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Rotten Tomatoeshas changed its metric to calculate audience scores, introducing a new Popcornmeter and a rare “Verified Hot” rating, and there are already some 2024 movies with the Verified Hot label. The review aggregator introduced a major change to how audience scores are labeled, how they look, and the different requirements that come with them. But the biggest chance withRotten Tomatoes' new Popcornmeteris copying the concept of the “Certified Fresh” label from critics and applying it to audience scores. That is how theVerified Hot label has been created to set apart movies with outstanding audience response.
Instead of rolling out the new label across only new releases, Rotten Tomatoes revealed a list of moviesimmediately qualifying as Verified Hotupon the feature’s launch. This includes plenty of older titles that have accumulated a strong base of audience opinions. But some of2024’s best moviesand biggest box office hits are also already so highly regarded among paying viewers that Rotten Tomatoes has already given them the new labelthanks to scores over 90%. At launch, there are nearly 20 movies released in 2024 that qualify as Verified Hot movies on Rotten Tomatoes.
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The horror genre has been having one of the best years it’s ever had, with over a dozen critically-acclaimed scary films coming out in 2024.
Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum’s NASA movieFly Me To The Moonis a big hit with audiences, which is why it got the Verified Hot rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It has a 91% Popcornmeter rating after taking over 1,000 verified audience reviews with a 4.4 out of 5 average score into account. That is a bit higher than the general audience reaction of 84% and 4.2 average.Fly Me To The Moon’s place among 2024 movies with Verified Hot ratings comes despitehaving only a 65% Tomatometer ratingafter 224 reviews with a 6.1 out of 10 average score.
The Monsterverse joins 2024’s Verified Hot movies on Rotten Tomatoes thanks toGodzilla x Kong: The New Empire. The movie has a 91% Popcornmeter rating after2,500 verified reviews with a 4.5 out of 5 average score. That is higher than the general audience response, as there are over 10,000 reviews with an average score of 4.3 out of 5 and an 85% rating. The Verified Hot label is all the more important consideringGodzilla x Kong: The New Empire’s reviews were worse, giving it a 54% rating from 248 reviews with a 5.7 out of 10 average score.
Twistersearned the Verified Hot rating on Rotten Tomatoes thanks to its impressive 91% score on the Popcornmeter. This rating comes on the back of over 10,000 verified ratings, with the average rating among those reviews landing at 4.5 out of 5. That is higher than the film’s 86% rating across all audience reviews with a 4.3 average score.Twisters' Verified Hot rating is much higher than its critic scoreon the Tomatometer, which is at 74% with a 6.7 out of 10 average rating. The movie is both Certified Fresh and Verified Hot as a result.
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India’s superhero movieHanu-Manis also among the 2024 movie releases with Verified Hot ratings on Rotten Tomatoes. The movie has a 92% Popcornmeter rating after over 500 verified reviews with a 4.6 out of 5 average score.There are only eight critic reviews for the movie on Rotten Tomatoes, but it still holds an 88% rating despite an average score of 5.9 out of 10.Hanu-Man’s Verified Hot status could help it find a bigger audience.
2024’s Bob Marley biopic was a big hit with audiences, andBob Marley: One Lovehas a 92% Popcornmeter rating to show for it. This comes after Rotten Tomatoes received over 2,500 verified audience reviews with an average score of 4.5 out of 5. The general response from viewers is lower with an 83% rating and 4.3 out of 5 average score. These numbers are still much better than how the movie fared with critics. With onlya 45% Tomatometer rating from 197 reviewsand a 5.4 out of 10 average,Bob Marley: One Love’s Verified Hot status is big.
Jason Statham delivered a major crowd-pleaser with his action movieThe Beekeeper, which is now Verified Hot on Rotten Tomatoes. It has a 92% Popcornmeter rating after over 2,500 verified ratings with an average score of 4.5 out of 5. The general audience reaction was a bit weaker, bringing those numbers down to 84% and 4.1, respectively.The Beekeeperwas met with positive critical reviews, earning it a 71% Tomatometer rating from 183 reviews with an average score of 5.9 out of 10.
It Ends With Usis also Verified Hot on Rotten Tomatoes thanks to its 92% Popcornmeter rating. The movie has over 2,500 verified audience ratings with an average score of 4.6 out of 5. That’s noticeably higher than the general audience scores of 84% and 4.3 average. The Verified Hot mark is also important consideringIt Ends With Us' Rotten Tomatoes score from critics was worse. There are 160 reviews with an average score of 5.5 out of 10 that gave Blake Lively’s controversial movie a 56% Tomatometer rating.
Guy Ritchie’s action movie might not have been a major box office hit, butThe Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfareis still Verified Hot on Rotten Tomatoes. It has a 93% Popcornmeter rating based onover 1,000 verified audience reviews with an average score of 4.5 out of 5. That’s quite higher than the response of all audiences, which results in an 85% rating and a 4.2 average. The movie did earn good reviews from critics, with it having a 69% Tomatometer rating from 165 reviews with a 6.1 out of 10 average score.
Russell Crowe’s 2024 action movieLand of Badhas earned Verified Hot status on Rotten Tomatoes. It has a 94% Popcornmeter rating from over 250 verified reviews with an average score of 4.5 out of 5. The general audience reaction is lower at 83% and 4.1 across all audiences.Land of Bad’s Verified Hot label comes after it earned mixed results from 67 reviewswith a 6.2 out of 10 average score, which gave it a 67% Tomatometer rating.
TheDunefranchise is Verified Hot overall, withDune: Part Twoearning the designation after its 95% Popcornmeter score. There are over 5,000 verified reviews with an average score of 4.7 out of 5, but there are thousands of more reviews that make the general audience score drop to 93% and a 4.6 average. These scores are still higher than the movie’s incredible critical acclaim, which gaveDune 2a 92% rating after 448 critic reviews with an average score of 8.3 out of 10.Dune 2is both Certified Fresh and Verified Hotas a result.
