Sam Raimi’s New R-Rated Thriller Dethrones Spider-Man 2 As His Highest-Rated Film On Rotten Tomatoes

Sam Raimi has a brand new greatest film, based on Rotten Tomatoes.

Raimi is the director of the Spider-Man trilogy starring Tobey Maguire and, most just lately, Physician Unusual within the Multiverse of Insanity. Beforehand, Raimi’s highest-rated film on the assessment aggregator web site was Spider-Man 2, with a crucial approval ranking of 93%, carefully adopted by Drag Me to Hell (92%) and A Easy Plan (91%). However now, the director has revealed Ship Assist.

A psychological horror-thriller about an worker and boss with a poisonous dynamic who’re stranded on an island collectively, Ship Assist debuted with a stellar Rotten Tomatoes rating that was initially tied with Spider-Man 2. However as of January 28, extra evaluations have are available, and Ship Assist is at 94% from 85 evaluations, making it the highest-rated film of Raimi’s directorial profession.

Ship Assist stars Rachel McAdams (who additionally stars in Physician Unusual) as Linda, a mousy worker who turns the tables on her terrible boss, Bradley (Dylan O’Brien), when they’re the one survivors of a airplane crash, and he’s all of a sudden depending on her for survival. In evaluations for Ship Assist, critics reward the wild horror and gore in addition to the 2 leads’ dynamic.

In some newer examples, The Seattle Instances’ Moira MacDonald says that Ship Assist “is an enchanting research of what occurs when an influence dynamic all of a sudden shifts,” whereas Sydney Morning Herald’s Sandra Corridor states that “[Sam Raimi] treats us a artful mixture of blood, gore and gallows humour that includes two actors inviting us to share within the nice time they’re having.“

Selection is projecting Ship Assist to gross between $14 million and $17 million on the home field workplace in its opening weekend, whereas incomes $10 million to $12 million internationally. The film was made for $40 million, that means it most likely must gross round $100 million to interrupt even. Good word-of-mouth might propel Ship Assist to grow to be a serious field workplace hit to interrupt up the slower month of January (when it comes to theatrical releases).

The sci-fi thriller Mercy, starring McAdams’ fellow MCU actor Chris Pratt, is at the moment topping the home field workplace. McAdams is understood for Imply Women, The Pocket book, and Midnight in Paris, and most just lately appeared on the large display in Are You There God? It is Me, Margaret. O’Brien’s latest main credit embody Twinless, Anniversary, and Teen Wolf.

Along with his work within the trendy superhero style, Raimi is a serious horror director recognized for the Evil Lifeless franchise, however Ship Assist is his first R-rated horror film in additional than 20 years. This return to type has produced nice outcomes, per the reception thus far.

Ship Assist will launch in theaters on January 30, 2026.