Murder on the Orient Express

2017 | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Synopsis

When a murder occurs on the train on which he's travelling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case.

Scores

Overall Score
88.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
96.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
96.4%
Review Aggregate
59.1

Critic Consensus

59.7% Fresh • 300 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 60% of 300 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, historical, suspenseful. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

visually strikinghistoricalsuspensefulfunnygrittyemotionaldarkchristmasstylizedcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Tom Bateman2017$3,175,000$4,063,000(est)
Kenneth Branagh2017$1,954,000$2,501,000(est)
Penélope Cruz2017$1,471,000$1,883,000(est)
Willem Dafoe2017$1,203,000$1,540,000(est)
Judi Dench2017$1,029,000$1,317,000(est)
Johnny Depp2017$10,000,000 source$12,798,858reported
Josh Gad2017$813,000$1,041,000(est)
Derek Jacobi2017$741,000$948,000(est)
Leslie Odom Jr2017$682,000$873,000(est)
Michelle Pfeiffer2017$633,000$811,000(est)
Daisy Ridley2017$593,000$758,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score60.0
RT critic review count300
Rotten Tomatoes audience score54.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes314,193

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$102,826,543$131,606,228
International2017$249,963,268$319,924,427
Worldwide2017$352,789,811$451,530,656

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 Revenue2017$151,398,579$193,772,885
Digital Rentals ?2017$4,744,000$6,071,778
Digital Purchases ?2017$5,294,000$6,775,715
Physical Rentals ?2017$3,539,000$4,529,516
Physical Purchases ?2017$10,163,000$13,007,479
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$25,706,636$32,901,557
Total Revenues2017$200,845,214$257,058,930
Expenses
Budget ?2017$55,000,000$70,393,717
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$68,750,000 (est)$87,992,146 (est)
Participations2017$16,068,000$20,565,204
Residuals ?2017$2,543,000$3,254,749
Interest & Overhead2017$8,250,000$10,559,058
Total Expenses2017$150,611,000$192,764,874
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$50,234,214$64,294,056

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