The Butterfly Effect

2004 | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Time Travel

Synopsis

Evan Treborn suffers blackouts during significant events of his life. As he grows up, he finds a way to remember these lost memories and a supernatural way to alter his life by reading his journal.

Scores

Overall Score
87.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
98.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
89.2%
Review Aggregate
61.0

Critic Consensus

34.4% Fresh • 157 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 34% of 157 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, dark, funny. Many reviews cite thin plot, uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotdarkfunnyuneven tonecoming of agesuspensefulpsychologicalmacabrestylizedemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Ashton Kutcher2004$731,000$1,214,000(est)
Amy Smart2004$450,000$747,000(est)
Eric Stoltz2004$339,000$563,000(est)
William Lee Scott2004$277,000$460,000(est)
Elden Henson2004$237,000$393,000(est)
Logan Lerman2004$209,000$346,000(est)
Ethan Suplee2004$187,000$311,000(est)
Melora Walters2004$171,000$283,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score34.0
RT critic review count169
Rotten Tomatoes audience score81.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes545,669

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2004$57,938,692$96,216,870
International2004$38,754,724$64,358,689
Worldwide2004$96,693,730$160,576,080

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 Revenue2004$44,471,236$73,851,910
Digital Rentals ?2004$196,000$325,491
Digital Purchases ?2004$6,000$9,964
Physical Rentals ?2004$20,676,000$34,335,949
Physical Purchases ?2004$43,262,000$71,843,773
TV & Streaming Revenue2004$14,484,673$24,054,217
Total Revenues2004$123,095,909$204,421,305
Expenses
Budget ?2004$13,000,000$21,588,670
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2004$16,250,000 (est)$26,985,838 (est)
Participations2004$9,848,000$16,354,248
Residuals ?2004$5,427,000$9,012,439
Interest & Overhead2004$2,600,000$4,317,734
Total Expenses2004$47,125,000$78,258,929
Movie Net Profit or Loss2004$75,970,909$126,162,376

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