The audience score for the 2024 adaptation of Stephen King’s Salem’s place is unveiled on Rotten Tomatoes. Directed by Gary Dauberman and starring Lewis Pullman, Mackenzie Leigh, Alfre Woodard and Bill Camp, the new version of ​​the classic King story was initially planned to be released in theaters before plans changed, and the film fell on Max on October 4. King movie Received mixed reviews from criticsCurrently sitting at a 48% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 54 reviews.
Now, the audience score for the 2024 movie has been revealed Rotten tomatoesAnd it’s The second lowest among all Salem’s place adaptations with 41%. This score is not as low as the 24% audience score given to the sequel to the 1979 adaptation, A return to Salem lot. however, It’s also not as tall as the original Salem’s place TV miniseries and its 2004 adaptation, which sit at 65% and 48% respectively. Check out a table that compares the respective critics and audience scores of each adaptation of Salem’s place below:
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Salem’s place Adaptation |
Rotten Tomatoes critics score |
Rotten Tomatoes audience score |
|---|---|---|
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Salem’s place (1979) |
89% |
65% |
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A return to Salem lot (1987) |
N/A |
24% |
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Salem’s place (2004) |
69% |
48% |
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Salem’s place (2024) |
48% |
41% |
What the audience score means for the 2024 Salem’s Lot movie
The film’s reception seems better than expected amid the setbacks.
While the overall reception for the 2024 adaptation of Salem’s place Not as positive as other versions of King’s story, it was also better than expected on the fate of its release. The movie received many setbacks in its production during the COVID-19 pandemic and its release plans. It was initially set to be released on September 9, 2022, but was moved to April 21, 2023. Warner Bros. then replaced the release of the movie with Evil Dead Rise and removed it from the studio’s release calendar altogether, putting it in a state of limbo.
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When the studio finally announced that Salem’s place would be free on Mac, many alarm bells went off, signaling that the latest version of ​​one of King’s most popular books may not be very good. But the reception is not as disastrous as expectedWith some critics and audiences calling it a fun version of the book, with some entertaining scares to keep audiences going. On the contrary, others Are not particularly impressed by its lack of thrills And understand why the movie is quietly free on the streaming service.
Our take on the audience score for the 2024 Salem’s Lot movie
Warner Bros gave the movie a chance
Regardless of the film’s reception, it appears to be one of the few projects that have been involved since the Warner Bros. takeover. By David Zaslav, who was given a chance in some capacity. The release of films vi Batgirl, Scoob: Holiday Haunt, And Coyote vs. Acme was controversially cancelled, with the latter still fighting for a chance to be seen. Even if Salem’s place was dropped on the studio’s streaming service, thus hindering any form of theatrical success it might have had, its release still feels like a win for movie fans who wondered if the adaptation would ever see the light of day.
Source: Rotten tomatoes