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Scream 7 is poised to become the franchise’s lowest-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes, currently around 42% from roughly 50 critic reviews—just under Scream 3’s 45%—with a mix of negative and some positive takes and an expected global box-office launch near $60 million.
Amazon MGM defends Melania, a high-cost documentary about the former first lady, as it braves a likely steep second-weekend drop with a potential top-10 finish. The film opened to about $7.2 million (described as the biggest doc launch in a decade) and has roughly $11.8 million domestic through Friday, with a streaming date and international grosses still TBD. The studio emphasizes a long-term, dual theatrical/streaming strategy and pushes back on controversy over its Rotten Tomatoes audience score, noting that theatrical/marketing investments aim to boost awareness and future Prime Video momentum.
Rotten Tomatoes says the Melania documentary’s 99% audience score is real, marking the site’s largest critics–audience split (6% for critics). The audience reviews are verified as purchased via Fandango on Popcornmeter, amid broader debates over polarization in coverage and reception; the film has also posted a strong box office opening.
Rotten Tomatoes’ parent Versant says there’s no bot manipulation behind the Melania documentary’s 99% audience score, insisting reviews are verified and tickets bought; the persistent gap with a 7% critics score has drawn Variety coverage and spurred jokes and discussion as the film heads into its second weekend.
Versant says Melania's 99% audience score isn’t bot-driven, noting that Popcornmeter reviews are VERIFIED because buyers bought tickets; the Amazon MGM-backed documentary opened around $7M domestically and drew an older, female, white audience, while the critics score sits at 7% amid ongoing debate over the score disparity.
On his show, Kimmel questions the Melania documentary’s $7 million domestic box‑office debut, jokes about bulk-ticket purchases, and highlights the stark contrast between a 5% Rotten Tomatoes critic score and a 99% audience score for the film.
A backlash to Melania Trump’s documentary coincided with a sharp resurgence of interest in Michelle Obama’s Becoming on Netflix, with Becoming racking up about 47.5 million viewing minutes (a roughly 13,300% weekend jump) and more than 480,000 streams, while Melania’s film sits at 5% on Rotten Tomatoes versus Becoming’s 93%. The Amazon-Produced Melania opened around $7 million on a $75 million budget, prompting discussions about possible bulk-ticket sales amid wider critical panning. The episode highlights how catalog titles can rebound in the zeitgeist even as new releases struggle.
The $75 million Melania documentary opened to about $7 million in 1,700 theaters but was savaged by critics (5% on the Tomatometer) while audiences gave it a 99% score on Rotten Tomatoes' Popcornmeter, marking the biggest critic–audience disparity in RT history; IMDb has flagged unusual voting activity, and Amazon MGM Studios defended the film's reception and long-tail release after paying roughly $40 million for rights amid production chaos.
A sponsored roundup identifies Netflix’s five newest titles added in February 2026 that boast high Rotten Tomatoes scores: The American President (1995) 90%, Zero Dark Thirty (2012) 91%, Ex Machina (2014) 92%, How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) 92%, and Hell or High Water (2016) 97%. The article frames these as top picks to reduce endless scrolling and notes the author personally reviews them, though the page contains promotional elements and signup prompts.
Melania Trump touted her documentary ‘Melania’ as having the best opening in a decade for a non-concert doc and an A CinemaScore, with a $2.9M opening day and an estimated $8.1M by the weekend, while critics score it only 6% on Rotten Tomatoes (audience 99%). Directed by Brett Ratner for Amazon MGM, the film covers the 20 days before Trump’s second inauguration and has drawn strong early box-office interest but polarized reviews.
Forbes reports that Sam Raimi has released a 2026 film touted as the year’s highest-rated on Rotten Tomatoes, drawing widespread attention for its standout critical reception and placing Raimi at the center of year-end cinema talk.
Wonder Man is streaming on Disney+ with a 90% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes (alongside a 90% critic score), making it the platform’s top-rated MCU series; the full Wonder Man costume, a new poster, and BTS photos have been released as all eight episodes are now available.
Rotten Tomatoes’ updated ranking of MCU live‑action TV series places Ms. Marvel at the top (98%), with Wonder Man close behind at 93% and a shared 92% for WandaVision and Hawkeye; Daredevil: Born Again and Loki tie at 87%, Moon Knight at 86%, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier at 85%, Agatha All Along at 84%, She-Hulk at 80%, Ironheart at 76%, Echo at 71%, and Secret Invasion at 53%, illustrating generally strong reception with a few lower‑rated entries.
Forbes reports that Wonder Man now holds the MCU's second-highest Rotten Tomatoes score, signaling strong early critical reception for the new Marvel project.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy premiered on Paramount+ with mixed reactions; critics were generally positive, but a large, organized review-bombing push hit its audience scores, yielding about 35% on Rotten Tomatoes and roughly 4.8/10 on IMDb (with around 38% of IMDb reviews giving 1 star).