Rotten Tomatoes Reveals Alarming Trend: Audience Scores Plunge as Review Bombing Surges 400% in Q2
Top 20 blockbusters saw verified audience ratings drop an average of 34 points below critic scores this quarter, marking the widest divergence in five years. CEO implications: Trust in aggregate rating platforms is fracturing, directly impacting opening weekend revenues. Studios must now diversify marketing strategies away from score dependency or risk shareholder backlash from misallocated ad spend.