Rotten Tomatoes' 'Certified Fresh' Seal Backfires as Studios Game Sinking Stock Ratings
A new Wall Street analysis reveals that Hollywood studios are artificially inflating review scores by paying for smaller, favorable critic screenings, causing Rotten Tomatoes' stock to drop 12% this quarter as investors question the platform's integrity. CEO Alex Green is scrambling to implement a blockchain-based verification system by Q2 to restore trust, but analysts warn the brand's core value proposition is now rotten.