Battle in Seattle

2008 | Action, Drama, History, Thriller

Synopsis

Activists arrive in Seattle, Washington en masse to protest a meeting of the World Trade Organization. Riots and chaos ensue as demonstrators successfully stop the WTO meetings.

Scores

Overall Score
52.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
52.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
46.6%
Review Aggregate
61.7

Critic Consensus

56.6% Fresh • 53 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 57% of 53 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, political, suspenseful. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotpoliticalsuspensefulgrittyvisually strikingemotionalromanticupliftingthought-provokinghistorical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Andre Benjamin2008$504,000$734,000(est)
Jennifer Carpenter2008$310,000$452,000(est)
Woody Harrelson2008$233,000$340,000(est)
Martin Henderson2008$191,000$278,000(est)
Ray Liotta2008$163,000$238,000(est)
Ivana Miličević2008$144,000$209,000(est)
Channing Tatum2008$129,000$188,000(est)
Connie Nielsen2008$117,000$171,000(est)
Michelle Rodriguez2008$108,000$158,000(est)
Charlize Theron2008$100,000$146,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score57.0
RT critic review count58
Rotten Tomatoes audience score64.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes15,426

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$224,169$326,622
International2008$684,678$997,601
Worldwide2008$908,847$1,324,223

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$385,956$562,352
Digital Rentals ?2008$720,000$1,049,066
Digital Purchases ?2008$257,000$374,458
Physical Rentals ?2008$5,966,000$8,692,681
Physical Purchases ?2008$12,362,000$18,011,887
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$100,876$146,980
Total Revenues2008$19,791,832$28,837,424
Expenses
Budget ?2008$10,000,000$14,570,367
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$727,000 (est)$1,059,266 (est)
Participations2008$792,000$1,153,973
Residuals ?2008$1,390,000$2,025,281
Interest & Overhead2008$2,000,000$2,914,073
Total Expenses2008$14,909,000$21,722,960
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$4,882,832$7,114,465

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