Monty Python and the Holy Grail (2001) Box Office, Profit & Reviews

Synopsis

King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table embark on a surreal, low-budget search for the Holy Grail, encountering many, very silly obstacles.

Scores

Overall Score

68.4

Popularity Percentile (Year)

83.0%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

42.6%

Review Aggregate

80.5

Critic Consensus

91.5% Fresh • 130 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 92% of 130 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, satirical, 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
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score92.0

RT critic review count131

Rotten Tomatoes audience score95.0

RT audience rating count250,000

IMDb rating4.2

IMDb votes21

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	2001	$1,827,696	$3,237,427
International	2001	$107,370	$190,186
Worldwide	2001	$1,935,066	$3,427,613

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	2001	$956,796	$1,694,788
Digital Rentals ?	2001	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	2001	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	2001	$13,263,000	$23,492,960
Physical Purchases ?	2001	$19,817,000	$35,102,163
TV & Streaming Revenue	2001	$731,078	$1,294,971
Total Revenues	2001	$34,767,874	$61,584,882
Expenses
Budget ?	2001	$1,680,000 (est)	$2,975,810 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	2001	$1,548,000 (est)	$2,741,997 (est)
Participations	2001	$2,781,000	$4,926,029
Residuals ?	2001	$2,474,000	$4,382,235
Interest & Overhead	2001	$336,000	$595,162
Total Expenses	2001	$8,819,000	$15,621,233
Movie Net Profit or Loss	2001	$25,948,874	$45,963,649

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail