Peppermint scored a 12 percent on Rotten Tomatoes among registered critics, but holds steady among everyday viewers, with an audience score of 71 percent. Additionally, Peppermint was a financial success, making more money than it cost by landing a worldwide box-office gross of $53.9 million. Taken director Pierre Morel also helmed Peppermint, and it seems that - similar to their reaction to his mega-hit Liam Neeson franchise - general audiences sometimes have different opinions than critics do. It seems he wasn't wrong on the last part, given Peppermint's current Netflix success. For instance, The New Yorker's film critic Richard Brody wrote that Peppermint is a "racist film that reflects the current strain of anti-immigrant politics and its paranoid focus on MS-13." He went on to write that it "leaves the feeling that it would be better for the world at large if this movie hadn't been made." Meanwhile, over on Forbes, critic Scott Mendelson argued that, "Ironically, the film's muddy visuals makes it look less like a glossy Hollywood flick and more like a straight-to-VOD action movie, the kind of which are currently doing quite well by Netflix." Scott Marks of the San Diego Reader openly speculated that Garner must have only done it for the money, wondering why else "would she agree to lend her name to what is essentially gun porn?" Other critics panned the film for perpetuating racist rhetoric. Upon its release, Peppermint was panned by critics for its violence. Sounds like an epic movie, right? Well, not to everyone. CNN Sans ™ & © 2016 Cable News Network.Widowed wife avenges the murder of her family. Market holidays and trading hours provided by Copp Clark Limited. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices Copyright S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and/or its affiliates. Standard & Poor’s and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Chicago Mercantile: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. US market indices are shown in real time, except for the S&P 500 which is refreshed every two minutes. Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account Dunkin’ and Starbucks roll out holiday-themed drinks annually and McDonald’s offers annual promotions in December. Seasonal food and drinks are typically a boon for fast food restaurants. The vanilla Frosty was added to menus in 2006 and strawberry was briefly sold this past year. In 2019, the company added a birthday cake Frosty for a limited time for its 50th birthday. Wendy’s doesn’t mix up its Frosty flavors as nearly as often as McDonald’s As for what’s next, Loredo said he “wouldn’t be surprised” if Wendy’s adds new Frosty flavors in 2023. Peppermint’s arrival also means the vanilla flavor won’t be coming back for the remainder of the year. “ was a flavor that we knew consumers liked - ultimately, the commercialization piece we needed to finalize quickly, but it’s been something we had our minds.” “It’s an accelerated path, but it’s something we’ve been working on for a few years,” he said. Loredo declined to reveal specific sales numbers for the strawberry Frosty, saying only that the chain had such “great success” with it that it wants to maintain the momentum. “Peppermint is amazing, and it’s a great way to ring in the holiday season.” “Folks enjoyed the strawberry Frosty enough that we knew it was important to get after another flavor and one that would tie well with the holidays,” said Wendy’s chief marketing officer Carl Loredo in an exclusive interview with CNN Business. Wendy's peppermint Frosty goes on sale next week.
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