Across the Universe

2007 | Drama, Fantasy, History, Music, Musical, Romance

Synopsis

The music of The Beatles, New York in the 1960s, and the American youth's actions to protest the Vietnam War, form the backdrop for the romance between an upper-class American girl and a poor Liverpudlian artist.

Scores

Overall Score
81.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
89.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
79.0%
Review Aggregate
68.2

Critic Consensus

52.8% Fresh • 176 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 53% of 176 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, visually striking, emotional. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotvisually strikingemotionalcharacter-drivenromanticstylizedupliftingpoliticalgrittyrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jim Sturgess2007$8,173,000$12,368,000(est)
Evan Rachel Wood2007$5,031,000$7,613,000(est)
Joe Anderson2007$3,788,000$5,732,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score53.0
RT critic review count176
Rotten Tomatoes audience score82.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.3
IMDb votes116,712

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$24,343,672$36,838,444
International2007$5,023,470$7,601,845
Worldwide2007$29,367,144$44,440,292

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 Revenue2007$14,181,224$21,459,960
Digital Rentals ?2007$837,000$1,266,603
Digital Purchases ?2007$312,000$472,139
Physical Rentals ?2007$14,410,000$21,806,159
Physical Purchases ?2007$32,380,000$48,999,544
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$5,842,481$8,841,227
Total Revenues2007$67,962,705$102,845,631
Expenses
Budget ?2007$70,800,000$107,139,212
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$16,293,000 (est)$24,655,638 (est)
Participations2007$1,359,000$2,056,528
Residuals ?2007$3,779,000$5,718,631
Interest & Overhead2007$10,620,000$16,070,882
Total Expenses2007$102,851,000$155,640,891
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$-34,888,295$-52,795,260

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