Billie Eilish Lands A 99% Rotten Tomatoes Score, Certainly A First

InnovationGamingBillie Eilish Lands A 99% Rotten Tomatoes Score, Certainly A FirstByPaul Tassi,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet.Follow AuthorMay 09, 2026, 11:15am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC - SEPTEMBER 29: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Billie Eilish performs onstage during Billie Eilish HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: THE TOUR Kick Off at Videotron Centre on September 29, 2024 in Quebec City, Quebec. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation)Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live NationI’m not sure I can think of two more disparate names in Hollywood than 24-year-old pop musician Billie Eilish and 71-year-old director James Cameron, but throw all their Grammys and Oscars in a pile, and they probably would not fit on a floating door. But now the two have combined for what is looking to be a fantastic theatrical experiment, racking up top scores from critics and audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.The project is Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour Live in 3D, and the end of that may indicate how James Cameron is involved, also known as the only man making 3D movie-watching worthwhile in the last two decades, thanks to his out-of-this-world tech few can emulate. Now he’s applying it to a concert show. But he’s not even the sole director, as Billie has co-directed it with him.As it stands, Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft has a stellar 93% Rotten Tomatoes score with over 50 reviews in. And then a 99% Rotten Tomatoes score from audiences as they show up to theaters over the course of this weekend. Cameron explained the idea behind the project to the New York Times, which was his idea, it turns out, after following Eilish’s concerts and career:“Cameron’s goal was simple. “We were just going to basically be surveillance cameras,” he explaine...