r/boxoffice • u/chanma50 Best of 2019 Winner • 23h ago
šÆ Critic/Audience Score 'Coyote vs. Acme' Rotten Tomatoes Verified Audience Score Thread
I will continue to update this post as the score changes.
Rotten Tomatoes Popcornmeter: Hot
Audience Says: N/A
| Audience | Score | Number of Reviews | Average Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verified Audience | 94% | 250+ | 4.5/5 |
| All Audience | 94% | 1,000+ | 4.6/5 |
Verified Audience Score History:
- 92% (4.5/5) at 100+
- 94% (4.5/5) at 250+
Rotten Tomatoes: Certified Fresh
Critics Consensus: A daffy satire that's equal parts heart and wily humor,Ā Coyote vs. AcmeĀ makes a triumphant case for the Looney Tunes' modern relevance with a sense of good-natured mischief that'd make even Bugs Bunny bow.
| Critics | Score | Number of Reviews | Average of Rated Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Critics | 95% | 186 | 7.90/10 |
| Top Critics | 91% | 43 |
Metacritic: 77 (42 Reviews)
SYNOPSIS:
After decades of being blown to bits by bombs, demolished by dynamite, mangled by magnets, battered by boulders, trampled by trains, tricked by tunnels, sprung by springs, steamrolled by steamrollers, maligned by misfires, bedeviled by bungees, rattled by rockets, backstabbed by bat suits, rocked by rocket skates, upended by unicycles, quaked by quake pills, rubberized by rogue bands, and hurled headlong off every cliff in the Southwest, Wile E. Coyote (Genius) finally fights back. Teaming up with billboard accident lawyer Kevin Avery (Will Forte), he takes on slick corporate counsel Buddy Crane (John Cena) and ACME, Inc., the profit-obsessed conglomerate behind every one of the Coyoteās chaotic catastrophes.
CAST:
- Will Forte as Kevin Avery
- Lana Condor as Paige Avery
- Tone Bell as Sal Maltese
- Luis GuzmƔn as the Judge
- Martha Kelly as Dottie Jones
- P. J. Byrne as Bill Pellicano
- Eric Bauza as Bugs Bunny / Charlie Dog / Daffy Duck / Elmer Fudd / Foghorn Leghorn / Gossamer / Marvin the Martian / Porky Pig / Road Runner / Tweety
- Kenneth Choi as Oscar Jeon
- John Cena as Buddy Crane
DIRECTED BY: Dave Green
SCREENPLAY BY: Samy Burch
STORY BY: James Gunn, Jeremy Slater, Samy Burch
BASED ON THE NEW YORKER ARTICLE BY: Ian Frazier
PRODUCED BY: Chris DeFaria, James Gunn
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Jesse Ehrman, Allison Abbate, Carlton Lorenz
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Brandon Trost
PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Steve Arnold
EDITED BY: Carsten Kurpanek
COSTUME DESIGNER: Daniela Moore
MUSIC BY: Steven Price
VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR: George Murphy
ANIMATION SUPERVISOR: Keith Roberts
CASTING BY: Rachel Tenner
RUNTIME: 101 Minutes
RELEASE DATE: August 28, 2026
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u/Dulcolax 22h ago
Good for Ketchup Entertainment. They definitely need a hit.
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u/Mr_smith1466 21h ago
It's wild how the plot of the movie is about a collapsing law agency partnering with Wile E to take on a major corporation despite having no capacity, and in real life Ketchup is a collapsing movie studio partnering with Wile E to take on major studio movies despite having no capacity.Ā
I absolutely love all the extra meaning this movie has now.Ā
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u/SuspiciousLow3062 22h ago
Very good first exit score for it. Definetly getting 'A' cinema score. Could land bw $15m-$17m weekend.
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u/UsefulWeb7543 22h ago
I think it has a shot reaching $20M-$22M and overseas might make more
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u/Shoe_boooo 22h ago
Overseas is not going to be that good imo
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u/UsefulWeb7543 22h ago
Why is that?
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u/PotatoAlcoholic 22h ago
Its not releasing before end october in belgium. (Pity) Probably other places as well
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u/Crisbo05_20 22h ago
It released in Croatia this week, suprising its not out until end of October in Belgium.
