The Bounty

1984 | Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, Adaptation, Past, Remake

Synopsis

Fed up with their Captain's harsh discipline, a sailing ship's crew decides to take action.

Scores

Overall Score
62.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
73.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
43.0%
Review Aggregate
72.9

Critic Consensus

66.7% Fresh • 12 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 67% of 12 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize suspenseful, historical, romantic. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

suspensefulhistoricalromanticcharacter-drivencoming of ageemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Mel Gibson1984$1,831,000$5,528,000(est)
Anthony Hopkins1984$1,127,000$3,403,000(est)
Edward Fox1984$849,000$2,562,000(est)
Laurence Olivier1984$694,000$2,095,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score74.0
RT critic review count19
Rotten Tomatoes audience score73.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes33,596

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1984$8,613,462$26,006,188
International1984N/AN/A
Worldwide1984$8,613,462$26,006,188

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 Revenue1984$4,306,731$13,003,094
Digital Rentals ?1984N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1984N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1984$6,871,000$20,745,261
Physical Purchases ?1984$3,657,000$11,041,394
TV & Streaming Revenue1984$2,067,231$6,241,485
Total Revenues1984$16,901,962$51,031,234
Expenses
Budget ?1984$22,500,000$67,933,106
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1984$3,045,000 (est)$9,193,614 (est)
Participations1984$338,000$1,020,506
Residuals ?1984$869,000$2,623,728
Interest & Overhead1984$4,500,000$13,586,621
Total Expenses1984$31,252,000$94,357,575
Movie Net Profit or Loss1984$-14,350,038$-43,326,341

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