12 Monkeys

1995 | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Adaptation, Future, Near Future, Remake, Style, Surreal, Time Travel

Synopsis

In a future world devastated by disease, a convict is sent back in time to gather information about the man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population on the planet.

Scores

Overall Score
94.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
98.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
95.1%
Review Aggregate
86.0

Critic Consensus

87.5% Fresh • 72 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 88% of 72 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, visually striking, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

thin plotvisually strikingemotionalstylizeddarkromanticcharacter-drivenhistoricalrealisticthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Bruce Willis1995$2,360,000$4,857,000(est)
Madeleine Stowe1995$1,453,000$2,990,000(est)
Brad Pitt1995$1,094,000$2,251,000(est)
Christopher Plummer1995$894,000$1,841,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score88.0
RT critic review count74
Rotten Tomatoes audience score88.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating8.0
IMDb votes669,101

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1995$57,141,459$117,619,919
International1995$29,879,537$61,504,008
Worldwide1995$87,021,960$179,125,911

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1995$40,522,544$83,411,563
Digital Rentals ?1995N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1995N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1995$45,566,000$93,793,007
Physical Purchases ?1995$46,946,000$96,633,597
TV & Streaming Revenue1995$14,285,365$29,404,980
Total Revenues1995$147,319,909$303,243,146
Expenses
Budget ?1995$29,000,000$59,693,570
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1995$36,250,000 (est)$74,616,962 (est)
Participations1995$11,786,000$24,260,290
Residuals ?1995$7,523,000$15,485,335
Interest & Overhead1995$4,930,000$10,147,907
Total Expenses1995$89,489,000$184,204,064
Movie Net Profit or Loss1995$57,830,909$119,039,082

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