The Constant Gardener

2005 | Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Politics

Synopsis

A widower's transcontinental quest to find answers about his wife's death leads him to explosive secrets.

Scores

Overall Score
84.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
84.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
87.2%
Review Aggregate
80.2

Critic Consensus

83.2% Fresh • 184 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 83% of 184 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize political, romantic, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

politicalromanticcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingsuspensefulstylizedgrittydarkscary

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Ralph Fiennes2005$1,797,000$2,887,000(est)
Rachel Weisz2005$1,106,000$1,777,000(est)
Danny Huston2005$833,000$1,338,000(est)
Bill Nighy2005$681,000$1,094,000(est)
Pete Postlethwaite2005$583,000$936,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score83.0
RT critic review count189
Rotten Tomatoes audience score82.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating7.3
IMDb votes153,680

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$33,579,797$53,937,441
International2005$48,886,873$78,524,383
Worldwide2005$82,466,670$132,461,825

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 Revenue2005$36,344,648$58,378,474
Digital Rentals ?2005$302,000$485,087
Digital Purchases ?2005$47,000$75,494
Physical Rentals ?2005$16,864,000$27,087,746
Physical Purchases ?2005$40,486,000$65,030,508
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$8,394,949$13,484,360
Total Revenues2005$102,438,597$164,541,669
Expenses
Budget ?2005$25,000,000$40,156,170
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$18,995,000 (est)$30,510,658 (est)
Participations2005$8,195,000$13,163,193
Residuals ?2005$4,653,000$7,473,866
Interest & Overhead2005$4,250,000$6,826,549
Total Expenses2005$61,093,000$98,130,436
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$41,345,597$66,411,233

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