Summary

  • Expend4bles has the lowest Rotten Tomatoes score in the franchise, with just 14% based on 56 critics.
  • The movie has received overwhelmingly negative reviews, criticizing cheap action, lack of originality, and weak CGI.
  • The poor rating could negatively impact the box office performance, with a projected opening weekend of only $15 million. However, past movies in the franchise have seen commercial success despite negative reviews.

Expend4bles cast features Stallone, Jason Statham, 50 Cent, Megan Fox, Dolph Lundgren, Andy Garcia, Tony Jaa, and Iko Uwais.

As of writing, Expend4bles garners an abysmal Tomatometer score from critical reviews for Expend4bles have overwhelmingly been negative, citing reasons such as cheap action, weak CGI, and lack of originality.

How Will The Expend4bles Rating Affect Its Box Office Performance?

Sylvester Stallone in military gear in Expendables 4

While the Expendables movies have not been critical darlings, the barely double-digit score cements Expend4bles as the worst in the series by a large margin. Before it, The Expendables 2 boasted the highest Rotten Tomatoes score with 67%, while The Expendables and The Expendables 3 scored 41% and 31%, respectively. Even those mediocre ratings look high as Expend4bles utterly fails to make an impact.

Expend4bles poor rating could be the kiss of death for its box office performance. Already, Expend4bles has been projected to make just $15 million in its opening weekend. If this turns out to be the case, Expen4bles could set two undesirable franchise records by becoming both the franchise’s critically lowest-scoring entry and its lowest opening weekend box office. The Expendables 3 previously held that dishonor, with a $15.8 million opening that The Expend4bles only has a slim chance of topping.

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Critical in understanding Expend4bles' box office potential, however, is that the series is well-versed in beating the odds. With the example of The Expendables, critical reviews have not necessarily correlated with commercial success. The Expendables 3, for example, fared poorly in its critical reviews but ended up raking in $209 million at the global box office. If Expend4bles has enough swing from long-time viewers, it too could turn a profit despite a pathetic Rotten Tomatoes score.

Source: Rotten Tomatoes