Appleseed

2005 | Action, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War, Anime

Synopsis

In a utopian society created at the end of the third world war, a female warrior who has been plucked from the badlands begins to see cracks in this new facade. And what does this community have planned for the rest of humankind?

Scores

Overall Score
54.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
56.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
53.7%
Review Aggregate
53.2

Critic Consensus

23.3% Fresh • 30 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 23% of 30 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, thin plot, thought-provoking. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

visually strikingthin plotthought-provokingupliftingcoming of ageromantic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Ai Kobayashi2005$719,000$1,155,000(est)
Jūrōta Kosugi2005$443,000$711,000(est)
Mami Koyama2005$333,000$535,000(est)
Yuki Matsuoka2005$272,000$438,000(est)
Toshiyuki Morikawa2005$233,000$374,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score26.0
RT critic review count31
Rotten Tomatoes audience score73.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes18,873

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$129,135$207,423
International2005$1,518,635$2,439,303
Worldwide2005$1,647,770$2,646,725

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 Revenue2005$672,022$1,079,432
Digital Rentals ?2005$99,000$159,018
Digital Purchases ?2005$15,000$24,094
Physical Rentals ?2005$5,538,000$8,895,394
Physical Purchases ?2005$13,296,000$21,356,657
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$64,568$103,711
Total Revenues2005$19,684,589$31,618,307
Expenses
Budget ?2005$10,000,000$16,062,467
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$1,318,000 (est)$2,117,033 (est)
Participations2005$787,000$1,264,116
Residuals ?2005$1,393,000$2,237,502
Interest & Overhead2005$2,000,000$3,212,493
Total Expenses2005$15,498,000$24,893,612
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$4,186,589$6,724,695

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