47 Ronin received generally negative reviews from critics, failing to impress Japanese audiences where studio expectations were high.[26] At the film review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 16% approval rating based on 87 reviews, with an average score of 4.16/10. The critical consensus states: “47 Ronin is a surprisingly dull fantasy adventure, one that leaves its talented international cast stranded within one dimensional roles”.[27] On Metacritic the film has a score of 28 out of 100 based on 21 critics, indicating “generally unfavorable reviews”.[28] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of “B+” on an A+ to F scale.