Robbins feathers nest by defying film critics

March 08, 2007 The two comedies alone have been a significant factor in helping the 2007 boxoffice move ahead of last year's levels at this time. [...] if the critics had their way, his star-driven, high-concept movies would be playing to empty theaters. "How does a movie score in the 90s with an audience and get a 9% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes?" Robbins said, referring to "Norbit's" onslaught of negative reviews as summarized on the review compilation site, rottentomatoes.com.

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