Need for Speed

2014 | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, 3D, Adaptation, Car Racing, Revenge, Sports, Video Game Adaptation

Synopsis

Fresh from prison, a street racer who was framed by a wealthy business associate joins a cross-country race with revenge in mind. His ex-partner, learning of the plan, places a massive bounty on his head as the race begins.

Scores

Overall Score
83.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
91.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
94.3%
Review Aggregate
44.8

Critic Consensus

22.9% Fresh • 183 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 23% of 183 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, action-packed, pacing issues. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotaction-packedpacing issuesfunnygrittysuspensefulrealisticuneven tonecharacter-drivenstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Aaron Paul2014$10,000,000 source$13,253,063reported
Dominic Cooper2014$3,179,000$4,213,000(est)
Scott Mescudi2014$2,393,000$3,172,000(est)
Imogen Poots2014$1,957,000$2,593,000(est)
Ramon Rodriguez2014$1,674,000$2,218,000(est)
Michael Keaton2014$1,473,000$1,953,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score23.0
RT critic review count183
Rotten Tomatoes audience score56.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes184,408

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$43,577,636$57,753,715
International2014$159,700,000$211,651,413
Worldwide2014$203,277,630$269,405,120

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$85,668,818$113,537,423
Digital Rentals ?2014$4,491,000$5,951,951
Digital Purchases ?2014$3,557,000$4,714,114
Physical Rentals ?2014$5,119,000$6,784,243
Physical Purchases ?2014$13,799,000$18,287,901
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$10,894,409$14,438,429
Total Revenues2014$123,529,227$163,714,061
Expenses
Budget ?2014$66,000,000$87,470,215
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2014$77,022,000 (est)$102,077,740 (est)
Participations2014$2,471,000$3,274,832
Residuals ?2014$2,181,000$2,890,493
Interest & Overhead2014$9,900,000$13,120,532
Total Expenses2014$157,574,000$208,833,812
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$-34,044,773$-45,119,752

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