Catch Me If You Can

2002 | Biography, Crime, Drama, Actual Events Adaptation, Christmas, Christmas Season Event, Con Artist, Criminal, Louisiana, New Orleans, North America, USA

Synopsis

Barely 17 yet, Frank is a skilled forger who has passed as a doctor, lawyer and pilot. FBI agent Carl becomes obsessed with tracking down the con man, who only revels in the pursuit.

Scores

Overall Score
97.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
99.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
97.7%
Review Aggregate
89.8

Critic Consensus

95.5% Fresh • 199 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 95% of 199 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize lighthearted, funny, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

lightheartedfunnystylizedchristmascharacter-drivensuspensefulvisually strikinghistoricalemotionalfamily-friendly

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Leonardo DiCaprio2002$20,000,000 source$34,874,931reported
Tom Hanks2002$2,761,000$4,815,000(est)
Christopher Walken2002$2,079,000$3,625,000(est)
Martin Sheen2002$1,700,000$2,964,000(est)
Nathalie Baye2002$1,454,000$2,535,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score96.0
RT critic review count201
Rotten Tomatoes audience score89.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating8.1
IMDb votes1,187,568

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2002$164,615,351$287,047,446
International2002$187,498,961$326,950,662
Worldwide2002$352,114,312$613,998,108

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 Revenue2002$157,307,260$274,303,988
Digital Rentals ?2002$23,000$40,106
Digital Purchases ?2002N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2002$25,855,000$45,084,566
Physical Purchases ?2002$48,210,000$84,066,020
TV & Streaming Revenue2002$46,092,298$80,373,285
Total Revenues2002$277,487,558$483,867,966
Expenses
Budget ?2002$52,000,000$90,674,819
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2002$51,672,000 (est)$90,102,870 (est)
Participations2002$41,623,000$72,579,962
Residuals ?2002$7,685,000$13,400,692
Interest & Overhead2002$7,800,000$13,601,223
Total Expenses2002$160,780,000$280,359,566
Movie Net Profit or Loss2002$116,707,558$203,508,399

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