‘Citizen Kane’ loses 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating to ‘Paddington 2’

“Citizen Kane,” long hailed as the greatest movie of all time, just got downgraded.

In an upset 80 years in the making, an unearthed archival review has knocked the 1941 cinematic masterpiece from its top spot, dropping it from its 100% rating down to 99% on Rotten Tomatoes, citing 116 reviews. The popular site famously aggregates critical reviews to estimate a percentage level of viewer satisfaction on their “Tomatometer.” Films that have now surpassed Orson Welles’ masterwork with 100% ratings include “Paddington 2” (2017), “Rebecca” (1940), “Singin’ in the Rain” (1952) and “Leave No Trace” (2018). It should be noted, however, that Rotten Tomatoes’ weighted ranking, which also factors the number of reviews for each flick, still ranks “Citizen Kane” at No. 3 on the all-time list, behind “Black Panther” (2018) and “It Happened One Night” (1934) in the legitimate No. 1 spot.