Spy Game

2001 | Action, Crime, Thriller, Conflict, Spy, Terrorism

Synopsis

Retiring CIA agent Nathan Muir recalls his training of Tom Bishop while working against agency politics to free him from his Chinese captors.

Scores

Overall Score
83.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
84.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
91.3%
Review Aggregate
69.6

Critic Consensus

66.1% Fresh • 118 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 66% of 118 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, stylized, character-driven. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotstylizedcharacter-drivenvisually strikingsuspensefulgrittychristmasfamily-friendlylightheartedthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Robert Redford2001$12,401,000$21,966,000(est)
Brad Pitt2001$7,634,000$13,521,000(est)
Catherine McCormack2001$5,747,000$10,180,000(est)
Stephen Dillane2001$4,699,000$8,323,000(est)
Larry Bryggman2001$4,019,000$7,120,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score64.0
RT critic review count134
Rotten Tomatoes audience score75.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes173,625

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2001$62,362,560$110,463,769
International2001$80,687,000$142,922,133
Worldwide2001$143,049,570$253,385,920

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 Revenue2001$63,456,080$112,400,738
Digital Rentals ?2001N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2001N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2001$29,374,000$52,030,621
Physical Purchases ?2001$43,889,000$77,741,266
TV & Streaming Revenue2001$15,590,640$27,615,942
Total Revenues2001$152,309,720$269,788,567
Expenses
Budget ?2001$115,000,000$203,701,282
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2001$30,492,000 (est)$54,010,952 (est)
Participations2001$3,046,000$5,395,427
Residuals ?2001$6,161,000$10,913,075
Interest & Overhead2001$13,800,000$24,444,154
Total Expenses2001$168,499,000$298,464,890
Movie Net Profit or Loss2001$-16,189,280$-28,676,323

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