World's Cultures"). Additional locations included the Bauhaus Archive and a dissection theatre built in 1790 to train veterinarians, part of the Berlin animal shelter. It was used as the Handler space. Filming was temporarily suspended for a month during September 2004 while Theron recovered from a neck injury she sustained during stunt-work on the tenth day of shooting. She was hospitalized in Berlin for five days and required about six weeks of physiotherapy to recover. Kusama says that after she finished the film, the studio took it away from her and heavily re-edited it, changing storylines and characters, believing that her version was too much of an art film. Release Box office Paramount chose not to screen Æon Flux for critics prior to its release. The film opened at number two at the U.S. box office, making $12,661,112 in its opening weekend, held off the top spot by Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Æon Flux suffered a decline of 63.97% in box office earnings, going down to number six the following week when The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and King Kong were released during the holiday season. On February 9, 2006, it completed its theatrical run, grossing a domestic take of $25,874,337 and a worldwide box office total of $52,304,001, making it a write-down and a box office bomb against its $55–62 million budget. Critical reception The film holds a 9% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 107 reviews, with an average rating of 3.5/10. The consensus states, "Aeon Flux lacks the gravity-defying pace of its animated predecessor, and, despite some flash, is largely a dull affair." On Metacritic it has a weighted average score of 36 out of 100 based on reviews from 23 critics, indicating "Generally unfavorable reviews". Variety said it was "savaged by terrible reviews". Theron said that she had doubts about the project but trusted Kusama, whom she respected. Theron said they "fucked it all up" because they did not know how to execute the concept. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B-" on an A+ to F scale. Although Peter Chung was initially optimistic about the film and was impressed with the sets, he ultimately described it as "a travesty," adding: Chung primarily objected to the film's portrayal of Æon and Trevor, and their re-imagined history and relationship. He said, "Ms.