When a big name movie bombs at the box office, who is to blame?
It seems many are taking aim at Rotten Tomatoes.
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Movie studios aren't taking aim at the writers, producers or actors, but the reviews.
Hollywood heavyweights say the movie-review site, where critics give the film a rotten or fresh tomato rating, is skewing audience perception ahead of a film's release.
Among some of the latest films blaming the rating service: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales and Baywatch.
Just this week, some studio insiders pitched withholding critic screenings until the premiere.
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