Anticipation is building fast for The End of Oak Street, the mysterious sci-fi survival thriller from director David Robert Mitchell, and one question is dominating search trends this week: what will its Rotten Tomatoes score be? Here’s a complete, up-to-date breakdown of everything currently known about the film’s critical reception, review timeline, and box office momentum heading into its release.
There Is No Tomatometer Score Yet
As of today, The End of Oak Street does not yet have an official Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score. The film’s review embargo lifts on August 12 at 8 a.m. PT / 11 a.m. ET, just two days before its theatrical debut. Until that embargo lifts, no critic reviews can be published, and the Tomatometer page will remain empty aside from cast, crew, and trailer information.
The film opens in theaters nationwide on August 14, 2026, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Once reviews go live on August 12, the Tomatometer percentage will populate in real time as outlets publish their verdicts, with a more stable “certified” score typically emerging by opening weekend.
What The End of Oak Street Is About
The film follows the Platt family after a mysterious cosmic event rips their entire suburban street away from its normal setting and drops it into an unfamiliar, dinosaur-inhabited world. Survival becomes the family’s only priority as they navigate a dangerous new reality together. The story is set against a 1980s suburban backdrop, giving the film a nostalgic, Spielberg-adjacent tone that has drawn early comparisons to projects like Super 8 and Lost.
Cast and Creative Team
- Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor lead as the parents of the Platt family
- Maisy Stella and Christian Convery round out the family as the children
- Written and directed by David Robert Mitchell, best known for It Follows
- Produced by J.J. Abrams through Bad Robot Productions
- Score composed by Michael Giacchino
- Filmed for IMAX, though the film has since lost a portion of its IMAX and premium large-format screens ahead of release
The project was originally titled Flowervale Street and had been delayed twice, first from a May 2025 release and again from an earlier 2026 date, before landing on its current August 14 slot.
Rating and Runtime
The film carries a PG-13 rating for strong violent content, bloody images, some strong language, and suggestive material. That rating marks a notable shift for Mitchell, whose previous features were all R-rated. The official runtime clocks in at 1 hour and 39 minutes, shorter than the roughly 100–105-minute cut shown at early test screenings.
Early Buzz and Box Office Tracking
Even without a Tomatometer score, industry signals suggest cautious optimism. The film topped Rotten Tomatoes’ own reader poll for most anticipated August releases, pulling in 21% of the vote, ahead of titles like Coyote vs. Acme. Tracking data has also shifted in the film’s favor in recent weeks: after a month of declining awareness and interest, the latest industry tracking shows both metrics climbing, with awareness up to roughly 32% and interest near 44% just ahead of release, reportedly the strongest gain of any major title still on the board.
Box office analysts expect a modest but respectable opening weekend, well behind Hathaway’s two other 2026 releases, The Devil Wears Prada 2 and The Odyssey, but enough to outperform some of her smaller 2026 titles. As an original, non-franchise film without pre-existing IP, its trajectory will depend heavily on how reviews land once the embargo breaks and how word of mouth builds through opening weekend.
When Will the Real Score Be Available?
Mark your calendar for these two key dates:
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| August 12, 2026 | Review embargo lifts; first Tomatometer scores appear |
| August 14, 2026 | Wide theatrical release begins |
Once the embargo lifts, expect the Tomatometer to fluctuate as more reviews roll in throughout opening weekend before settling into a more representative score. A Popcornmeter audience score will follow shortly after public screenings begin.
Bookmark this page and check back after August 12 for the official Rotten Tomatoes score, and drop your own predictions in the comments below!