Oldboy

2013 | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Adaptation, Remake, Revenge

Synopsis

Obsessed with vengeance, a man sets out to find out why he was kidnapped and locked into solitary confinement for twenty years without reason.

Scores

Overall Score
68.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
80.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
67.3%
Review Aggregate
43.0

Critic Consensus

39.3% Fresh • 150 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 39% of 150 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, visually striking, suspenseful. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotvisually strikingsuspensefuldarkgrittyemotionalpsychologicalcharacter-drivennoircoming of age

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Josh Brolin2013$2,886,000$3,886,000(est)
Elizabeth Olsen2013$1,777,000$2,392,000(est)
Sharlto Copley2013$1,338,000$1,801,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score39.0
RT critic review count150
Rotten Tomatoes audience score37.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating5.8
IMDb votes83,664

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$2,193,658$2,953,436
International2013$2,993,109$4,029,778
Worldwide2013$5,186,767$6,983,214

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 Revenue2013$2,294,073$3,088,629
Digital Rentals ?2013$3,614,000$4,865,716
Digital Purchases ?2013$2,161,000$2,909,467
Physical Rentals ?2013$4,671,000$6,288,810
Physical Purchases ?2013$12,104,000$16,296,244
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$877,463$1,181,374
Total Revenues2013$25,721,536$34,630,239
Expenses
Budget ?2013$30,000,000$40,390,558
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$4,927,000 (est)$6,633,476 (est)
Participations2013$514,000$692,025
Residuals ?2013$1,479,000$1,991,255
Interest & Overhead2013$5,100,000$6,866,395
Total Expenses2013$42,020,000$56,573,708
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$-16,298,464$-21,943,469

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