The Duchess

2008 | Biography, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller, Past

Synopsis

A chronicle of the life of 18th-century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was revered for her extravagant political and personal life.

Scores

Overall Score
77.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
78.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
82.8%
Review Aggregate
65.5

Critic Consensus

61.6% Fresh • 164 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 62% of 164 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize historical, thin plot, emotional. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

historicalthin plotemotionalvisually strikingcharacter-drivenromanticgrittypoliticalcoming of agefamily-friendly

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Keira Knightley2008$759,000$1,106,000(est)
Ralph Fiennes2008$467,000$681,000(est)
Charlotte Rampling2008$352,000$513,000(est)
Dominic Cooper2008$288,000$419,000(est)
Hayley Atwell2008$246,000$359,000(est)
Simon McBurney2008$217,000$316,000(est)
Aidan McArdle2008$194,000$283,000(est)
John Shrapnel2008$177,000$258,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score62.0
RT critic review count170
Rotten Tomatoes audience score67.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes89,628

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$13,848,978$20,178,469
International2008$29,494,406$42,974,431
Worldwide2008$43,343,384$63,152,900

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$18,722,251$27,279,007
Digital Rentals ?2008$1,410,000$2,054,422
Digital Purchases ?2008$503,000$732,889
Physical Rentals ?2008$11,685,000$17,025,474
Physical Purchases ?2008$24,210,000$35,274,858
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$3,323,755$4,842,833
Total Revenues2008$59,854,006$87,209,482
Expenses
Budget ?2008$13,500,000$19,669,995
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$12,572,000 (est)$18,317,865 (est)
Participations2008$4,788,000$6,976,292
Residuals ?2008$2,882,000$4,199,180
Interest & Overhead2008$2,700,000$3,933,999
Total Expenses2008$36,442,000$53,097,330
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$23,412,006$34,112,151

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