As already said, its now about the meat. not the bones.
RT numbers mean so little now, people do now want to know what the critics are saying more. I had a bad experience with Ant Man 2 last year. very high rt score but when I was actually reading the reviews it all felt mixed, some even negative, although they were all rated fresh.
Is Abrams really a draw? star wars 7 was always going to be highest grossing movie ever in the USA.Abrams is a name draw, known for being able to put together a coherent movie with a certain feel to it. He has a decent feel for how to do action sequences and he's not afraid to make his stamp on something, like adding lens flare to a starship. But his entry into Star Trek and Star Wars, to me, smacked of desperation. It seemed that the producers decided to play it safe rather than pursue a real vision anymore
A good star trek reboot was bound to have a strong box office
Mission Impossible 3 did okay numbers but that was blamed on tom cruise wacky behavior
His box office track record is alright if you look at his original movies like Super 8 and Colverfield.