The Contender

2000 | Drama, Thriller, Political Campaign, Politician, Politics, President, Priviledged Character

Synopsis

Senator Laine Hanson is a contender for U.S. Vice President, but information and disinformation about her past surfaces that threatens to derail her confirmation.

Scores

Overall Score
66.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
62.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
68.2%
Review Aggregate
73.2

Critic Consensus

74.8% Fresh • 99 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 75% of 99 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize political, thin plot, character-driven. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

politicalthin plotcharacter-driventhought-provokingemotionalcoming of ageromanticsuspensefulsatirical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Gary Oldman2000$1,125,000$2,049,000(est)
Joan Allen2000$692,000$1,261,000(est)
Jeff Bridges2000$521,000$950,000(est)
Christian Slater2000$426,000$776,000(est)
William Petersen2000$365,000$664,000(est)
Philip Baker Hall2000$321,000$584,000(est)
Saul Rubinek2000$288,000$525,000(est)
Sam Elliott2000$262,000$478,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score76.0
RT critic review count131
Rotten Tomatoes audience score73.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes25,776

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$17,872,724$32,559,079
International2000$4,489,088$8,177,857
Worldwide2000$22,361,812$40,736,936

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 Revenue2000$10,731,997$19,550,682
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$19,592,000$35,691,117
Physical Purchases ?2000$26,130,000$47,601,515
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$4,289,454$7,814,179
Total Revenues2000$60,743,451$110,657,494
Expenses
Budget ?2000$20,000,000$36,434,378
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$9,514,000 (est)$17,331,834 (est)
Participations2000$2,430,000$4,426,777
Residuals ?2000$3,580,000$6,521,754
Interest & Overhead2000$4,000,000$7,286,876
Total Expenses2000$39,524,000$72,001,619
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$21,219,451$38,655,875

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