The Art of War

2000 | Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller, Martial Arts, Spy

Synopsis

UN's secretary general uses covert operations to help diplomacy along. Shaw's called back 6 months after one such operation. He witnesses the murder of Chinese UN ambassador at UN, NYC, chases the assassin and ends up a suspect.

Scores

Overall Score
64.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
69.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
76.1%
Review Aggregate
32.9

Critic Consensus

19.7% Fresh • 61 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 20% of 61 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, visually striking, gritty. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotvisually strikinggrittysuspensefulaction-packedstylizedpsychologicalmacabredarkemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Wesley Snipes2000$4,333,000$7,893,000(est)
Anne Archer2000$2,667,000$4,859,000(est)
Maury Chaykin2000$2,008,000$3,658,000(est)
Marie Matiko2000$1,642,000$2,991,000(est)
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa2000$1,404,000$2,558,000(est)
Michael Biehn2000$1,236,000$2,252,000(est)
Donald Sutherland2000$1,110,000$2,022,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score16.0
RT critic review count80
Rotten Tomatoes audience score35.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating5.7
IMDb votes31,853

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$30,208,599$55,031,577
International2000$10,191,826$18,566,642
Worldwide2000$40,400,425$73,598,219

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 Revenue2000$19,181,030$34,942,445
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$22,029,000$40,130,646
Physical Purchases ?2000$29,380,000$53,522,102
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$7,552,150$13,757,894
Total Revenues2000$78,142,180$142,353,088
Expenses
Budget ?2000$60,000,000$109,303,136
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$20,854,000 (est)$37,990,127 (est)
Participations2000$1,563,000$2,847,347
Residuals ?2000$4,158,000$7,574,707
Interest & Overhead2000$9,000,000$16,395,470
Total Expenses2000$95,575,000$174,110,787
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$-17,432,820$-31,757,699

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