I Am Legend

2007 | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Adaptation, Book Adaptation, Future, IMAX, Near Future, Post-Apocalypse, Remake

Synopsis

Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.

Scores

Overall Score
93.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
99.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
99.0%
Review Aggregate
69.0

Critic Consensus

67.5% Fresh • 209 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 67% of 209 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, suspenseful, scary. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotsuspensefulscaryvisually strikingchristmasemotionaltragicgrittyupliftingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Will Smith2007$25,000,000 source$37,831,645reported
Alice Braga2007$13,324,000$20,163,000(est)
Dash Mihok2007$10,031,000$15,180,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score68.0
RT critic review count213
Rotten Tomatoes audience score68.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes859,043

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$256,393,010$387,990,770
International2007$329,017,060$497,890,260
Worldwide2007$585,410,050$885,881,000

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 Revenue2007$259,803,329$393,151,489
Digital Rentals ?2007$1,060,000$1,604,062
Digital Purchases ?2007$395,000$597,740
Physical Rentals ?2007$18,244,000$27,608,021
Physical Purchases ?2007$40,995,000$62,036,331
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$71,790,043$108,637,416
Total Revenues2007$392,287,372$593,635,058
Expenses
Budget ?2007$150,000,000$226,989,868
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$89,549,000 (est)$135,511,438 (est)
Participations2007$58,843,000$89,045,099
Residuals ?2007$7,877,000$11,919,995
Interest & Overhead2007$18,000,000$27,238,784
Total Expenses2007$324,269,000$490,705,183
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$68,018,372$102,929,875

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