Russian Ark

2013 | Drama, Fantasy, History, Mystery

Synopsis

A 19th century French aristocrat, notorious for his scathing memoirs about life in Russia, travels through the Russian State Hermitage Museum and encounters historical figures from the last 200+ years.

Scores

Overall Score
67.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
89.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
26.3%
Review Aggregate
90.2

Critic Consensus

93.4% Fresh • 152 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 93% of 152 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, visually striking, romantic. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnyvisually strikingromanticsuspensefulaction-packedgrittylightheartedcharacter-drivendarkhistorical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Harrison Ford2013$1,304,000$1,756,000(est)
Karen Allen2013$803,000$1,081,000(est)
Paul Freeman2013$604,000$814,000(est)
Ronald Lacey2013$494,000$665,000(est)
John Rhys-Davies2013$423,000$569,000(est)
Denholm Elliott2013$372,000$501,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score94.0
RT critic review count156
Rotten Tomatoes audience score96.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes19

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$37,984$51,140
International2013N/AN/A
Worldwide2013$37,984$51,140

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$18,992$25,570
Digital Rentals ?2013$1,517,000$2,042,416
Digital Purchases ?2013$907,000$1,221,141
Physical Rentals ?2013$1,961,000$2,640,196
Physical Purchases ?2013$5,081,000$6,840,814
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$6,000,000$8,078,112
Total Revenues2013$15,484,992$20,848,249
Expenses
Budget ?2013$20,000,000$26,927,039
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$80,000 (est)$107,708 (est)
Participations2013$310,000$417,369
Residuals ?2013$886,000$1,192,868
Interest & Overhead2013$4,000,000$5,385,408
Total Expenses2013$25,276,000$34,030,391
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$-9,791,008$-13,182,143

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