Outlander

2009 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Synopsis

During the reign of the Vikings, Kainan, a man from a far-off world, crash lands on Earth, bringing with him an alien predator known as the Moorwen. Though both man and monster are seeking revenge for violence committed against them, Kainan leads the alliance to kill the Moorwen by fusing his advanced technology with the Viking's Iron Age weaponry.

Scores

Overall Score
61.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
67.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
61.9%
Review Aggregate
46.0

Critic Consensus

37.7% Fresh • 61 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 38% of 61 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, historical, visually striking. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plothistoricalvisually strikingmacabrescaryfamily-friendlyromanticpacing issuesrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jim Caviezel2009$4,313,000$6,308,000(est)
Sophia Myles2009$2,655,000$3,883,000(est)
Jack Huston2009$1,999,000$2,924,000(est)
with Ron Perlman2009$1,634,000$2,390,000(est)
and John Hurt2009$1,398,000$2,045,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score37.0
RT critic review count62
Rotten Tomatoes audience score45.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes80,628

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2009$166,003$242,775
International2009$6,868,695$10,045,266
Worldwide2009$7,034,698$10,288,041

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 Revenue2009$2,830,480$4,139,494
Digital Rentals ?2009$1,344,000$1,965,561
Digital Purchases ?2009$431,000$630,325
Physical Rentals ?2009$5,489,000$8,027,503
Physical Purchases ?2009$11,729,000$17,153,321
TV & Streaming Revenue2009$83,002$121,387
Total Revenues2009$21,906,481$32,037,591
Expenses
Budget ?2009$50,000,000$73,123,544
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2009$2,751,000 (est)$4,023,257 (est)
Participations2009$438,000$640,562
Residuals ?2009$1,340,000$1,959,711
Interest & Overhead2009$7,500,000$10,968,532
Total Expenses2009$62,029,000$90,715,606
Movie Net Profit or Loss2009$-40,122,519$-58,678,016

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