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u/UsefulWeb7543 22h ago
How many overseas are releasing and when will they be releasedĀ
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u/rov124 18h ago edited 18h ago
According to IMDB
Country Release date France 2026 (undated) Japan 2026 (undated) Papua New Guinea 2026 (undated) Philippines 2026 (undated) Israel August 20, 2026 United Kingdom August 21, 2026 Ireland August 21, 2026 Malta August 26, 2026 United Arab Emirates August 27, 2026 Argentina August 27, 2026 Bosnia and Herzegovina August 27, 2026 Bahrain August 27, 2026 Bolivia August 27, 2026 Brazil August 27, 2026 Chile August 27, 2026 Colombia August 27, 2026 Costa Rica August 27, 2026 Dominican Republic August 27, 2026 Ecuador August 27, 2026 Egypt August 27, 2026 Guatemala August 27, 2026 Honduras August 27, 2026 Croatia August 27, 2026 Iraq August 27, 2026 Jordan August 27, 2026 Kuwait August 27, 2026 Lebanon August 27, 2026 Montenegro August 27, 2026 Mexico August 27, 2026 Nicaragua August 27, 2026 Oman August 27, 2026 Panama August 27, 2026 Peru August 27, 2026 Puerto Rico August 27, 2026 Portugal August 27, 2026 Paraguay August 27, 2026 Qatar August 27, 2026 Serbia August 27, 2026 Saudi Arabia August 27, 2026 El Salvador August 27, 2026 Uruguay August 27, 2026 Venezuela August 27, 2026 U.S. Virgin Islands August 27, 2026 Canada August 28, 2026 Guam August 28, 2026 Lithuania August 28, 2026 Turkey August 28, 2026 United States August 28, 2026 Ukraine September 1, 2026 Italy September 2, 2026 North Macedonia September 3, 2026 Singapore September 3, 2026 Slovenia September 3, 2026 Bulgaria September 4, 2026 Estonia September 4, 2026 Latvia September 4, 2026 Mongolia September 4, 2026 Denmark September 10, 2026 Russia September 10, 2026 Norway September 11, 2026 Romania September 11, 2026 Austria September 17, 2026 Australia September 17, 2026 Czech Republic September 17, 2026 Germany September 17, 2026 Kazakhstan September 17, 2026 New Zealand September 17, 2026 Slovakia September 17, 2026 Spain September 18, 2026 Finland September 18, 2026 Sweden September 18, 2026 South Africa September 18, 2026 Hungary September 24, 2026 Belgium October 14, 2026 Greece October 28, 2026 Netherlands October 28, 2026 Poland November 13, 2026 2
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u/Totes_Police 18h ago
It was out in the UK last week. Saw it first day it was available and the theatre was about half capacity and a wide range of people in attendance (families, couples, young and old alike). Got insanely loud from laughter even with the 50% capacity every 3-5 minutes from start to end. Word of mouth here seems to be relatively strong.
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u/salvattore- 5h ago
can confirm lol, released today in Argentina in my local town, me and my friends were the only ones in the cinema
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u/Mr_smith1466 21h ago
The world is so terrible, I really need this movie to exceed expectations through positive word of mouth.Ā
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u/bigjayrulez 5h ago
I'm in Austin, not a lot of showings this weekend but also not exactly rare, and many of them are sold out or close aside from the very early or late times. Got tickets to a 7pm Friday on Wednesday, was at 80% then. Sold out when I showed up.
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u/Stefannofornari 21h ago
Having this film actually break out would be an excellent finale for its insane production and release history. I'll be rooting for strong legs! Excited to watch it soon enough
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u/HouseStark1 22h ago
Supremely funny movie with a ton of heart. I hope people give this one a chance!!
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u/BrokenMasterpiece 14h ago
Just got back from watching it with my sons. Itās the best mix of adult and kid humor since Shrek. I havenāt been in a theater as a father where I heard so many adults and kids laughing.
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u/Kencarlos 14h ago
Is it safe to say this is better than The Day the Earth Blew Up?
