Basic

2003 | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Synopsis

Maverick DEA Agent Tom Hardy investigates the disappearance of a fearsome sergeant and his Special Forces trainees.

Scores

Overall Score
73.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
80.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
79.6%
Review Aggregate
46.1

Critic Consensus

22.8% Fresh • 123 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 23% of 123 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, character-driven, funny. Many reviews cite thin plot, uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotcharacter-drivenfunnynoirdarkemotionalcoming of agesuspensefulvisually strikinguneven tone

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
John Travolta2003$2,886,000$4,921,000(est)
Connie Nielsen2003$1,777,000$3,029,000(est)
Samuel L. Jackson2003$1,338,000$2,281,000(est)
Giovanni Ribisi2003$1,094,000$1,865,000(est)
Brian Van Holt2003$936,000$1,595,000(est)
Taye Diggs2003$823,000$1,404,000(est)
Cristian de la Fuente2003$739,000$1,260,000(est)
Dash Mihok2003$673,000$1,148,000(est)
Tim Daly2003$620,000$1,057,000(est)
Roselyn Sánchez2003$576,000$982,000(est)
Harry Connick Jr.2003$539,000$918,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score21.0
RT critic review count140
Rotten Tomatoes audience score62.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes68,710

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$26,793,312$45,679,685
International2003$15,999,250$27,276,982
Worldwide2003$42,792,560$72,956,664

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 Revenue2003$19,796,356$33,750,635
Digital Rentals ?2003$93,000$158,555
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$18,427,000$31,416,032
Physical Purchases ?2003$33,618,000$57,315,036
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$6,698,328$11,419,921
Total Revenues2003$78,632,684$134,060,180
Expenses
Budget ?2003$50,000,000$85,244,566
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2003$17,556,000 (est)$29,931,072 (est)
Participations2003$1,573,000$2,681,794
Residuals ?2003$4,168,000$7,105,987
Interest & Overhead2003$7,500,000$12,786,685
Total Expenses2003$80,797,000$137,750,104
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$-2,164,316$-3,689,924

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