Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

2005 | Animation, Documentary, Short, IMAX

Synopsis

This program strives to give the viewer an impression of what it is like to actually be on the moon. It provides a romantic, inspirational depiction of the Apollo astronauts travels on the moon peppered by their quotations of their impressions.

Scores

Overall Score
50.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
12.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
79.3%
Review Aggregate
82.5

Critic Consensus

87.5% Fresh • 32 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 88% of 32 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize realistic, visually striking, family-friendly. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

realisticvisually strikingfamily-friendlyupliftingcoming of agelighthearted

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Tom Hanks2005$127,000$204,000(est)
Paul Newman2005$78,000$126,000(est)
Morgan Freeman2005$59,000$95,000(est)
John Travolta2005$48,000$77,000(est)
Scott Glenn2005$41,000$66,000(est)
Matt Damon2005$36,000$58,000(est)
Gary Sinise2005$33,000$52,000(est)
Bryan Cranston2005$30,000$48,000(est)
Matthew McConaughey2005$27,000$44,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score88.0
RT critic review count32
Rotten Tomatoes audience score76.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating8.3
IMDb votes9

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$34,137,524$54,833,289
International2005$6,201,878$9,961,747
Worldwide2005$40,339,402$64,795,035

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 Revenue2005$19,549,513$31,401,343
Digital Rentals ?2005$227,000$364,618
Digital Purchases ?2005$35,000$56,219
Physical Rentals ?2005$12,665,000$20,343,116
Physical Purchases ?2005$30,404,000$48,836,328
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$8,534,381$13,708,322
Total Revenues2005$71,414,894$114,709,945
Expenses
Budget ?2005$3,000,000$4,818,740
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$3,750,000 (est)$6,023,425 (est)
Participations2005$5,713,000$9,176,488
Residuals ?2005$3,599,000$5,780,882
Interest & Overhead2005$600,000$963,748
Total Expenses2005$16,662,000$26,763,284
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$54,752,894$87,946,661

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