A Quiet Place: Day One’s Rotten Tomatoes Score Debut Keeps An Impressive Franchise Streak Alive
Summary
The Rotten Tomatoes audience score forA Quiet Place: Day Onenow sets a franchise record. The prequel movie, now out in theaters, is already setting a franchise box office record with the best opening weekend debut at $53 million. Leading up to its release,Day Onereceived generally positive reviews as it provides a different perspective on the alien invasion of the ultrasonic hearing monsters.Day One’s shocking endinghas been the subject of immense praise by some critics, though audiences appear to be a bit more mixed.
With a 73% audience score onRotten Tomatoesat the time of writing,Day Onecurrently has the lowest audience score in the franchise. While the 73% is still a fresh designation, the score is 19% below the lastQuiet Placemovie. The tabulated rating is based on over 1000 verified audience reviews, with an average of 3.9 out of 5 stars.
A Quiet Place: Day One’s Rotten Tomatoes Score Is A Major Drop
Despite the dip in reception from critics and audiences, there is clear interest in the franchise as the prequel is performing exceptionally well at the box office.
WhileA Quiet Place: Day Onereviewshave been positive, they are not as good as the previous installments, which is evident from the latest Rotten Tomatoes score. Previous movies never dipped below an 83% audience score and a 91% critical score. However, the prequel only scored an 84% critical score, which, though a fresh designation, also ranks as a franchise low.
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Why A Quiet Place: Day One’s Ratings Are So Low
Some Audiences Were Expecting A Little More On The Lore
Some constructive criticism of the prequel movie ranges from the slow pacing to the lack of action scenes. However,the main critique has been that the prequel introduces little to no new lore about the alienswho invaded Earth, leaving some audiences disappointed by its limited scope and worldbuilding. However, more positive notes have been directed atA Quiet Place Day One’s castperformances by Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn, and the duo cats who portray Frodo, who particularly became a favorite among many viewers.
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These are fair critiques ofA Quiet Place: Day One, as the scope is minimal, even among the few characters in the film. Some audiences may have been excited to see thattheA Quiet Place Part IIcharacter played by Djimon Hounsou would appear inA Quiet Place: Day One. Even in including this character,A Quiet Place: Day Onedoes very little to elaborate on his origin other than showing him escaping to a boat with other New York City citizens.
Despite the dip in reception from critics and audiences, there is clear interest in the franchise as the prequel is performing exceptionally well at the box office. WithA Quiet Place Part 3seemingly still in development, it’s possible that the sequel could acknowledge the notes from the negative feedback and truly expand on the origins of the dangerous creatures that have left audiences curious for years. While it’s uncertain when the fourth film will come to theaters, more updates will come to light to see where the story will go next.
How Is A Quiet Place: Day One Faring In Theaters?
A Quiet Place: Day One Faces Box Office Competition
The Rotten Tomatoes score change is not the only way that theA Quiet Placefranchisehas evolved over its run. The very firstA Quiet Placefilm in 2018 had an estimated budget of around $17 million. The second film raised that budget significantly, with the reported total forA Quiet Place Part IIsitting around $55 million to $61 million.A Quiet Place: Day Onestayed right under but not too far off from the budget for the second installment, asthe movie was made for an estimated $53 million.
As a result, this sets the bar higher for whatA Quiet Place: Day Onewill need to make back its budget. Typically, a film needs 2x to 2.5x budget to break even and eventually profit. So far,A Quiet Place: Day Oneis doing well in that regard. At the time of writing,the film has made $98.5 million worldwide. The prequel will need around $106 million to $150 million to break even, so it is well on track to make and exceed this mark.
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ThoughA Quiet Place: Day Oneis doing well at the box office thus far,it was not the no. 1 film at the box office this weekend.That honor went to Pixar’swell-ratedInside Out 2, which dominated the box office during its first three weekends.Inside Out 2made $57.4 million this past weekend, toppingA Quiet Place: Day One’s $53 million take home. AsInside Out 2’s staying power remains strong,A Quiet Place: Day Onemay struggle against the competition.
Inside Out 2is notA Quiet Place: Day One’s only box office competition coming up. This week also sees the release ofDespicable Me 4on Wednesday, July 3, which is expected to be a huge summer blockbuster. WhileDespicable Me 4may slowInside Out 2’s momentum, the film may also directly cut down the viewership forA Quiet Place: Day One. Hopefully, these competitors and the lower Rotten Tomatoes will not be enough toprevent the prequel from profitting.
A Quiet Place: Day One
Cast
A Quiet Place: Day One is a spin-off of the A Quiet Place franchise conceived by John Krasinski. The film is set at the beginning of the invasion as humanity scrambles to survive, before the events of the original film, with Lupita Nyong’O leading the cast, directed by Michael Sarnoski.
