National Treasure

2004 | Action, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller, Caper, Heist, Hunt, Quest, Treasure Hunt

Synopsis

A historian races to find the legendary Templar Treasure before a team of mercenaries.

Scores

Overall Score
89.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
95.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
97.9%
Review Aggregate
62.6

Critic Consensus

45.8% Fresh • 168 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 46% of 168 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, historical, family-friendly. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plothistoricalfamily-friendlyfunnychristmassuspensefulromanticaction-packedlighthearted

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Nicolas Cage2004$20,000,000 source$33,213,343reported
Harvey Keitel2004$5,557,000$9,228,000(est)
Jon Voight2004$4,184,000$6,947,000(est)
Diane Kruger2004$3,420,000$5,680,000(est)
Sean Bean2004$2,926,000$4,859,000(est)
Justin Bartha2004$2,575,000$4,277,000(est)
Christopher Plummer2004$2,312,000$3,839,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score47.0
RT critic review count176
Rotten Tomatoes audience score76.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes370,525

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2004$173,008,900$287,310,200
International2004$174,503,420$289,792,100
Worldwide2004$347,512,320$577,102,300

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 Revenue2004$156,305,818$259,571,940
Digital Rentals ?2004$217,000$360,365
Digital Purchases ?2004$6,000$9,964
Physical Rentals ?2004$22,865,000$37,971,155
Physical Purchases ?2004$47,842,000$79,449,639
TV & Streaming Revenue2004$48,442,492$80,446,856
Total Revenues2004$275,678,310$457,809,918
Expenses
Budget ?2004$100,000,000$166,066,717
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2004$55,051,000 (est)$91,421,388 (est)
Participations2004$22,054,000$36,624,354
Residuals ?2004$7,559,000$12,552,983
Interest & Overhead2004$15,000,000$24,910,008
Total Expenses2004$199,664,000$331,575,449
Movie Net Profit or Loss2004$76,014,310$126,234,469

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