Four Lions

2010 | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Synopsis

Four incompetent British terrorists from Sheffield, set out to train for and commit an act of terror.

Scores

Overall Score
69.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
71.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
61.0%
Review Aggregate
79.8

Critic Consensus

83.6% Fresh • 134 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 84% of 134 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, satirical. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnythin plotsatiricaldarkpoliticalthought-provokingtragicscarystylizedlighthearted

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Riz Ahmed2010$144,000$207,000(est)
Kayvan Novak2010$89,000$127,000(est)
Nigel Lindsay2010$67,000$96,000(est)
Arsher Ali2010$54,000$78,000(est)
Adeel Akhtar2010$47,000$67,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score84.0
RT critic review count135
Rotten Tomatoes audience score80.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating7.3
IMDb votes89,204

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2010$304,616$438,139
International2010$5,844,071$8,405,708
Worldwide2010$6,148,687$8,843,847

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 Revenue2010$2,489,936$3,581,353
Digital Rentals ?2010$2,393,000$3,441,926
Digital Purchases ?2010$698,000$1,003,955
Physical Rentals ?2010$5,618,000$8,080,543
Physical Purchases ?2010$12,585,000$18,101,395
TV & Streaming Revenue2010$137,077$197,162
Total Revenues2010$23,921,014$34,406,335
Expenses
Budget ?2010$2,500,000$3,595,827
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source2010$173,000$248,831
Participations2010$957,000$1,376,483
Residuals ?2010$1,470,000$2,114,347
Interest & Overhead2010$500,000$719,165
Total Expenses2010$5,600,000$8,054,653
Movie Net Profit or Loss2010$18,321,014$26,351,681

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