Babylon A.D.

2008 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Chase, Future, Near Future, Quest

Synopsis

Veteran-turned-mercenary Toorop takes the high-risk job of escorting a woman from Russia to America. Little does he know that she is host to an organism that a cult wants to harvest in order to produce a genetically modified Messiah.

Scores

Overall Score
73.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
83.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
87.8%
Review Aggregate
25.6

Critic Consensus

6.9% Fresh • 102 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 7% of 102 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, gritty, emotional. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotgrittyemotionaldarkcharacter-drivenfunnystylizedpolitical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Vin Diesel2008$6,039,000$8,798,000(est)
Michelle Yeoh2008$3,717,000$5,416,000(est)
Mélanie Thierry2008$2,799,000$4,078,000(est)
Lambert Wilson2008$2,288,000$3,334,000(est)
Mark Strong2008$1,957,000$2,852,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score7.0
RT critic review count102
Rotten Tomatoes audience score26.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating5.5
IMDb votes100,176

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$22,532,572$32,830,784
International2008$49,576,628$72,234,966
Worldwide2008$72,109,200$105,065,750

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 Revenue2008$31,096,937$45,309,379
Digital Rentals ?2008$1,493,000$2,175,356
Digital Purchases ?2008$532,000$775,144
Physical Rentals ?2008$12,377,000$18,033,743
Physical Purchases ?2008$25,644,000$37,364,249
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$5,407,817$7,879,388
Total Revenues2008$76,550,754$111,537,258
Expenses
Budget ?2008$70,000,000$101,992,569
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$23,633,000 (est)$34,434,148 (est)
Participations2008$1,531,000$2,230,723
Residuals ?2008$3,143,000$4,579,466
Interest & Overhead2008$10,500,000$15,298,885
Total Expenses2008$108,807,000$158,535,791
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$-32,256,246$-46,998,533

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