The Day the Earth Stood Still

2008 | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Adaptation, Alien Invasion, Conflict, Environmental Theme, Environmentalist, Global Warming, IMAX, Invasion, Remake

Synopsis

A remake of the 1951 classic science fiction film about an alien visitor and his giant robot counterpart who visit Earth.

Scores

Overall Score
82.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
93.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
95.9%
Review Aggregate
31.6

Critic Consensus

19.4% Fresh • 180 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 19% of 180 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, christmas, funny. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotchristmasfunnyvisually strikinggrittyscaryemotionalsuspensefulfamily-friendlypacing issues

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Keanu Reeves2008$6,259,000$9,120,000(est)
Jennifer Connelly2008$3,853,000$5,614,000(est)
Jaden Smith2008$2,901,000$4,227,000(est)
John Cleese2008$2,372,000$3,456,000(est)
Jon Hamm2008$2,029,000$2,956,000(est)
Kathy Bates2008$1,786,000$2,602,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score21.0
RT critic review count195
Rotten Tomatoes audience score27.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating5.5
IMDb votes184,382

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$79,366,978$115,640,599
International2008$153,726,881$223,985,706
Worldwide2008$233,093,859$339,626,305

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 Revenue2008$101,174,241$147,414,582
Digital Rentals ?2008$1,842,000$2,683,862
Digital Purchases ?2008$657,000$957,273
Physical Rentals ?2008$15,264,000$22,240,208
Physical Purchases ?2008$31,625,000$46,078,785
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$19,841,744$28,910,150
Total Revenues2008$170,403,986$248,284,860
Expenses
Budget ?2008$80,000,000$116,562,935
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$41,660,000 (est)$60,700,149 (est)
Participations2008$13,632,000$19,862,324
Residuals ?2008$4,511,000$6,572,693
Interest & Overhead2008$12,000,000$17,484,440
Total Expenses2008$151,803,000$221,182,541
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$18,600,986$27,102,319

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