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Apple TV's Matchbox movie with John Cena debuts at 25% on Rotten Tomatoes

Screen Rant reports that Apple TV's Matchbox The Movie, starring John Cena, opened with a 25% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes before its 9 October release. Collider's separate piece covers a different Cena film, Coyote vs. Acme, which is topping Apple TV Store charts.

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Centre · 1Matchbox The Movie, an Apple TV action thriller starring John Cena, debuted with a 25% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes ahead of its release on 9 October, according to Screen Rant. Centre · 1Screen Rant called the score disappointing. Centre · 1The available coverage gives no further detail on the Matchbox reviews, such as the number of critics counted, the plot or the studio's response.

Centre · 1Collider, in a separate article, covers a different John Cena film, the animated Coyote vs. Acme, which it says is now the most-watched title on the Apple TV Store in the U.S. Centre · 1Collider says Coyote vs. Acme was dropped by Warner Bros., rescued in a $50 million deal by Ketchup Entertainment, and earned $101 million worldwide on a $70 million production budget before reaching streaming. Centre · 1Collider's headline describes Coyote vs. Acme as a "10/10 Legal Thriller", while its text calls the film animated; the piece does not mention Matchbox The Movie.

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Screen Rant leads with a negative Rotten Tomatoes score for Cena's Apple TV action film Matchbox; Collider celebrates a different Cena film, Coyote vs. Acme, as a streaming success.
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Review-aggregator score (Screen Rant) versus box office and streaming chart performance (Collider).
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Neither piece covers the other's film, so no outlet reports both Matchbox's reception and its streaming performance. Screen Rant gives no review detail beyond the score.
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“disappointing”“Officially One of Apple TV’s Biggest Hits”
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“Apple TV's new action thriller starring John Cena debuts with a disappointing Rotten Tomatoes score.” — Screen Rant
“John Cena’s 10/10 Legal Thriller Is Officially One of Apple TV’s Biggest Hits” — Collider

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