Swordfish

2001 | Action, Crime, Thriller, Adventure, Caper, Conflict, Heist, Terrorism

Synopsis

A covert counter-terrorist unit called Black Cell led by Gabriel Shear wants the money to help finance their war against international terrorism, but it's all locked away. Gabriel brings in convicted hacker Stanley Jobson to help him.

Scores

Overall Score
79.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
85.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
91.6%
Review Aggregate
47.7

Critic Consensus

28.2% Fresh • 124 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 28% of 124 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, action-packed, stylized. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotaction-packedstylizedsuspensefulfunnyemotionalvisually strikingdarkcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
John Travolta2001$9,976,000$17,670,000(est)
Hugh Jackman2001$6,141,000$10,877,000(est)
Halle Berry2001$2,500,000 source$4,428,289reported
Don Cheadle2001$3,780,000$6,696,000(est)
Vinnie Jones2001$3,234,000$5,728,000(est)
Sam Shepard2001$2,846,000$5,041,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score27.0
RT critic review count139
Rotten Tomatoes audience score59.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes201,341

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2001$69,772,970$123,589,949
International2001$77,307,440$136,935,873
Worldwide2001$147,080,420$260,525,840

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$65,809,461$116,569,324
Digital Rentals ?2001N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2001N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2001$29,802,000$52,788,747
Physical Purchases ?2001$44,528,000$78,873,140
TV & Streaming Revenue2001$17,443,242$30,897,487
Total Revenues2001$157,582,704$279,128,698
Expenses
Budget ?2001$102,000,000$180,674,190
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2001$31,257,000 (est)$55,366,011 (est)
Participations2001$6,303,000$11,164,602
Residuals ?2001$6,329,000$11,210,656
Interest & Overhead2001$12,240,000$21,680,903
Total Expenses2001$158,129,000$280,096,362
Movie Net Profit or Loss2001$-546,296$-967,664

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