Summary

• A Quiet Place: Day One currently has a 73% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, making it the lowest in the whole franchise.
• Despite the record, the prequel movie still upholds a fresh status like the previous installments.
• Day One is performing exceptionally well at the box office, even setting an opening weekend franchise record.

The Rotten Tomatoes audience score for A Quiet Place: Day One now sets a franchise record. The prequel movie, now out in theaters, is already setting a franchise box office record with the best opening weekend debut at $53 million. Leading up to its release, Day One received generally positive reviews as it provides a different perspective on the alien invasion of the ultrasonic hearing monsters. Day One's shocking ending has been the subject of immense praise by some critics, though audiences appear to be a bit more mixed.

With a 73% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes at the time of writing, Day One currently has the lowest audience score in the franchise. While the 73% is still a fresh designation, the score is 19% below the last Quiet Place movie. The tabulated rating is based on over 1000 verified audience reviews, with an average of 3.9 out of 5 stars.

A Quiet Place: Day One's Rotten Tomatoes Score Is A Major Drop

A Quiet Place Part II Had a Much Higher Audience Score

Despite the dip in reception from critics and audiences, there is clear interest in the franchise as the prequel is performing exceptionally well at the box office.

While A Quiet Place: Day One reviews have been positive, they are not as good as the previous installments, which is evident from the latest Rotten Tomatoes score. Previous movies never dipped below an 83% audience score and a 91% critical score. However, the prequel only scored an 84% critical score, which, though a fresh designation, also ranks as a franchise low.

Why A Quiet Place: Day One's Ratings Are So Low

Some Audiences Were Expecting A Little More On The Lore

Some constructive criticism of the prequel movie ranges from the slow pacing to the lack of action scenes. However, the main critique has been that the prequel introduces little to no new lore about the aliens who invaded Earth, leaving some audiences disappointed by its limited scope and worldbuilding. However, more positive notes have been directed at A Quiet Place Day One's cast performances by Lupita Nyong'o, Joseph Quinn, and the duo cats who portray Frodo, who particularly became a favorite among many viewers.

These are fair critiques of A Quiet Place: Day One, as the scope is minimal, even among the few characters in the film. Some audiences may have been excited to see that the A Quiet Place Part II character played by Djimon Hounsou would appear in A Quiet Place: Day One. Even in including this character, A Quiet Place: Day One does very little to elaborate on his origin other than showing him escaping to a boat with other New York City citizens.

Despite the dip in reception from critics and audiences, there is clear interest in the franchise as the prequel is performing exceptionally well at the box office. With A Quiet Place Part 3 seemingly still in development, it's possible that the sequel could acknowledge the notes from the negative and truly expand on the origins of the dangerous creatures that have left audiences curious for years. While it's uncertain when the fourth film will come to theaters, more updates will come to light to see where the story will go next.

How Is A Quiet Place: Day One Faring In Theaters?

A Quiet Place: Day One Faces Box Office Competition

The Rotten Tomatoes score change is not the only way that the A Quiet Place franchise has evolved over its run. The very first A Quiet Place film in 2018 had an estimated budget of around $17 million. The second film raised that budget significantly, with the reported total for A Quiet Place Part II sitting around $55 million to $61 million. A Quiet Place: Day One stayed right under but not too far off from the budget for the second installment, as the movie was made for an estimated $53 million.

As a result, this sets the bar higher for what A Quiet Place: Day One will need to make back its budget. Typically, a film needs 2x to 2.5x budget in order to break even and eventually profit. So far, A Quiet Place: Day One is doing well in that regard. At the time of writing, the film has made $98.5 million worldwide. The prequel will need around $106 million to $150 million to break even, so it is well on track to make and exceed this mark.

Though A Quiet Place: Day One is doing well at the box office thus far, it was not the no. 1 film at the box office this weekend. That honor went to Pixar's well-rated Inside Out 2, which dominated the box office during its first three weekends. Inside Out 2 made $57.4 million this past weekend, topping A Quiet Place: Day One's $53 million take home. As Inside Out 2's staying power remains strong, A Quiet Place: Day One may struggle against the competition.

Inside Out 2 is not A Quiet Place: Day One's only box office competition coming up. This week also sees the release of Despicable Me 4 on Wednesday, July 3, which is expected to be a huge summer blockbuster. While Despicable Me 4 may slow Inside Out 2's momentum, the film may also directly cut down the viewership for A Quiet Place: Day One. Hopefully, these competitors and the lower Rotten Tomatoes will not be enough to prevent the prequel from profitting.

Source: Rotten Tomatoes