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minus-squareJordan Lund@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·1 year agoHow many $50 reviewers did they have to buy though? Looking at Ophelia… huh, it’s not on Rotten Tomatoes anymore… Well, looking at ANOTHER crappy Daisy Ridley movie, Chaos Walking: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/chaos_walking 21% rating on 154 reviews. So 32 positive reviews and 122 negative reviews. To hit 60% they would need to add 151 positive reviews. 183/305 total reviews. At $50 a pop, those 151 positive reviews would run $7,550. Chump change.
How many $50 reviewers did they have to buy though?
Looking at Ophelia… huh, it’s not on Rotten Tomatoes anymore…
Well, looking at ANOTHER crappy Daisy Ridley movie, Chaos Walking:
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/chaos_walking
21% rating on 154 reviews.
So 32 positive reviews and 122 negative reviews.
To hit 60% they would need to add 151 positive reviews. 183/305 total reviews.
At $50 a pop, those 151 positive reviews would run $7,550. Chump change.