What’s the relative power of film critics in determining the degree of commercial popularity, both domestically and internationally, of American movies
Judging by the top ten grossing films worldwide, there’s quite a disparity between critics assessments and commercial appeal, measured by box-office receipts.In this article, to gauge the critics’ evaluations, I rely on the grades of Rotten Tomatoes, a service that polls about 200 critics across the world (I’m one of them).
With the exception of The Dark Knight and Wall-E, two global blockbusters, which were also highly acclaimed by the critics, most of the other popular films have received mediocre or downright negative reviews.According to Rotten Tomatoes, Chris Nolan’s comic-hero adaptation had a high rate of approval (94 percent of the reviews were positive and 6 percent negative).
The most highly acclaimed picture on the list was the Disney sophisticated animation, Wall-E, which was accorded 96 approval-rate.
Will Smith:Special Case
The worst-reviewed blockbuster on the list is the Will Smith star vehicle, the actioner Hancock.Is Will Smith above and beyond criticismNot really.Just look at the mediocre box-office receipts of his latest film, Seven Pounds, which received almost unanimously bad reviews.
Top-Grossing Movies (Worldwide in $)
The Dark Knight996.8
Indiana Jones 4786.6
Kung Fu Panda631.9
Hancock624.4
Iron Man581.4
Mamma Mia!572.1
Quantum of Solace 534.5
Wall-E507.3
Chronicles of Narnia 2419.6
Sex and the City415.1
Critically Acclaimed Blockbusters (rank-ordered by critics approval)
Movie Critics: Power on Popular Movies, Reviewers Vs. Viewers
What’s the relative power of film critics in determining the degree of commercial popularity, both domestically and internationally, of American movies
Judging by the top ten grossing films worldwide, there’s quite a disparity between critics assessments and commercial appeal, measured by box-office receipts. In this article, to gauge the critics’ evaluations, I rely on the grades of Rotten Tomatoes, a service that polls about 200 critics across the world (I’m one of them).
With the exception of The Dark Knight and Wall-E, two global blockbusters, which were also highly acclaimed by the critics, most of the other popular films have received mediocre or downright negative reviews. According to Rotten Tomatoes, Chris Nolan’s comic-hero adaptation had a high rate of approval (94 percent of the reviews were positive and 6 percent negative).
The most highly acclaimed picture on the list was the Disney sophisticated animation, Wall-E, which was accorded 96 approval-rate.
Will Smith: Special Case
The worst-reviewed blockbuster on the list is the Will Smith star vehicle, the actioner Hancock. Is Will Smith above and beyond criticism Not really. Just look at the mediocre box-office receipts of his latest film, Seven Pounds, which received almost unanimously bad reviews.
Top-Grossing Movies (Worldwide in $)
The Dark Knight 996.8
Indiana Jones 4 786.6
Kung Fu Panda 631.9
Hancock 624.4
Iron Man 581.4
Mamma Mia! 572.1
Quantum of Solace 534.5
Wall-E 507.3
Chronicles of Narnia 2 419.6
Sex and the City 415.1
Critically Acclaimed Blockbusters (rank-ordered by critics approval)
Wall-E 96 Percent positive reviews
The Dark Knight 94
Iron Man 93
Kung Fu Panda 88
Indiana Jones 3 76
Chronicles of Narnia 2 66
Quantum of Solace 65
Mamma Mia! 52
Sex and City 50
Hancock 39