Synopsis
A vengeful barbarian warrior sets off to get his revenge on the evil warlord who attacked his village and murdered his father when he was a boy.
Scores
Overall Score
72.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
80.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
83.6%
Review Aggregate
33.5
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely negative, with 25% of 151 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, visually striking, character-driven. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.
thin plotvisually strikingcharacter-drivenmacabreemotionalrealisticcoming of agelightheartedstylizedfamily-friendly
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Momoa | 2011 | $6,073,000 | $8,471,000 | (est) |
| Rachel Nichols | 2011 | $3,738,000 | $5,214,000 | (est) |
| Stephen Lang | 2011 | $2,815,000 | $3,926,000 | (est) |
| Rose McGowan | 2011 | $2,301,000 | $3,210,000 | (est) |
| Saïd Taghmaoui | 2011 | $1,968,000 | $2,746,000 | (est) |
| Leo Howard | 2011 | $1,733,000 | $2,417,000 | (est) |
| Bob Sapp | 2011 | $1,555,000 | $2,169,000 | (est) |
| Ron Perlman | 2011 | $1,417,000 | $1,976,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score25.0
RT critic review count152
Rotten Tomatoes audience score30.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating5.2
IMDb votes104,878
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2011 | $21,295,020 | $29,703,190 |
| International | 2011 | $42,228,264 | $58,901,760 |
| Worldwide | 2011 | $63,523,284 | $88,604,950 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2011 | $27,538,816 | $38,412,299 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2011 | $4,113,000 | $5,736,986 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2011 | $1,322,000 | $1,843,981 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2011 | $7,525,000 | $10,496,187 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2011 | $17,943,000 | $25,027,652 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2011 | $5,110,805 | $7,128,766 |
| Total Revenues | 2011 | $63,552,620 | $88,645,870 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2011 | $90,000,000 | $125,535,788 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2011 | $23,543,000 (est) | $32,838,767 (est) |
| Participations | 2011 | $1,271,000 | $1,772,844 |
| Residuals ? | 2011 | $2,337,000 | $3,259,746 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2011 | $13,500,000 | $18,830,368 |
| Total Expenses | 2011 | $130,651,000 | $182,237,513 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2011 | $-67,098,380 | $-93,591,644 |
Similar Movies
| Poster | Movie | Year | Match | Overall | Est. Profit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Conan the Destroyer | 1984 | Shared franchise (1) | 75.1 | $15,430,527 |
![]() | Conan the Barbarian | 1982 | Shared franchise (1) | 84.4 | $9,766,107 |
![]() | Warcraft | 2016 | Shared genres: 6 | 88.2 | $-79,449,586 |
![]() | The Last Airbender | 2010 | Shared genres: 6 | 80.2 | $-79,475,016 |
![]() | The Legend of Hercules | 2014 | Shared genres: 6 | 70.9 | $-47,485,717 |




