King of Thieves

2019 | Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Actual Events Adaptation, Adventure, Caper, Heist

Synopsis

A true crime movie about a crew of retired crooks who pull off a major heist in London's jewelry district. What starts off as their last criminal hurrah, quickly turns into a brutal nightmare due to greed.

Scores

Overall Score
66.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
71.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
75.2%
Review Aggregate
37.2

Critic Consensus

31.4% Fresh • 86 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 31% of 86 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize uneven tone, stylized, gritty. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

uneven tonestylizedgrittythin plotpacing issuesrealisticfunnysuspensefulhistoricaldark

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Michael Caine2019$122,000$150,000(est)
Jim Broadbent2019$75,000$92,000(est)
Tom Courtenay2019$57,000$69,000(est)
Charlie Cox2019$46,000$57,000(est)
Paul Whitehouse2019$40,000$49,000(est)
Michael Gambon2019$35,000$43,000(est)
Ray Winstone2019$31,000$38,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score31.0
RT critic review count86
Rotten Tomatoes audience score31.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating5.6
IMDb votes17,389

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2019$7,518$9,223
International2019$11,510,111$14,120,930
Worldwide2019$11,517,629$14,130,153

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 Revenue2019$4,607,803$5,652,984
Digital Rentals ?2019$209,000$256,407
Digital Purchases ?2019$250,000$306,707
Physical Rentals ?2019$95,000$116,549
Physical Purchases ?2019$273,000$334,924
TV & Streaming Revenue2019$3,269,700$4,011,361
Total Revenues2019$8,704,503$10,678,931
Expenses
Budget ?2019$10,899,000 (est)$13,371,202 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2019$1,342,000 (est)$1,646,404 (est)
Participations2019$174,000$213,468
Residuals ?2019$194,000$238,005
Interest & Overhead2019$2,179,800$2,674,240
Total Expenses2019$14,788,800$18,143,319
Movie Net Profit or Loss2019$-6,084,297$-7,464,387

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