Shark Tale

2004 | Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Thriller, Animal, CGI Animation, Man-Eater, Predator, Shark, Underwater

Synopsis

When a son of a gangster shark boss is accidentally killed while on the hunt, his would-be prey and his vegetarian brother decide to use the incident to their own advantage.

Scores

Overall Score
84.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
91.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
98.4%
Review Aggregate
45.1

Critic Consensus

33.5% Fresh • 176 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 34% of 176 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, funny, thin plot. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

family-friendlyfunnythin plotvisually strikingcharacter-drivenstylizedlighthearted

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Will Smith2004$5,868,000$9,745,000(est)
Robert De Niro2004$3,612,000$5,999,000(est)
Renée Zellweger2004$2,720,000$4,516,000(est)
Angelina Jolie2004$2,224,000$3,693,000(est)
Jack Black2004$1,902,000$3,159,000(est)
Martin Scorsese2004$1,674,000$2,780,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score35.0
RT critic review count181
Rotten Tomatoes audience score46.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes208,310

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2004$160,861,908$267,138,065
International2004$213,721,971$354,921,029
Worldwide2004$374,583,879$622,059,094

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 Revenue2004$165,919,742$275,537,444
Digital Rentals ?2004$213,000$353,722
Digital Purchases ?2004$6,000$9,964
Physical Rentals ?2004$22,430,000$37,248,761
Physical Purchases ?2004$46,931,000$77,936,764
TV & Streaming Revenue2004$45,041,334$74,798,658
Total Revenues2004$280,541,077$465,885,314
Expenses
Budget ?2004$75,000,000$124,550,026
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2004$52,826,000 (est)$87,726,396 (est)
Participations2004$42,081,000$69,882,529
Residuals ?2004$7,296,000$12,116,227
Interest & Overhead2004$11,250,000$18,682,504
Total Expenses2004$188,453,000$312,957,682
Movie Net Profit or Loss2004$92,088,077$152,927,632

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