Cast Away

2000 | Adventure, Drama, Romance

Synopsis

A FedEx executive undergoes a physical and emotional transformation after crash landing on a deserted island.

Scores

Overall Score
95.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
98.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
99.3%
Review Aggregate
84.1

Critic Consensus

88.2% Fresh • 152 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 88% of 152 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, dark, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionaldarkvisually strikingstylizedcharacter-drivengrittychristmasfunnythought-provokingtragic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Tom Hanks2000$20,000,000 source$36,434,379reported
Helen Hunt2000$6,395,000$11,651,000(est)
Nick Searcy2000$4,815,000$8,772,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score88.0
RT critic review count156
Rotten Tomatoes audience score84.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.8
IMDb votes674,198

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$233,632,140$425,612,101
International2000$196,000,000$357,056,918
Worldwide2000$429,632,130$782,669,000

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 Revenue2000$195,216,070$355,628,817
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$33,745,000$61,473,907
Physical Purchases ?2000$45,004,000$81,984,640
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$81,771,249$148,964,235
Total Revenues2000$355,736,319$648,051,600
Expenses
Budget ?2000$90,000,000$163,954,707
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$60,408,000 (est)$110,046,399 (est)
Participations2000$53,360,000$97,206,924
Residuals ?2000$9,743,000$17,749,008
Interest & Overhead2000$13,500,000$24,593,206
Total Expenses2000$227,011,000$413,550,244
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$128,725,319$234,501,355

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