechen immigrants who moved to England , work tirelessly to make ends meet. Aslan repeatedly receives beatings when he engages in amateur fights to earn some money for their wellbeing, but also secretly owes

5226-577: The users can access "Score Details" information, such as the number of Fresh and Rotten reviews, average rating, and Top Critics' score. The team also added a new "What to Know" section for each film entry page, which could combine the "Critics Consensus" blurb with a new "Audience Says" blurb, so users can see an at-a-glance summary of the sentiments of both certified critics and verified audience members. Rotten Tomatoes staff first collect online reviews from writers who are certified members of various writing guilds or film critic-associations. To be accepted as

5304-661: The vocal disgust of influential critics such as Roger Ebert, who was prone to derisively condemn such moves, with gestures such as "The Wagging Finger of Shame", on At the Movies . Furthermore, the very nature of withholding reviews can draw early conclusions from the public that the film is of poor quality because of that marketing tactic. On February 26, 2019, in response to issues surrounding coordinated " bombing " of user reviews for several films, most notably Captain Marvel and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker , prior to their release,

5382-597: The website for "reducing hundreds of reviews culled from print and online sources into a popularized aggregate score", while expressing respect for traditional film critics. Writer Max Landis , following his film Victor Frankenstein receiving an approval rating of 24% on the site, wrote that the site "breaks down entire reviews into just the word 'yes' or 'no', making criticism binary in a destructive arbitrary way". Vulture ran an article in September 2023 that raised several criticisms of Rotten Tomatoes's system, including

5460-520: The website's rating system. The awards were later renamed the Golden Tomato Awards. The nominees and winners are announced on the website, although there is no actual awards ceremony. The films are divided into wide release and limited release categories. Limited releases are defined as opening in 599 or fewer theaters at initial release. Platform releases, movies initially released under 600 theaters but later receiving wider distribution, fall under this definition. Any film opening in more than 600 theaters

5538-419: Was actually a consensual mixed martial arts fight. Later, Jake is invited by classmate Baja Miller (whom he's interested in) to a party. There, he is unwillingly pulled into a fight with Ryan McCarthy, the school's MMA champion and also Baja's boyfriend. Initially refusing to fight, Jake snaps when Ryan jokes about his father's death. Ryan easily defeats him, and he is humiliated by a video of it circulating in

5616-416: Was bought by News Corp 's Fox Interactive Media . In January 2010, IGN sold the website to Flixster . The combined reach of both companies is 30 million unique visitors a month across all different platforms, according to the companies. In 2011, Warner Bros. acquired Rotten Tomatoes. In early 2009, Current Television launched The Rotten Tomatoes Show , a televised version of the web review site. It

5694-466: Was built for people under 18 ... so we wanted to give the movie its best chance. What other wide release with a score under 8 percent has opened north of $ 20 million? I don't think there is one". Conversely, Warner Bros. also did not do critic pre-screenings for The House , which held a score of 16% until the day of its release, and opened to just $ 8.7 million; the lowest of star Will Ferrell 's career. That marketing tactic can backfire, and drew

5772-413: Was going to be an increasingly serious complication for the film business: "The power of Rotten Tomatoes and fast-breaking word of mouth will only get stronger. Many Millennials and even Gen X-ers now vet every purchase through the Internet, whether it's restaurants, video games, make-up, consumer electronics or movies. As they get older and comprise an even larger share of total moviegoers, this behavior

5850-464: Was hosted by Brett Erlich and Ellen Fox and written by Mark Ganek. The show aired Thursdays at 10:30 EST until September 16, 2010. It returned as a much shorter segment of InfoMania , a satirical news show that ended in 2011. By late 2009, the website was designed to enable Rotten Tomatoes users to create and join groups to discuss various aspects of film. One group, "The Golden Oyster Awards", accepted votes of members for various awards, spoofing

5928-445: Was in turn acquired by Warner Bros. in 2011. In February 2016, Rotten Tomatoes and its parent site Flixster were sold to Comcast 's Fandango ticketing company. Warner Bros. retained a minority stake in the merged entities, including Fandango. The site is influential among moviegoers, a third of whom say they consult it before going to the cinema in the U.S. It has been criticized for oversimplifying reviews by flattening them into

6006-465: Was released on DVD on July 29, 2008. The trance track played, when Ryan and his dad argue, is called "Estuera – Tales From The South (Jonas Steur's Flow Revision)", it did not feature on the soundtrack. It's from the album In Search of Sunrise 5: Los Angeles – Tiesto . A 2011 sequel titled Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown was released with Evan Peters reprising his role as Max Cooperman. Directed by Michael Jai White in his directorial debut ,

6084-551: Was used when filming, that being Cypress Creek High School in Orlando, Fl. Never Back Down debuted in 2,729 theaters at #3 with $ 8,603,195 in the opening weekend. After 2 weeks in cinemas, it garnered $ 18,890,093; and after one month the film earned $ 37,676,991 worldwide. The film closed on June 5, 2008, after 84 days at the North American box office with $ 41,627,431 worldwide against a budget of $ 20 million. On Rotten Tomatoes ,

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