Prisoners

2013 | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Hostage, Kidnapping

Synopsis

A desperate father takes the law into his own hands after police fail to find two kidnapped girls.

Scores

Overall Score
93.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
98.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
90.9%
Review Aggregate
83.3

Critic Consensus

81.1% Fresh • 249 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 81% of 249 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize suspenseful, character-driven, dark. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

suspensefulcharacter-drivendarkemotionalvisually strikinggrittyrealisticthought-provokingstylizedpsychological

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Hugh Jackman2013$3,322,000$4,472,000(est)
Jake Gyllenhaal2013$2,045,000$2,753,000(est)
Viola Davis2013$1,540,000$2,073,000(est)
Maria Bello2013$1,259,000$1,695,000(est)
Terrence Howard2013$1,077,000$1,450,000(est)
Melissa Leo2013$948,000$1,276,000(est)
Paul Dano2013$851,000$1,145,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score81.0
RT critic review count249
Rotten Tomatoes audience score87.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating8.2
IMDb votes892,927

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$61,002,304$82,130,567
International2013$61,124,384$82,294,930
Worldwide2013$122,126,690$164,425,500

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$54,950,906$73,983,256
Digital Rentals ?2013$5,077,000$6,835,429
Digital Purchases ?2013$3,035,000$4,086,178
Physical Rentals ?2013$6,562,000$8,834,761
Physical Purchases ?2013$17,004,000$22,893,368
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$15,250,576$20,532,642
Total Revenues2013$101,879,482$137,165,633
Expenses
Budget ?2013$46,000,000$61,932,187
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$40,424,000 (est)$54,424,929 (est)
Participations2013$4,075,000$5,486,384
Residuals ?2013$2,754,000$3,707,853
Interest & Overhead2013$7,820,000$10,528,472
Total Expenses2013$101,073,000$136,079,825
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$806,482$1,085,808

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