▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁However , ▁it ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁April ▁ 1 5 , ▁in ▁limited ▁release , ▁and ▁May ▁ 1 3 ▁wide . ▁According ▁to ▁Box ▁Office ▁Mo jo , ▁Green ▁Room ▁opened ▁at ▁# 3 0 ▁in ▁its ▁limited ▁release , ▁premier ing ▁in ▁ 3 ▁the aters , ▁cul min ating ▁over ▁$ 8 7 , 9 8 4 . ▁In ▁its ▁official ▁wide ▁release , ▁the ▁film ▁premier ed ▁at ▁ 7 7 7 ▁the aters , ▁taking ▁the ▁# 1 6 ▁rank ▁on ▁opening ▁week end , ▁and ▁gross ing ▁more ▁than ▁$ 4 1 1 , 3 7 6 . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁response ▁The ▁film ▁holds ▁a ▁ 9 0 % ▁appro val ▁rating ▁on ▁review ▁aggreg ator ▁website ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes ▁based ▁on ▁ 2 2 9 ▁reviews , ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁rating ▁of ▁ 7 . 7 1 / 1 0 . ▁The ▁critical ▁cons ensus ▁reads : ▁" Green ▁Room ▁del ivers ▁un ap olog etic ▁genre ▁thr ills ▁with ▁un common ▁intelligence ▁and ▁power fully ▁acted ▁é lan ." ▁Met ac rit ic ▁reports ▁a ▁ 7 9 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁rating ▁based ▁on ▁ 4 2 ▁critics , ▁indicating ▁" gener ally ▁favor able ▁reviews ". ▁ ▁Richard ▁Ro eper ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Sun - Times ▁pra ised ▁Patrick ▁Stewart , ▁Im ogen ▁Po ots , ▁Al ia ▁Sh awk at ▁and ▁Ma con ▁Bla ir ' s ▁performances ▁and ▁called