Public Enemies

2009 | Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Actual Events Adaptation, Summer

Synopsis

The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.

Scores

Overall Score
89.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
96.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
94.4%
Review Aggregate
65.1

Critic Consensus

70.0% Fresh • 50 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 70% of 50 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, visually striking, historical. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotvisually strikinghistoricalgrittystylizedsuspensefulemotionalupliftingromanticcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Johnny Depp2009$9,780,000$14,303,000(est)
Christian Bale2009$6,020,000$8,805,000(est)
Marion Cotillard2009$4,533,000$6,629,000(est)
Billy Crudup2009$3,706,000$5,420,000(est)
Stephen Dorff2009$3,170,000$4,636,000(est)
Stephen Lang2009$2,790,000$4,081,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score68.0
RT critic review count278
Rotten Tomatoes audience score59.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes330,761

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2009$97,104,624$142,012,679
International2009$117,000,000$171,109,086
Worldwide2009$214,104,620$313,121,760

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$95,352,312$139,449,974
Digital Rentals ?2009$3,776,000$5,522,290
Digital Purchases ?2009$1,211,000$1,771,052
Physical Rentals ?2009$15,422,000$22,554,225
Physical Purchases ?2009$32,955,000$48,195,726
TV & Streaming Revenue2009$24,276,156$35,503,170
Total Revenues2009$172,992,468$252,996,437
Expenses
Budget ?2009$100,000,000$146,247,082
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2009$38,693,000 (est)$56,587,384 (est)
Participations2009$6,920,000$10,120,298
Residuals ?2009$4,935,000$7,217,294
Interest & Overhead2009$15,000,000$21,937,062
Total Expenses2009$165,548,000$242,109,120
Movie Net Profit or Loss2009$7,444,468$10,887,317

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