Reception and Controversy
The film received mixed reviews, with a score of 49% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 181 reviews and a weighted average score of 46 out of 100 on Metacritic. It received a B rating at Box Office Mojo and a score of 6.6 on Internet Movie Database. The film took nearly $243 million at the box office, making it Carrey's most successful film since 2000's How the Grinch Stole Christmas (also released by Universal). Despite mixed criticism, the film has a growing cult following.
Original screenwriters Mark O'Keefe and Steve Koren wrote Bruce Almighty as an original spec script and put it on the open market. Universal Studios immediately bought the original script. As with many blockbuster films, several sources came forward seeking post-success credit.
Robert Bausch, the author of Almighty Me, contends that his book was the creative source for this film.
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