Planet 51

2009 | Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, CGI Animation

Synopsis

An alien civilization is invaded by Astronaut Chuck Baker, who believes that the planet was uninhabited. Wanted by the military, Baker must get back to his ship before it goes into orbit without him.

Scores

Overall Score
76.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
84.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
89.1%
Review Aggregate
38.2

Critic Consensus

23.1% Fresh • 104 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 23% of 104 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, family-friendly. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

funnythin plotfamily-friendlyvisually strikinglightheartedpsychologicalemotionalchristmasromanticcoming of age

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Dwayne Johnson2009$5,055,000$7,393,000(est)
Justin Long2009$3,112,000$4,551,000(est)
Jessica Biel2009$2,343,000$3,426,000(est)
Gary Oldman2009$1,915,000$2,801,000(est)
Seann William Scott2009$1,638,000$2,396,000(est)
John Cleese2009$1,442,000$2,109,000(est)
Ryan Rosenfeld2009$1,295,000$1,893,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score23.0
RT critic review count107
Rotten Tomatoes audience score40.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes60,758

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2009$42,194,060$61,707,583
International2009$63,453,042$92,798,225
Worldwide2009$105,647,102$154,505,808

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$46,478,247$67,973,082
Digital Rentals ?2009$3,281,000$4,798,367
Digital Purchases ?2009$1,052,000$1,538,519
Physical Rentals ?2009$13,401,000$19,598,572
Physical Purchases ?2009$28,635,000$41,877,853
TV & Streaming Revenue2009$10,548,515$15,426,896
Total Revenues2009$103,395,762$151,213,289
Expenses
Budget ?2009$70,000,000$102,372,960
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2009$32,921,000 (est)$48,146,003 (est)
Participations2009$2,068,000$3,024,390
Residuals ?2009$3,781,000$5,529,602
Interest & Overhead2009$10,500,000$15,355,944
Total Expenses2009$119,270,000$174,428,900
Movie Net Profit or Loss2009$-15,874,238$-23,215,611

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