Taika Waititi Criticizes Klara and the Sun Reviewers

Taika Waititi criticized film reviewers in an Instagram post after his film Klara and the Sun opened to weak box-office results, contrasting the film’s audience and critics scores on Rotten Tomatoes. Waititi wrote that he had not read reviews aimed at him or his peers in almost 15 years, adding that he listens to audiences. He called critics “sad lost souls” and described them as “irrelevant,” “out of touch” and “obsolete.” He also said the same critics had disliked his 2019 film Jojo Rabbit. Those remarks reflect Waititi’s view; the reports do not independently establish which reviewers he meant. The post highlighted a Rotten Tomatoes audience score of 78%. Most reports gave the critics score as 28%, while one reported 26%. The reported figures establish a marked gap between audience and critics scores, though the exact critics percentage varied across reports. Klara and the Sun earned an estimated $720,000 to $725,000 during its opening weekend in 880 North American theaters. Reports placed its debut at No. 15. Sony later scaled back the film’s theatrical footprint, and one account said it had been pulled from theaters. The reports do not establish a final theatrical status...