Daredevil

2003 | Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Adaptation, Adventure, Comic Book Adaptation, Origin Story, Superhero, Supernatural

Synopsis

A man blinded by toxic waste which also enhanced his remaining senses fights crime as an acrobatic martial arts superhero.

Scores

Overall Score
84.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
94.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
94.4%
Review Aggregate
42.7

Critic Consensus

38.8% Fresh • 98 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 39% of 98 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, dark, gritty. Many reviews cite thin plot, uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotdarkgrittystylizedcharacter-drivenuneven tonetragicromanticemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Ben Affleck2003$11,500,000 source$19,606,251reported
Jennifer Garner2003$3,467,000$5,911,000(est)
Michael Clarke Duncan2003$2,611,000$4,451,000(est)
Colin Farrell2003$2,134,000$3,639,000(est)
Joe Pantoliano2003$1,826,000$3,113,000(est)
Jon Favreau2003$1,607,000$2,740,000(est)
David Keith2003$1,443,000$2,459,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score43.0
RT critic review count228
Rotten Tomatoes audience score35.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating5.3
IMDb votes237,891

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$102,543,520$174,825,567
International2003$76,636,200$130,656,400
Worldwide2003$179,179,710$305,481,950

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 Revenue2003$81,926,240$139,675,344
Digital Rentals ?2003$120,000$204,587
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$23,799,000$40,574,711
Physical Purchases ?2003$43,418,000$74,022,976
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$28,712,186$48,951,159
Total Revenues2003$177,975,426$303,428,776
Expenses
Budget ?2003$78,000,000$132,981,531
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2003$38,890,000 (est)$66,303,227 (est)
Participations2003$14,238,000$24,274,244
Residuals ?2003$6,349,000$10,824,356
Interest & Overhead2003$11,700,000$19,947,230
Total Expenses2003$149,177,000$254,330,587
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$28,798,426$49,098,189

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