The Count of Monte Cristo

2002 | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Past, Revenge, Swashbuckler

Synopsis

A young man, falsely imprisoned by his jealous "friend", escapes and uses a hidden treasure to exact his revenge.

Scores

Overall Score
85.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
87.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
86.9%
Review Aggregate
79.7

Critic Consensus

75.4% Fresh • 130 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 75% of 130 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, historical, romantic. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

visually strikinghistoricalromanticcharacter-drivenstylizedfamily-friendlylightheartedrealisticpoliticalfunny

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jim Caviezel2002$2,282,000$3,979,000(est)
Guy Pearce2002$1,405,000$2,450,000(est)
Richard Harris2002$1,058,000$1,844,000(est)
James Frain2002$865,000$1,508,000(est)
Dagmara Dominczyk2002$740,000$1,290,000(est)
Luis Guzmán2002$651,000$1,135,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score74.0
RT critic review count141
Rotten Tomatoes audience score88.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating7.7
IMDb votes156,391

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2002$54,234,064$94,570,460
International2002$21,160,986$36,899,396
Worldwide2002$75,395,050$131,469,856

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 Revenue2002$35,581,426$62,044,988
Digital Rentals ?2002$20,000$34,875
Digital Purchases ?2002N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2002$22,257,000$38,810,566
Physical Purchases ?2002$41,500,000$72,365,481
TV & Streaming Revenue2002$13,558,516$23,642,615
Total Revenues2002$112,916,942$196,898,525
Expenses
Budget ?2002$35,000,000$61,031,128
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2002$33,002,000 (est)$57,547,123 (est)
Participations2002$9,033,000$15,751,262
Residuals ?2002$5,361,000$9,348,225
Interest & Overhead2002$5,950,000$10,375,292
Total Expenses2002$88,346,000$154,053,030
Movie Net Profit or Loss2002$24,570,942$42,845,495

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