Gangs of New York

2002 | Crime, Drama, Irish Culture

Synopsis

In 1862, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher; his father's killer.

Scores

Overall Score
91.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
97.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
94.6%
Review Aggregate
75.9

Critic Consensus

71.5% Fresh • 207 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 71% of 207 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, gritty, historical. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotgrittyhistoricalvisually strikingstylizedsuspensefuldarkthought-provokingemotionalmacabre

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Leonardo DiCaprio2002$7,555,000$13,173,000(est)
Daniel Day-Lewis2002$5,000,000 source$8,718,733reported
Cameron Diaz2002$17,500,000 source$30,515,564reported
Jim Broadbent2002$2,863,000$4,992,000(est)
John C. Reilly2002$2,449,000$4,270,000(est)
Henry Thomas2002$2,155,000$3,758,000(est)
Stephen Graham2002$1,935,000$3,374,000(est)
Eddie Marsan2002$1,762,000$3,073,000(est)
Brendan Gleeson2002$1,623,000$2,830,000(est)
Liam Neeson2002$2,000,000 source$3,487,493reported

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score72.0
RT critic review count210
Rotten Tomatoes audience score81.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.5
IMDb votes493,225

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2002$77,812,000$135,684,405
International2002$115,960,504$202,205,726
Worldwide2002$193,772,504$337,890,131

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 Revenue2002$85,290,202$148,724,493
Digital Rentals ?2002$21,000$36,619
Digital Purchases ?2002N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2002$23,899,000$41,673,798
Physical Purchases ?2002$44,563,000$77,706,576
TV & Streaming Revenue2002$19,453,000$33,921,101
Total Revenues2002$173,226,202$302,062,587
Expenses
Budget ?2002$100,000,000$174,374,653
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2002$20,452,000 (est)$35,663,104 (est)
Participations2002$13,858,000$24,164,839
Residuals ?2002$5,992,000$10,448,529
Interest & Overhead2002$15,000,000$26,156,198
Total Expenses2002$155,302,000$270,807,323
Movie Net Profit or Loss2002$17,924,202$31,255,264

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