Dark Waters

2019 | Biography, Drama, History, Thriller

Synopsis

A corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution.

Scores

Overall Score
87.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
92.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
80.8%
Review Aggregate
87.8

Critic Consensus

89.4% Fresh • 236 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 89% of 236 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize dark, historical, scary. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

darkhistoricalscarycharacter-drivenupliftingvisually strikingpsychologicaltragicstylizedemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Mark Ruffalo2019$245,000$300,000(est)
Anne Hathaway2019$151,000$185,000(est)
Tim Robbins2019$113,000$139,000(est)
Bill Camp2019$93,000$114,000(est)
Victor Garber2019$79,000$97,000(est)
Mare Winningham2019$70,000$86,000(est)
Bill Pullman2019$63,000$77,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score89.0
RT critic review count236
Rotten Tomatoes audience score95.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes117,748

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2019$11,136,084$13,662,064
International2019$11,971,933$14,687,507
Worldwide2019$23,108,016$28,349,570

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$10,356,815$12,706,035
Digital Rentals ?2019$4,308,000$5,285,177
Digital Purchases ?2019$5,146,000$6,313,259
Physical Rentals ?2019$1,950,000$2,392,315
Physical Purchases ?2019$5,610,000$6,882,507
TV & Streaming Revenue2019$2,672,660$3,278,895
Total Revenues2019$30,043,475$36,858,188
Expenses
Budget ?2019$9,387,000 (est)$11,516,238 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2019$12,029,000 (est)$14,757,519 (est)
Participations2019$1,202,000$1,474,648
Residuals ?2019$960,000$1,177,755
Interest & Overhead2019$1,877,400$2,303,248
Total Expenses2019$25,455,400$31,229,407
Movie Net Profit or Loss2019$4,588,075$5,628,781

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