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Film fans give 'The Box' the thumbs down
Published Sunday, Nov 15 2009, 18:18 GMT | By Rebecca Routledge
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CinemaScore, a company that compiles ratings for new releases, explained that an A means a picture is likely to be a big hit, while a C is "pretty much a death sentence".
The Box, written and directed by Donnie Darko's Richard Kelly, was awarded an F.
Ed Mintz from CinemaScore told the Los Angeles Times: "People really thought this was a stinker."
He put the negative reaction down to the film's controversial ending, asking: "Who'd want to pay $10 [£6] to see that?
"I'd love to hear how they thought they were going to get good word-of-mouth."
In the movie, Diaz plays a cash-strapped mother who is promised that she will receive a million dollars if she presses the button on a mysterious box.
The film opens in the UK on December 4.
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