Mughal-E-Azam

2005 | Drama, Romance, War, Foreign Language

Synopsis

A 16th century prince falls in love with a court dancer and battles with his emperor father.

Scores

Overall Score
35.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
13.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
33.8%
Review Aggregate
89.2

Critic Consensus

92.9% Fresh • 14 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 93% of 14 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, character-driven, historical. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

visually strikingcharacter-drivenhistoricalromanticemotionalthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Prithviraj Kapoor2005$0$0(est)
Dilip Kumar2005$0$0(est)
Madhubala2005$0$0(est)
Durga Khote2005$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score93.0
RT critic review count14
Rotten Tomatoes audience score90.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating8.2
IMDb votes12

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$161,434$259,303
International2005N/AN/A
Worldwide2005$161,434$259,303

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$80,717$129,651
Digital Rentals ?2005$91,000$146,168
Digital Purchases ?2005$14,000$22,487
Physical Rentals ?2005$5,054,000$8,117,971
Physical Purchases ?2005$12,133,000$19,488,592
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$72,645$116,686
Total Revenues2005$17,445,362$28,021,557
Expenses
Budget ?2005$2$2
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$120,000 (est)$192,750 (est)
Participations2005$698,000$1,121,160
Residuals ?2005$1,271,000$2,041,540
Interest & Overhead2005$0$0
Total Expenses2005$2,089,002$3,355,452
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$15,356,360$24,666,104

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