The Counselor

2013 | Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Synopsis

A lawyer finds himself in over his head when he gets involved in drug trafficking.

Scores

Overall Score
74.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
82.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
85.9%
Review Aggregate
35.5

Critic Consensus

33.6% Fresh • 217 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 34% of 217 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, dark, stylized. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotdarkstylizednoirvisually strikingthought-provokingcharacter-drivensuspensefulgrittyfunny

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Michael Fassbender2013$1,797,000$2,420,000(est)
Penélope Cruz2013$1,106,000$1,489,000(est)
Cameron Diaz2013$833,000$1,121,000(est)
Javier Bardem2013$681,000$917,000(est)
Brad Pitt2013$583,000$784,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score34.0
RT critic review count217
Rotten Tomatoes audience score24.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating5.4
IMDb votes108,498

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$16,973,715$22,852,594
International2013$54,035,619$72,750,960
Worldwide2013$71,009,334$95,603,554

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 Revenue2013$30,101,105$40,526,681
Digital Rentals ?2013$4,188,000$5,638,522
Digital Purchases ?2013$2,504,000$3,371,265
Physical Rentals ?2013$5,414,000$7,289,149
Physical Purchases ?2013$14,027,000$18,885,279
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$4,073,692$5,484,623
Total Revenues2013$60,307,797$81,195,519
Expenses
Budget ?2013$25,000,000$33,658,798
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$24,617,000 (est)$33,143,145 (est)
Participations2013$2,412,000$3,247,401
Residuals ?2013$1,862,000$2,506,907
Interest & Overhead2013$4,250,000$5,721,996
Total Expenses2013$58,141,000$78,278,248
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$2,166,797$2,917,271

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