Muppets Most Wanted

2014 | Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Musical, Mystery, Adaptation, Caper, Children, Heist, Puppetry, Sequel, TV Show Adaptation

Synopsis

While on a grand world tour, The Muppets find themselves wrapped into an European jewel-heist caper headed by a Kermit the Frog look-alike and his dastardly sidekick.

Scores

Overall Score
81.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
81.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
88.1%
Review Aggregate
68.7

Critic Consensus

80.1% Fresh • 201 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 80% of 201 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, family-friendly, lighthearted. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnyfamily-friendlylightheartedemotionalstylizedgrittycharacter-drivensatiricaluplifting

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Ricky Gervais2014$5,772,000$7,650,000(est)
Ty Burrell2014$3,553,000$4,709,000(est)
Tina Fey2014$2,675,000$3,545,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score80.0
RT critic review count201
Rotten Tomatoes audience score59.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes38,560

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$51,183,112$67,833,306
International2014$29,200,000$38,698,947
Worldwide2014$80,383,110$106,532,250

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 Revenue2014$37,271,556$49,396,232
Digital Rentals ?2014$4,446,000$5,892,312
Digital Purchases ?2014$3,522,000$4,667,729
Physical Rentals ?2014$5,069,000$6,717,978
Physical Purchases ?2014$13,663,000$18,107,661
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$12,795,778$16,958,326
Total Revenues2014$76,767,334$101,740,239
Expenses
Budget ?2014$50,000,000$66,265,320
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2014$33,330,000 (est)$44,172,462 (est)
Participations2014$1,535,000$2,034,345
Residuals ?2014$2,255,000$2,988,566
Interest & Overhead2014$7,500,000$9,939,798
Total Expenses2014$94,620,000$125,400,491
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$-17,852,666$-23,660,252

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