Darkest Hour

2017 | Biography, Drama, History, War, Historical War, Past, World War II

Synopsis

In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.

Scores

Overall Score
90.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
92.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
91.7%
Review Aggregate
81.2

Critic Consensus

84.2% Fresh • 310 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 84% of 310 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize dark, historical, political. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

darkhistoricalpoliticalvisually strikingcharacter-drivenstylizedrealisticemotionalromanticgritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Gary Oldman2017$5,000,000 source$6,399,429reported
Kristin Scott Thomas2017$1,204,000$1,541,000(est)
Lily James2017$907,000$1,160,000(est)
Stephen Dillane2017$741,000$949,000(est)
Ronald Pickup2017$634,000$811,000(est)
Ben Mendelsohn2017$558,000$714,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score84.0
RT critic review count310
Rotten Tomatoes audience score83.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating7.4
IMDb votes235,151

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$56,468,408$72,273,118
International2017$94,378,800$120,794,093
Worldwide2017$150,847,200$193,067,200

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 Revenue2017$65,985,724$84,454,196
Digital Rentals ?2017$4,521,000$5,786,364
Digital Purchases ?2017$5,045,000$6,457,024
Physical Rentals ?2017$3,373,000$4,317,055
Physical Purchases ?2017$9,686,000$12,396,975
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$14,117,102$18,068,279
Total Revenues2017$102,727,826$131,479,893
Expenses
Budget ?2017$30,000,000$38,396,576
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$28,608,000 (est)$36,614,975 (est)
Participations2017$8,218,000$10,518,102
Residuals ?2017$1,925,000$2,463,780
Interest & Overhead2017$5,100,000$6,527,418
Total Expenses2017$73,851,000$94,520,851
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$28,876,826$36,959,042

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