Gangster Squad

2013 | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Actual Events Adaptation

Synopsis

It's 1949 Los Angeles, the city is run by gangsters and a malicious mobster, Mickey Cohen. Determined to end the corruption, John O'Mara assembles a team of cops, ready to take down the ruthless leader and restore peace to the city.

Scores

Overall Score
83.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
93.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
89.8%
Review Aggregate
48.7

Critic Consensus

29.9% Fresh • 204 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 30% of 204 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, stylized, historical. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotstylizedhistoricalnoircharacter-drivenvisually strikingfunnysuspensefulemotionalgritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Josh Brolin2013$4,049,000$5,451,000(est)
Ryan Gosling2013$2,492,000$3,355,000(est)
Nick Nolte2013$1,876,000$2,526,000(est)
Emma Stone2013$1,534,000$2,065,000(est)
Anthony Mackie2013$1,312,000$1,767,000(est)
Giovanni Ribisi2013$1,155,000$1,555,000(est)
Michael Peña2013$1,037,000$1,396,000(est)
Sean Penn2013$944,000$1,271,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score30.0
RT critic review count204
Rotten Tomatoes audience score57.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes227,022

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$46,000,904$61,933,406
International2013$59,200,000$79,704,034
Worldwide2013$105,200,904$141,637,440

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 Revenue2013$46,680,452$62,848,317
Digital Rentals ?2013$4,844,000$6,521,729
Digital Purchases ?2013$2,896,000$3,899,035
Physical Rentals ?2013$6,261,000$8,429,509
Physical Purchases ?2013$16,223,000$21,841,867
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$11,500,226$15,483,351
Total Revenues2013$88,404,678$119,023,809
Expenses
Budget ?2013$60,000,000$80,781,116
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$40,596,000 (est)$54,656,503 (est)
Participations2013$1,768,000$2,380,350
Residuals ?2013$2,481,000$3,340,299
Interest & Overhead2013$9,000,000$12,117,167
Total Expenses2013$113,845,000$153,275,435
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$-25,440,322$-34,251,627

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