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Critics have slammed Miley Cyrus' performance in her first movie outside her Hannah Montana character, but The Last Song was still expected to perform well at box offices.
The weepy romantic drama, written Nicholas Sparks, was deemed 'melodramatic and formulaic' and only claimed a seven per cent approval rating on reviews aggregator www.rottentomatoes.com.
Cyrus, 17, was widely savaged for her performance as a surly teen sent to spend the summer with her estranged father.
Lou Lumenick of the New York Post called it 'the most dubious 'dramatic' debut of any singer since Britney Spears' and took Cyrus to task for 'displaying approximately one and a half expressions'.
Hollywood box office analyst Paul Dergarabedian said the poor reviews were unlikely to dissuade her legions of young fans.
"Reviews generally don't matter with this type of film. Because of Miley Cyrus's audience, they will turn out to see her no matter what," said Dergarabedian.
Two previous Cyrus movies - Hannah Montana The Movie in 2009 and 2008 concert film Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour - both opened No.1 at North American box offices with first weekend ticket sales of more than $31 million each.
