Sequel to Julia Roberts’ $315 million debut with a strong Rotten Tomatoes score

White Bird has earned a solid Rotten Tomatoes score. The movie is both a sequel and prequel to 2017’s Wonderwhich starred Julia Roberts and was adapted from the RJ Palacio novel of the same name and grossed $315 million against its $20 million budget. The new movie follows outcast bully Julian (Bryce Gheisar, reprising his role) learning about his grandmother’s (Helen Mirren) youth in France during World War II. The White Bird The cast also includes Ariella Glaser, Orlando Schwerdt, Gillian Anderson, Patsy Ferran, Ishai Golan, Jem Matthews, Stuart McQuarrie, Olivia Ross and Jo Stone-Fewings.

Rotten tomatoes Has now calculated an official Tomatometer score for White Bird. Compiled from 37 different critics’ reviews, The movie earned a solid fresh score of 73%. That’s just 13 points shy of the original movie, which is certified fresh at 86%. This score may fluctuate as more reviews are added, but at the time of writing, this is the best score for a Marc Forster directorial effort since 2006 Stranger than fiction.

What this rotten tomatoes score means for white bird

The movie could become a word-of-mouth success

The Rotten Tomatoes score May indicate that there is still power in the Wonder Franchise Although it has been dormant for seven years. Although there is no audience score on the platform yet, other audience metrics show that the movie is getting an overwhelmingly positive response. actually, Term reports that it is receiving a perfect CinemaScore of A+, indicating that its audience score could potentially be even higher than the Tomatometer score earned by critics. White Bird Reviews.

It remains to be seen if this audience response turns the movie into a word-of-mouth hit. While Wonder was a box office smash, becoming the 32nd highest grossing release of 2017 worldwide, the White Bird Release was not so lucky, as It is projected to debut to less than $2 million during its opening weekend In the cozy box office. However, the positive reaction to this under-the-radar title could be a sleeper hit when it continues to run in theaters.

How White Bird’s Rotten Tomatoes score compares to his cast and crew’s recent work

The movie is a bright spot among some nasty streaks

The White Bird Rotten Tomatoes score has Helped to build the critical reception of many of the main cast and crew who worked on the movie. That’s not necessarily the case for the stars playing the younger characters, who have shorter resumes and thus haven’t had time to get any kind of streak. However, in addition to Marc Forster, who directed seven movies with fewer scores in between Stranger than fiction And the new release, this includes multiple figures both in front and behind the camera. Watch Forster’s latest streak of movies below:

White Bird did too Earned star Helen Mirren one of her best scores of the decade so far. The only movie she has worked on that has achieved a higher score since 2020s The Duke (97%) was the smash critical and commercial hit Barbie (88%), which she narrates and in which she does not appear on the screen at any point. Of the movies she appeared in, all four – F9: The Fast Saga (59%), Shazam! Wrath of the Gods (49%), Quick X (56%), and Gold (53%) – received bad scores.

White Bird broke a similar streak for screenwriter Mark Bomback, who hadn’t earned a fresh score as a screenwriter or an executive producer since 2018 The king out (68%), working on projects included The United States vs. Billie Holiday (55%), Netflix Girl (56%), and The art of racing in the rain (45%). Gillian Anderson is the only major talent for whom the score wasn’t a huge reversalAs she recently worked on 2021’s Robin Robin (100%) and 2024s scoop (76%).

Our take on the White Bird Rotten Tomatoes score

This movie could start an expanded Wonder franchise

If White BirdIts critical success, compounded with potential commercial success, could usher in a new era for the franchise. While it is the first theatrical installment since Wonder Debuted in 2017, More entries in the franchise may arrive soonerEspecially if their budgets can be low enough to make them low financial risks. While original stories may be explored in spinoffs, Palacio also has more source material from which stories can be derived, including 2017’s We are all wonders.

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Although White Bird is a prequel for most of its runtime, The sequel elements require some knowledge of the previous installmentSo read more about these Wonder End here.

Geyser’s Julian is the only returning character from the original movieBut the original Wonder Cast included major stars such as Owen Wilson and Jacob Tremblay along with Julia Roberts.

Screen Rants original Wonder Review is also available for further reading, serve as A refresher ahead of the well-received new installment.

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