Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

During the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America.

Scores

Overall Score

90.4

Popularity Percentile (Year)

90.3%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

96.0%

Review Aggregate

80.8

Critic Consensus

85.7% Fresh • 223 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 86% of 223 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize suspenseful, character-driven, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
Russell Crowe	2003	$27,854,000	$47,488,000	(est)
Paul Bettany	2003	$17,146,000	$29,232,000	(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score85.0

RT critic review count227

Rotten Tomatoes audience score80.0

RT audience rating count100,000

IMDb rating7.5

IMDb votes249,493

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	2003	$93,927,920	$160,136,894
International	2003	$117,694,615	$200,656,526
Worldwide	2003	$211,623,421	$360,794,930

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).

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue	2003	$94,041,806	$160,331,057
Digital Rentals ?	2003	$117,000	$199,472
Digital Purchases ?	2003	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	2003	$23,213,000	$39,575,642
Physical Purchases ?	2003	$42,350,000	$72,202,147
TV & Streaming Revenue	2003	$26,299,818	$44,838,330
Total Revenues	2003	$186,021,624	$317,146,648
Expenses
Budget ?	2003	$150,000,000	$255,733,696
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	2003	$40,048,000 (est)	$68,277,487 (est)
Participations	2003	$3,720,000	$6,342,196
Residuals ?	2003	$6,111,000	$10,418,591
Interest & Overhead	2003	$18,000,000	$30,688,043
Total Expenses	2003	$217,879,000	$371,460,012
Movie Net Profit or Loss	2003	$-31,857,376	$-54,313,364

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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World