Bombshell

2019 | Biography, Drama

Synopsis

A group of women take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network.

Scores

Overall Score
87.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
93.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
87.5%
Review Aggregate
73.2

Critic Consensus

67.4% Fresh • 350 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 67% of 350 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, character-driven, political. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotcharacter-drivenpoliticalsatiricalfunnyaction-packedhistoricalstylizedvisually strikingsuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Charlize Theron2019$1,799,000$2,208,000(est)
Nicole Kidman2019$1,108,000$1,359,000(est)
John Lithgow2019$834,000$1,023,000(est)
Kate McKinnon2019$682,000$837,000(est)
Connie Britton2019$583,000$716,000(est)
Malcolm McDowell2019$513,000$630,000(est)
Allison Janney2019$461,000$565,000(est)
Margot Robbie2019$420,000$515,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score67.0
RT critic review count350
Rotten Tomatoes audience score84.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes133,360

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2019$31,762,808$38,967,514
International2019$29,641,586$36,365,139
Worldwide2019$61,404,392$75,332,650

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 Revenue2019$27,738,038$34,029,812
Digital Rentals ?2019$4,657,000$5,713,340
Digital Purchases ?2019$5,562,000$6,823,619
Physical Rentals ?2019$2,107,000$2,584,927
Physical Purchases ?2019$6,064,000$7,439,487
TV & Streaming Revenue2019$7,623,074$9,352,203
Total Revenues2019$53,751,112$65,943,389
Expenses
Budget ?2019$32,000,000$39,258,508
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2019$26,945,000 (est)$33,056,890 (est)
Participations2019$1,075,000$1,318,840
Residuals ?2019$1,265,000$1,551,938
Interest & Overhead2019$5,440,000$6,673,946
Total Expenses2019$66,725,000$81,860,123
Movie Net Profit or Loss2019$-12,973,888$-15,916,733

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