Paycheck

2003 | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Adventure, Affliction, Amnesia, Chase, Future, Near Future, Quest

Synopsis

A technical wizard learns that his memory has been erased.

Scores

Overall Score
77.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
84.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
90.1%
Review Aggregate
42.3

Critic Consensus

26.4% Fresh • 144 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 26% of 144 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, suspenseful, gritty. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotsuspensefulgrittypacing issuesthought-provokingstylizedaction-packedcharacter-drivenpsychologicalromantic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Ben Affleck2003$15,000,000 source$25,573,370reported
Aaron Eckhart2003$2,667,000$4,547,000(est)
Uma Thurman2003$12,500,000 source$21,311,141reported
Paul Giamatti2003$1,642,000$2,799,000(est)
Colm Feore2003$1,404,000$2,394,000(est)
Joe Morton2003$1,236,000$2,107,000(est)
Michael C. Hall2003$1,110,000$1,892,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score27.0
RT critic review count151
Rotten Tomatoes audience score45.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes116,831

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$53,790,451$91,706,872
International2003$63,458,507$108,189,857
Worldwide2003$117,248,958$199,896,729

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 Revenue2003$52,278,628$89,129,379
Digital Rentals ?2003$108,000$184,128
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$21,317,000$36,343,168
Physical Purchases ?2003$38,890,000$66,303,223
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$13,447,613$22,926,718
Total Revenues2003$126,041,241$214,886,616
Expenses
Budget ?2003$60,000,000$102,293,478
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2003$33,814,000 (est)$57,649,195 (est)
Participations2003$5,042,000$8,596,062
Residuals ?2003$5,097,000$8,689,831
Interest & Overhead2003$9,000,000$15,344,022
Total Expenses2003$112,953,000$192,572,588
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$13,088,241$22,314,028

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