Shakespeare v. Oxford Supreme Court Ruling

he fear shared by James Shapiro, Stephen Marche, and Slateâ??s own Ron Rosenbaumâ??namely, that the movie Anonymous would popularize the odd notion that Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford, wrote the plays of William Shakespeareâ??appears to have been unfounded: Box Office Guru says the film earned roughly one million dollars last weekend in 265 theaters â??for a lackluster $3,774 average.â? (Originally slated for a wide release, the movieâ??s opening was scaled back â??less than two weeks before opening day.â?) And the reviews werenâ??t any kinder: the movie has a 46% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a score of 51 on Metacritic.