Ghosts of the Abyss

2003 | Documentary, Family, 3D, Explorer, IMAX

Synopsis

James Cameron and Bill Paxton, director and actor of the 1997 film Titanic, travel to the final undersea resting place of the ill-fated ship of dreams.

Scores

Overall Score
63.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
51.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
73.7%
Review Aggregate
72.5

Critic Consensus

80.0% Fresh • 100 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 80% of 100 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, uplifting, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

visually strikingupliftingstylizedtragicemotionalchristmasdarkromantichistoricalgritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Bill Paxton2003$1,058,000$1,803,000(est)
James Cameron2003$651,000$1,110,000(est)
Dr. John Broadwater2003$490,000$836,000(est)
Dr. Lori Johnston2003$401,000$683,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score80.0
RT critic review count101
Rotten Tomatoes audience score67.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes6,660

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$17,040,872$29,052,832
International2003$5,100,668$8,696,084
Worldwide2003$22,141,540$37,748,916

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 Revenue2003$10,560,703$18,004,850
Digital Rentals ?2003$78,000$132,982
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$15,424,000$26,296,241
Physical Purchases ?2003$28,139,000$47,973,933
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$4,089,809$6,972,680
Total Revenues2003$58,291,512$99,380,685
Expenses
Budget ?2003$13,000,000$22,163,585
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2003$7,054,000 (est)$12,026,302 (est)
Participations2003$4,663,000$7,949,908
Residuals ?2003$3,415,000$5,822,203
Interest & Overhead2003$2,600,000$4,432,717
Total Expenses2003$30,732,000$52,394,715
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$27,559,512$46,985,969

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