First Knight

1995 | Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Medieval Times, Past, Swashbuckler

Synopsis

Lancelot falls in love with Guinevere, who is due to be married to King Arthur. Meanwhile, a violent warlord tries to seize power from Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.

Scores

Overall Score
77.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
86.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
82.2%
Review Aggregate
51.9

Critic Consensus

37.5% Fresh • 32 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 38% of 32 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, romantic, emotional. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotromanticemotionalhistoricalpacing issuesvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sean Connery1995$5,370,000$11,054,000(est)
Richard Gere1995$3,306,000$6,805,000(est)
Julia Ormond1995$3,500,000 source$7,204,396reported
Ben Cross1995$2,035,000$4,189,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score45.0
RT critic review count47
Rotten Tomatoes audience score54.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes81,537

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1995$37,600,436$77,396,696
International1995N/AN/A
Worldwide1995$37,600,436$77,396,696

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 Revenue1995$18,800,218$38,698,348
Digital Rentals ?1995N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1995N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1995$40,029,000$82,395,649
Physical Purchases ?1995$41,241,000$84,890,429
TV & Streaming Revenue1995$9,400,109$19,349,174
Total Revenues1995$109,470,327$225,333,600
Expenses
Budget ?1995$55,000,000$113,211,939
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1995$17,282,000 (est)$35,573,250 (est)
Participations1995$4,379,000$9,013,729
Residuals ?1995$6,456,000$13,289,023
Interest & Overhead1995$8,250,000$16,981,791
Total Expenses1995$91,367,000$188,069,732
Movie Net Profit or Loss1995$18,103,327$37,263,868

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