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What movie has the highest rating on Rotten Tomatoes? ›

To date, Leave No Trace holds the site's record, with a rating of 100% and 252 positive reviews.

When at least 60% of reviews for a movie or TV show are positive, a red tomato is displayed to indicate its Fresh status. Green splat tomato. When less than 60% of reviews for a movie or TV show are positive, a green splat is displayed to indicate its Rotten status.

2. Popcorn symbol: On the other hand, if you come across a popcorn bucket icon, it signifies that the movie has received a positive audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Similar to the tomato rating, the percentage displayed with the popcorn symbol indicates the proportion of favorable audience reviews for the movie.

Rotten Tomatoes awards the Certified Fresh™ accolade to films and TV programs that have a steady Tomatometer® of 75% or higher after a set amount of reviews (80 for films in wide release, 40 for films in limited release, 20 for TV shows), including 5 reviews from Top Critics.

Six films in total have grossed in excess of $2 billion worldwide, with Avatar ranked in the top position.

If 60% of reviews are positive, the movie is given a “Fresh” status, but if positive reviews fall below that benchmark, it is deemed “Rotten.” A popular piece of media will typically fall between the 70-90% range, but rarely, a project will receive a 100% score.

The site has faced criticism over the rigid way it reduces reviews into positive or negative ratings, often missing the nuance in critiques. Even if a film or show receives a three-star score, normally implying that it had a mixed reception, Rotten Tomatoes classifies it as a good review.

Rotten Tomatoes is now owned by Fandango Media, and it uses Fandango's movie ticket purchase system so that users can purchase movie tickets directly from its site. So, some of Rotten Tomatoes revenues also come from a fee it collects for each online ticket purchase.

When at least 60% of reviews for a movie or TV show are positive, a red tomato is displayed to indicate its Fresh status. When less than 60% of reviews for a movie or TV show are positive, a green splat is displayed to indicate its Rotten status.

In what year was popcorn banned from movie theaters? ›

On April 6, 1949, a bill was introduced in the Oregon State Senate that called for the banning of popcorn and peanuts in movie theaters. The measure was sponsored by nine state senators and was prepared by Senator Dean Walker, a Republican from the city of Independence.

IMDb has tons of information about the movie and the people involved with it, to include the entire cast and crew, but IMDb does not have reviews. For reviews, we go to Rotten Tomatoes or Metacritic. RT collects more reviews than Metacritic, but breaks down the critics as either liking the film or not liking the film.

On the film review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, films that every surveyed critic considered bad have a 0% rating.

A green splat indicating rotten status, is displayed when less than 60% of the reviews are positive. If there is no score available, it usually just means the movie or show hasn't been released or there aren't enough reviews yet.

Greta Gerwig's “Lady Bird” had a 100% rating with 196 positive reviews before a critic submitted a negative one, knocking it down to 99%. The immortal classic “Citizen Kane” had a 100% rating until a negative review from a 1941 issue of the Chicago Tribune was rediscovered, revoking its 100% status.

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.