Death of a Unicorn scores B- on CinemaScore for its debut

Written and helmed by Alex Scharfman, Death of a Unicorn made its theatrical release on 28th March, 2025, after showcasing at the SXSW. The movie scores a B- on CinemaScore in its debut.

Starring Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd in its leads, the film follows the plot of a father-daughter duo's lives getting disrupted due to a brutal twist of fate with a young unicorn.

On the weekend, as they drive to Elliot's (Paul Rudd's character) boss's house, a baby unicorn dies on the road after being hit by their car.

The plotline of the film, as per Rotten Tomatoes, goes by:

A father (Paul Rudd) and daughter (Jenna Ortega) accidentally hit and kill a unicorn while en route to a weekend retreat, where his billionaire boss (Richard E. Grant) seeks to exploit the creature's miraculous curative properties.

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Death of a Unicorn scores a B- on CinemaScore in its debut

As per the official website of CinemaScore, Death of a Unicorn has landed with a B- score.

The film has received critical reviews upon its release. Whilst the performances of Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd have been lauded, critics have felt that the execution of its satire did not work. The film has also been critiqued for its cliched tropes, and also its CGI work has been criticized as well.

Along with the shaky rating by CinemaScore, this film has received an average score of 6.3/10 at IMDb. At the Rotten Tomatoes, it has received an aggregate of 55%.

But at the popcornmeter scale though, the audience's rating of the film spikes up to 75%. Some audiences have praised the film for its cinematography, humor, and horror elements.

Commercially, Death of a Unicorn has garnered up to a collection of $700K, as per reports at Deadline.

The two other films released on the same day, The Woman in the Yard and A Working Man, have received a rating of C- and B at Cinemascore, respectively.