King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

2017 | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, 3D, IMAX, Medieval Times, Past

Synopsis

Robbed of his birthright, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword from the stone, he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy - whether he likes it or not.

Scores

Overall Score
85.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
95.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
91.6%
Review Aggregate
53.3

Critic Consensus

31.1% Fresh • 277 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 31% of 277 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, stylized, visually striking. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotstylizedvisually strikinggrittydarkhistoricalpacing issuesuneven tonefunnyaction-packed

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Charlie Hunnam2017$17,116,000$21,906,000(est)
Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey2017$10,536,000$13,485,000(est)
Djimon Hounsou2017$7,932,000$10,153,000(est)
Aidan Gillen2017$6,486,000$8,301,000(est)
Jude Law2017$5,548,000$7,100,000(est)
Eric Bana2017$4,883,000$6,250,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score31.0
RT critic review count277
Rotten Tomatoes audience score69.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes242,829

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$39,175,064$50,139,605
International2017$110,000,000$140,787,428
Worldwide2017$149,175,070$190,927,040

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 Revenue2017$63,587,532$81,384,773
Digital Rentals ?2017$4,399,000$5,630,217
Digital Purchases ?2017$4,909,000$6,282,959
Physical Rentals ?2017$3,281,000$4,199,305
Physical Purchases ?2017$9,424,000$12,061,643
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$9,793,766$12,534,901
Total Revenues2017$95,394,298$122,093,799
Expenses
Budget ?2017$175,000,000$223,979,999
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source2017$135,000,000$172,784,571
Participations2017$1,908,000$2,442,022
Residuals ?2017$1,683,000$2,154,048
Interest & Overhead2017$21,000,000$26,877,600
Total Expenses2017$334,591,000$428,238,239
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$-239,196,702$-306,144,440

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