Great Expectations

1998 | Drama, Romance

Synopsis

Modernization of Charles Dickens' classic story finds the hapless Finn as a painter in New York City pursuing his unrequited and haughty childhood love.

Scores

Overall Score
72.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
71.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
84.4%
Review Aggregate
53.4

Critic Consensus

50.0% Fresh • 16 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 50% of 16 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, romantic, stylized. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

visually strikingromanticstylizedtragicgrittyemotionalhistorical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Ethan Hawke1998$1,630,000$3,137,000(est)
Gwyneth Paltrow1998$1,003,000$1,931,000(est)
Hank Azaria1998$755,000$1,454,000(est)
Chris Cooper1998$618,000$1,189,000(est)
Anne Bancroft1998$528,000$1,017,000(est)
Robert De Niro1998$465,000$895,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score41.0
RT critic review count37
Rotten Tomatoes audience score57.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes58,888

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1998$26,420,672$50,847,639
International1998$29,073,394$55,952,909
Worldwide1998$55,494,064$106,800,544

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 Revenue1998$24,839,694$47,804,983
Digital Rentals ?1998N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1998N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1998$22,499,000$43,300,225
Physical Purchases ?1998$31,474,000$60,572,971
TV & Streaming Revenue1998$6,605,168$12,711,910
Total Revenues1998$85,417,862$164,390,088
Expenses
Budget ?1998$25,000,000$48,113,499
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1998$15,208,000 (est)$29,268,404 (est)
Participations1998$6,833,000$13,150,382
Residuals ?1998$4,302,000$8,279,371
Interest & Overhead1998$4,250,000$8,179,295
Total Expenses1998$55,593,000$106,990,950
Movie Net Profit or Loss1998$29,824,862$57,399,138

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