▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁which ▁L ions ▁Gate ▁Entertainment ▁declared ▁" a ▁huge ▁success ▁for ▁a ▁special ty ▁film ". ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁distrib utor ' s ▁most ▁successful ▁Canadian ▁film ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁finished ▁its ▁run ▁having ▁made ▁US $ 1 0 ▁million ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁In ▁Canada , ▁it ▁finished ▁with ▁a ▁gross ▁of ▁$ 3 , 3 7 8 , 8 0 0 , ▁making ▁it ▁one ▁of ▁most ▁seen ▁English ▁Canadian ▁films ▁in ▁national ▁box - office ▁history . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁major ▁hit ▁over se as . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁On ▁the ▁review ▁aggreg ator ▁website ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes , ▁the ▁film ▁holds ▁an ▁appro val ▁rating ▁of ▁ 7 4 % ▁based ▁on ▁ 4 0 ▁reviews , ▁and ▁an ▁average ▁rating ▁of ▁ 7 . 2 / 1 0 . ▁The ▁site ' s ▁cons ensus ▁states : ▁" A ▁sym phony ▁of ▁story t elling ▁whose ▁l ull s ▁lead ▁to ▁satisfying ▁cres c end os , ▁The ▁Red ▁Vi olin ▁we aves ▁a ▁centuries - long ▁s aga ▁with ▁the ▁journey ▁of ▁a ▁single ▁instrument ." ▁ ▁On ▁Met ac rit ic , ▁the ▁film ▁has ▁a ▁weight ed ▁average ▁score ▁of ▁ 5 7 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁based ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁critics , ▁indicating ▁" m ixed ▁or ▁average ▁reviews ". ▁ ▁Canadian ▁Mac lean ' s ▁critic ▁Brian ▁D . ▁Johnson , ▁referencing ▁Th irty ▁Two ▁Short ▁Films ▁About ▁Gl