Mortal Engines

2018 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller, 3D, Adaptation, Book Adaptation, IMAX, Young Adult Novel Adaptation

Synopsis

In a post-apocalyptic world where cities ride on wheels and consume each other to survive, two people meet in London and try to stop a conspiracy.

Scores

Overall Score
82.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
93.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
90.8%
Review Aggregate
42.0

Critic Consensus

25.4% Fresh • 189 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 25% of 189 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, visually striking, emotional. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotvisually strikingemotionalstylizedpacing issuescharacter-drivenfunnycoming of ageuneven toneromantic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Hera Hilmar2018$12,652,000$15,806,000(est)
Robert Sheehan2018$7,788,000$9,730,000(est)
Hugo Weaving2018$5,864,000$7,326,000(est)
Jihae2018$4,794,000$5,989,000(est)
Ronan Raftery2018$4,101,000$5,123,000(est)
Leila George2018$3,610,000$4,509,000(est)
Patrick Malahide2018$3,240,000$4,048,000(est)
Stephen Lang2018$2,951,000$3,687,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score25.0
RT critic review count189
Rotten Tomatoes audience score48.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes149,840

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2018$15,951,040$19,927,684
International2018$67,721,630$84,604,846
Worldwide2018$83,672,670$104,532,530

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 Revenue2018$35,064,172$43,805,780
Digital Rentals ?2018$3,757,000$4,693,632
Digital Purchases ?2018$4,529,000$5,658,094
Physical Rentals ?2018$2,314,000$2,890,887
Physical Purchases ?2018$6,564,000$8,200,426
TV & Streaming Revenue2018$3,828,250$4,782,644
Total Revenues2018$56,056,422$70,031,464
Expenses
Budget ?2018$150,000,000$187,395,472
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source2018$120,000,000$149,916,378
Participations2018$1,121,000$1,400,469
Residuals ?2018$1,077,000$1,345,499
Interest & Overhead2018$18,000,000$22,487,457
Total Expenses2018$290,198,000$362,545,275
Movie Net Profit or Loss2018$-234,141,578$-292,513,811

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