The Chronicles of Riddick

2004 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Space Opera, Supernatural

Synopsis

The wanted criminal Richard Bruno Riddick arrives on a planet called Helion Prime and finds himself up against an invading empire called the Necromongers, an army that plans to convert or kill all humans in the universe.

Scores

Overall Score
84.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
93.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
91.0%
Review Aggregate
50.9

Critic Consensus

27.6% Fresh • 156 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 28% of 156 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, gritty, visually striking. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotgrittyvisually strikingfunnypoliticaldarkpacing issuesnoirsuspensefulmacabre

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Vin Diesel2004$11,500,000 source$19,097,671reported
Thandiwe Newton2004$4,883,000$8,109,000(est)
Karl Urban2004$3,676,000$6,105,000(est)
Colm Feore2004$3,006,000$4,992,000(est)
Linus Roache2004$2,571,000$4,270,000(est)
Keith David2004$2,263,000$3,758,000(est)
Yorick van Wageningen2004$2,032,000$3,374,000(est)
Alexa Davalos2004$1,850,000$3,073,000(est)
Nick Chinlund2004$1,704,000$2,830,000(est)
Judi Dench2004$1,583,000$2,628,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score29.0
RT critic review count164
Rotten Tomatoes audience score65.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes249,014

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2004$57,761,012$95,921,808
International2004$58,139,522$96,550,387
Worldwide2004$115,900,534$192,472,194

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$52,136,315$86,581,059
Digital Rentals ?2004$192,000$318,848
Digital Purchases ?2004$6,000$9,964
Physical Rentals ?2004$20,276,000$33,671,684
Physical Purchases ?2004$42,425,000$70,453,798
TV & Streaming Revenue2004$14,440,253$23,980,452
Total Revenues2004$129,475,568$215,015,805
Expenses
Budget ?2004$105,000,000$174,370,037
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2004$34,016,000 (est)$56,489,249 (est)
Participations2004$2,590,000$4,301,128
Residuals ?2004$5,333,000$8,856,337
Interest & Overhead2004$12,600,000$20,924,404
Total Expenses2004$159,539,000$264,941,156
Movie Net Profit or Loss2004$-30,063,432$-49,925,350

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