Kill Bill: Vol. 1

2003 | Action, Crime, Thriller, Asia, Assassin, Criminal, Heroine, Japan, Martial Arts, Murderer, Revenge, Wire-Fu

Synopsis

After waking from a four-year coma, a former assassin wreaks vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her.

Scores

Overall Score
94.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
99.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
94.8%
Review Aggregate
82.8

Critic Consensus

84.6% Fresh • 234 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 85% of 234 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize stylized, visually striking, action-packed. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

stylizedvisually strikingaction-packedmacabresuspensefulgrittycharacter-drivenemotionalnoircoming of age

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score85.0
RT critic review count238
Rotten Tomatoes audience score81.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating8.2
IMDb votes1,267,226

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$70,099,045$119,511,252
International2003$110,800,000$188,901,957
Worldwide2003$180,899,045$308,413,209

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$79,369,522$135,316,409
Digital Rentals ?2003$118,000$201,177
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$23,347,000$39,804,097
Physical Purchases ?2003$42,593,000$72,616,435
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$17,524,761$29,877,813
Total Revenues2003$162,952,284$277,815,932
Expenses
Budget ?2003$30,000,000$51,146,739
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2003$23,976,000 (est)$40,876,474 (est)
Participations2003$13,036,000$22,224,963
Residuals ?2003$5,717,000$9,746,864
Interest & Overhead2003$5,100,000$8,694,946
Total Expenses2003$77,829,000$132,689,985
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$85,123,284$145,125,946

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