'Sinners' earns perfect Rotten Tomatoes score – but what does that really mean?

The new horror film Sinners, directed by Creed and Black Panther's Ryan Coogler

just achieved a rare feat, a perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. But before you rush to the theater, let's break down what that score actually means

Rotten Tomatoes is a review aggregation site that ranks films and TV shows

based on professional critic reviews. It was launched in 1998 and has since become a go-to tool for moviegoers to gauge critical buzz

Reviews are categorized as fresh if they score above 60% or rotten if they fall below that line

But a perfect 100% is rare. Only 68 movies, not including Sinners, have ever landed that score

We're talking iconic films like Toy Story, 12 Angry Men, and Before Sunrise

And this latest win is being called a career best for both Coogler and his frequent collaborator

actor Michael B Jordan Screen Rant reports it could be their best film yet You twins Nah we cousins While strong Rotten Tomatoes scores can lift a film particularly in genres like horror and comedy

they don't always translate to blockbuster success. And sometimes the opposite is true too

According to a Rotten Tomatoes report, fresh films with scores between 80 and 100

averaged about $113 million at the box office. Movies that scored between 0 and 20% only averaged $40 million

But then there's Blade Runner 2049, starring Ryan Gosling, for example. It earned an 88% on Rotten Tomatoes, but struggled at the box office, making just over $90 million domestically

Critics loved it, but the sequel couldn't live up to the financial expectations of its blockbuster budget

So while Sinners is off to a critically perfect start, only time will tell if audiences and revenue will follow

The film hits theaters April 18th. With Stray Arrow News, I'm Kennedy Felton

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