Road to Perdition

2002 | Crime, Drama, Thriller, Adaptation, Assassin, Comic Book Adaptation, Criminal, Irish Culture, Murderer, Summer

Synopsis

A mob enforcer's son in 1930s Illinois witnesses a murder, forcing him and his father to take to the road, and his father down a path of redemption and revenge.

Scores

Overall Score
90.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
91.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
94.4%
Review Aggregate
81.9

Critic Consensus

82.1% Fresh • 212 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 82% of 212 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, character-driven, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

visually strikingcharacter-drivenstylizedemotionaldarksuspensefulgrittythought-provokingfamily-friendlyuplifting

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Tom Hanks2002$6,259,000$10,915,000(est)
Paul Newman2002$3,853,000$6,719,000(est)
Jude Law2002$2,901,000$5,059,000(est)
Jennifer Jason Leigh2002$2,372,000$4,136,000(est)
Stanley Tucci2002$2,029,000$3,538,000(est)
Daniel Craig2002$1,786,000$3,114,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score82.0
RT critic review count214
Rotten Tomatoes audience score86.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes295,845

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2002$104,454,760$182,142,634
International2002$76,546,720$133,478,084
Worldwide2002$181,001,470$315,620,700

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 Revenue2002$82,846,068$144,462,550
Digital Rentals ?2002$22,000$38,362
Digital Purchases ?2002N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2002$24,266,000$42,313,755
Physical Purchases ?2002$45,246,000$78,897,559
TV & Streaming Revenue2002$29,247,333$50,999,937
Total Revenues2002$181,627,401$316,712,165
Expenses
Budget ?2002$80,000,000$139,499,729
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2002$29,949,000 (est)$52,223,467 (est)
Participations2002$14,530,000$25,336,638
Residuals ?2002$6,540,000$11,404,103
Interest & Overhead2002$12,000,000$20,924,959
Total Expenses2002$143,019,000$249,388,897
Movie Net Profit or Loss2002$38,608,401$67,323,268

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