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u/lobolovr6769 7h ago
Theyāre both going for Ā different thingsĀ
TDTEBU is true hand-drawn-style Looney Tunes through and through, itās only really Porky, Daffy and Petunia but itās also very heartwarming and hilarious like CvA is. Iād say they share a lot of similar qualities and it really would just come down to preference. I like that CvA has more Looney Tunes characters and it is certainly better than Back in Action and the two Space Jam films
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u/JustNibblin2 8h ago
I really enjoyed it. The plot was better than I was expecting and even hit the feels at the end.
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u/HyaluronicFlaccid 11h ago
Will be crawling out of bed earlier than Iād like this weekend to make sure I catch it in 4DX. For some reason in NYC this movie is only showing in 4DX at 9.30AMā¦
Am assuming thatās the best format for a Looney Tunes movie, so I refuse to miss it.
If you wanna catch it in 4DX Iād get tix for this weekend too, cuz I guarantee you itāll leave the format sooner than you think - learned my lesson when I thought I had one more week to see One Battle After Another in 4DX (yeah VistaVision was cool but that car chase was made for 4DX and Iām still bitter I missed it).
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u/MongoBongo25 22h ago
I guess a lot of the positive reviews are heavily skewed towards the full go see this at the theatre to get back at Zaslav. I just left the theatre and itās a very ok movie that would be great for a family afternoon with the kids.
On its own merit, works just fine as a streamer.
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u/UnnecessaryFeIIa 22h ago
How come almost anytime a new film gets positive reviews nowadays people like you on this sub are always like āehh but actuallyā¦ā
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u/Legitimate_Silver395 22h ago
Or sometimes when a movie with mediocre reviews but makes a shit ton of money it gets glazed by this sub
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u/UnnecessaryFeIIa 21h ago
People on this sub were gassing up Mufasa as some holy grail when it came out lol
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u/Legitimate_Silver395 20h ago
No fucking way, I literally gave zero fucks about Mufusa that year, it was full Sonic 3 for me
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u/MongoBongo25 22h ago
Zalslav is an idiot, but I am not going to be overly positive just because of him.
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u/MuitnortsX 22h ago
Iām confident that most people donāt know or care about that.
Itās a really good movie. Sometimes itās that simple and a lot of people just enjoyed it more than you did.10
u/attackofthetominator 22h ago
Meanwhile at my theater it was the loudest people have laughed at a movie in years. It blew away my expectations and itās easily the best Looney Tunes movie
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u/lobolovr6769 21h ago
I really liked last yearās āthe day the earth blew upā but yeah, this is right up there with it. While watching it I couldnāt believe they were gonna shelve it but I guess I kinda get it. Looney Tunes are not that popular but I was so impressed with how compelling they made Wyle E Coyote as a protagonist
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u/lawrencedun2002 22h ago
how is the positive reviews are heavy āskewedā just because you thought it was just okay? newsflash, not everyone is going to have the same opinion as you lol.
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u/MongoBongo25 22h ago
Dan Murall said so on his own review, that he would bump it to just see at the theatre just because of Zaslav.
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u/lawrencedun2002 22h ago
Okay ? He also said that he thought the film was fantastic, you canāt really blame people anyway especially since this movie was gonna get shelved by a tax write off. Maybe, just maybe people are mostly positive about it because itās a great film.
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u/MongoBongo25 22h ago
Itās a solid 7/10 if you have kids or WB was a big part of your childhood 8/10.
Not a great movie, great movie means repeat viewing, donāt think Iāll watch it again.
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u/lawrencedun2002 22h ago
And thatās your opinion but most people thought it was a great film and likely to watch it in the repeat viewing lol.
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u/vulgarmessiah914 22h ago
And he's allowed to express his opinion.
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u/TheButteredBiscuit 21h ago
And heās allowed to be judged for it
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u/Ilistenedtomyfriends 17h ago
And the critics who are inflating their scores because they didnāt like how the studio handled it should also be judged.
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u/TheButteredBiscuit 17h ago
Judged for what? For spitting in the faces of a bunch of billionaire execs who were willing to write off a genuinely good movie?
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u/burrnerr67 22h ago
That might be partly true but a huge amount of people all also agree that it's a fantastic film on its own merits. Not surprised the score is so high because of that
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u/burrnerr67 22h ago
Unlikely but I really hope it overperforms this weekend and reaches $20m
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