The Brave One

2007 | Crime, Drama, Thriller, Criminal, Revenge, Vigilante

Synopsis

Struggling to recover emotionally from a brutal assault that killed her fiancé and left her in a coma, a radio personality begins a quest for vengeance against the perpetrators that leaves a bloody trail across New York City.

Scores

Overall Score
80.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
85.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
87.1%
Review Aggregate
56.4

Critic Consensus

43.4% Fresh • 175 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 43% of 175 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, character-driven, thought-provoking. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotcharacter-driventhought-provokingemotionalsuspensefuldarkfunnyvisually strikinggrittypsychological

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jodie Foster2007$6,039,000$9,138,000(est)
Terrence Howard2007$3,717,000$5,625,000(est)
Naveen Andrews2007$2,799,000$4,235,000(est)
Nicky Katt2007$2,288,000$3,463,000(est)
Mary Steenburgen2007$1,957,000$2,962,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score43.0
RT critic review count181
Rotten Tomatoes audience score64.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes65,397

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$36,793,804$55,678,810
International2007$32,993,590$49,928,076
Worldwide2007$69,787,390$105,606,880

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 Revenue2007$31,594,338$47,810,635
Digital Rentals ?2007$876,000$1,325,621
Digital Purchases ?2007$326,000$493,325
Physical Rentals ?2007$15,084,000$22,826,103
Physical Purchases ?2007$33,895,000$51,292,149
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$9,198,451$13,919,703
Total Revenues2007$90,973,789$137,667,536
Expenses
Budget ?2007$70,000,000$105,928,615
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$23,458,000 (est)$35,498,192 (est)
Participations2007$1,819,000$2,752,631
Residuals ?2007$4,104,000$6,210,443
Interest & Overhead2007$10,500,000$15,889,292
Total Expenses2007$109,881,000$166,279,174
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$-18,907,211$-28,611,638

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