Gods and Generals

2003 | Biography, Drama, History, War

Synopsis

The rise and fall of confederate general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, as he meets with military success against the Union from 1861 to 1863, when he is accidentally killed by his own soldiers.

Scores

Overall Score
59.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
59.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
69.0%
Review Aggregate
41.1

Critic Consensus

7.7% Fresh • 117 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 8% of 117 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, historical, emotional. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plothistoricalemotionalpacing issuesgrittyuneven tonefunny

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jeff Daniels2003$4,044,000$6,894,000(est)
Stephen Lang2003$2,489,000$4,244,000(est)
Robert Duvall2003$1,874,000$3,195,000(est)
Mira Sorvino2003$1,532,000$2,613,000(est)
Kevin Conway2003$1,311,000$2,235,000(est)
C. Thomas Howell2003$1,154,000$1,967,000(est)
Frankie Faison2003$1,036,000$1,766,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score8.0
RT critic review count118
Rotten Tomatoes audience score64.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes17,819

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$12,882,934$21,964,002
International2003$41,002$69,904
Worldwide2003$12,923,936$22,033,906

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$6,457,868$11,009,963
Digital Rentals ?2003$78,000$132,982
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$15,415,000$26,280,899
Physical Purchases ?2003$28,123,000$47,946,658
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$3,091,904$5,271,360
Total Revenues2003$53,165,772$90,641,862
Expenses
Budget ?2003$56,000,000$95,473,913
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source2003$30,000,000$51,146,739
Participations2003$1,063,000$1,812,299
Residuals ?2003$3,365,000$5,736,959
Interest & Overhead2003$8,400,000$14,321,087
Total Expenses2003$98,828,000$168,490,997
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$-45,662,228$-77,849,135

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