Summary
Rotten Tomatoeshas launched a brand new badge that will reflect audience favorites. The review aggregator website was created in 1998 and has since risen to become one of the premiere methods of measuring movie and television reviews. When Tomatometer-approved critics log a review, the amount of positive reviews earn titles a percentage score where anything over 60% is considered Fresh and anything below is considered Rotten. Titles that meet a certain number of criteria, including a minimum score of 75% with at least five reviews from Top Critics, earn a badge that announces them as Certified Fresh.
Now,Rotten Tomatoeshas announced that they are launching a similar program with their audience score system for theatrical movies.The new badge will be called Verified Hot, utilizing the user score, which has now been rebranded the Popcornmeter. In addition to other requirements, the movie will have to earn a Popcornmeter score over 90% to be verified. There are already more than 200 titles that have been officially Verified with the new badge, includingTop Gun: Maverick,Wonka,RRR,GodzillaMinus One,Spider-Man: No Way Home, andDeadpool & Wolverine.Read the full list here.
How Much Overlap Is There Between Verified Hot And Certified Fresh Movies On Rotten Tomatoes?
Critics And Audiences Sometimes Have Very Different Opinions
One major difference between the Verified Hot and Certified Fresh Rotten Tomatoes scores is the fact thatthe former has a much higher chance of fluctuating, as critics do not tend to write official reviews of non-contemporary titles at the same frequency as Rotten Tomatoes users. This could lead movies to become Verified and un-Verified in unpredictable ways. Another major difference is the fact that critics and audiences frequently disagree on the Rotten Tomatoes platform.
10 Recent TV Shows That Critics Loved But Audiences Hated On Rotten Tomatoes
Recently, there have been some television shows that showcased contrasting scores from critics and audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.
However,there are quite a few movies that are both Certified Fresh and Verified Hotat the time of writing. This includes box office smashes such asTwisters,Top Gun: Maverick,Inside Out 2, andGodzilla Minus Oneas well as more arthouse-oriented or independent titles includingMrs. Harris Goes to Paris,The Iron Claw, andQueen & Slim. However, there is nevertheless a strong showing forRotten moviesthat received poor reviews from critics across a wide variety of genres.
Many titles on the Verified Hot list also won Oscars, includingGodzilla Minus OneandRRR.
Verified Hot titles withRotten Tomatoessplats hail from genres including family movies (Clifford the Big Red Dog,Maleficent: Mistress of Evil,The Super Mario Bros. Movie),faith-based movies(I Still Believe,Jesus Revolution,Overcomer), and action movies (Angel Has Fallen). However, for the most part, critics and audiences tend to agree on the strongest titles, which has created a list that blends commercial and artistic instincts for a diverse array of titles that ranges widely from movies likeShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten RingstoScream VIto Pedro Almodóvar’sPain and Glory.
