<P> Bad Moms was released in the United States and Canada on July 29, 2016, alongside Jason Bourne and Nerve, and was projected to gross around $25 million in its opening weekend, from 3,215 theaters . It grossed $2.1 million from Thursday night previews . In its opening weekend, the film grossed $23.8 million, finishing 3rd at the box office . On September 3, the film crossed $100 million domestically, becoming STX Entertainment's first film to do so . Deadline.com calculated the net profit of the film to be $50.8 million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues . </P> <P> On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 58% based on 141 reviews with an average rating of 5.6 / 10 . The site's critical consensus reads, "Bad Moms boasts a terrific cast and a welcome twist on domestic comedy--and they're often enough to compensate for the movie's unfortunate inability to take full advantage of its assets ." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 60 out of 100 based on 33 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale . </P> <P> IGN gave the film 7 / 10, saying, "(t) he uneven Bad Moms is an entry in the slobs versus snobs genre that never quite realizes its full comedic potential ." Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly gave it an A -, writing: "beneath all of its hard - R partying, rebellious debauchery, and profanity, it taps into something very real and insidious in the zeitgeist . It's one of the funniest movies of the year - and one of the most necessary ." Peter Travers and Kyle Smith both gave 21⁄2 stars out of 4, with Travers saying: "the movie cops out by going soft in the end, but it's still hardcore hilarity for stressed moms looking for a girls night out", and Smith saying: "Bad Moms is like Sex and the City: The Sneakers - and - Minivan Years, a good - natured girl - power comedy that balances a bland sitcom structure with some weird and hilarious moments ." </P> <P> The A.V. Club's Jesse Hassenger opined that Bad Moms "sells its characters' struggle short by shuffling their kids off screen whenever it's convenient, and not even in the name of comical neglect; there always seems to be time and money to get a sitter . (...) (This) at times turns the movie into a referendum on unhelpful husbands of well - off moms, rather than the absurdities of Perfect Mom culture ." Lindsey Bahr of the Associated Press wrote, "Bad Moms had so many opportunities to be great, edgy and insightful, but instead settles for the most milquetoast commentary possible on modern motherhood ." </P>

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