Knowing

2009 | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Adventure, Disaster

Synopsis

M.I.T. professor John Koestler links a mysterious list of numbers from a time capsule to past and future disasters and sets out to prevent the ultimate catastrophe.

Scores

Overall Score
83.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
94.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
93.1%
Review Aggregate
44.2

Critic Consensus

35.2% Fresh • 179 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 35% of 179 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, suspenseful, dark. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotsuspensefuldarkvisually strikingfunnystylizedscarycharacter-drivenfamily-friendlymacabre

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Nicolas Cage2009$5,772,000$8,441,000(est)
Rose Byrne2009$3,553,000$5,196,000(est)
Chandler Canterbury2009$2,675,000$3,912,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score35.0
RT critic review count180
Rotten Tomatoes audience score42.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes258,297

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2009$79,957,634$116,935,710
International2009$103,700,864$151,659,492
Worldwide2009$183,658,498$268,595,202

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 Revenue2009$81,459,163$119,131,652
Digital Rentals ?2009$3,695,000$5,403,830
Digital Purchases ?2009$1,185,000$1,733,028
Physical Rentals ?2009$15,090,000$22,068,685
Physical Purchases ?2009$32,245,000$47,157,373
TV & Streaming Revenue2009$19,989,408$29,233,927
Total Revenues2009$153,663,571$224,728,495
Expenses
Budget ?2009$50,000,000$73,123,543
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2009$31,654,000 (est)$46,293,053 (est)
Participations2009$12,293,000$17,978,154
Residuals ?2009$4,648,000$6,797,565
Interest & Overhead2009$7,500,000$10,968,531
Total Expenses2009$106,095,000$155,160,846
Movie Net Profit or Loss2009$47,568,571$69,567,649

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