Life of Pi

2012 | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, 3D

Synopsis

A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.

Scores

Overall Score
95.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
97.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
98.4%
Review Aggregate
83.5

Critic Consensus

86.2% Fresh • 253 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 86% of 253 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, thin plot, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

visually strikingthin plotemotionalthought-provokingmacabreupliftingcoming of agegrittydarksuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Suraj Sharma2012$12,940,000$17,680,000(est)
Irrfan Khan2012$7,965,000$10,883,000(est)
Tabu2012$5,997,000$8,194,000(est)
Rafe Spall2012$4,903,000$6,699,000(est)
Gérard Depardieu2012$4,194,000$5,731,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score86.0
RT critic review count253
Rotten Tomatoes audience score84.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating7.9
IMDb votes690,129

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$124,987,024$170,768,408
International2012$484,029,540$661,324,283
Worldwide2012$609,016,600$832,092,740

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 Revenue2012$256,105,328$349,913,917
Digital Rentals ?2012$5,183,000$7,081,476
Digital Purchases ?2012$2,330,000$3,183,454
Physical Rentals ?2012$8,214,000$11,222,699
Physical Purchases ?2012$20,294,000$27,727,471
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$34,996,367$47,815,154
Total Revenues2012$327,122,695$446,944,171
Expenses
Budget ?2012$120,000,000$163,954,692
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$50,391,000 (est)$68,848,674 (est)
Participations2012$49,068,000$67,041,073
Residuals ?2012$4,063,000$5,551,233
Interest & Overhead2012$14,400,000$19,674,563
Total Expenses2012$237,922,000$325,070,234
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$89,200,695$121,873,937

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