The Fountain

2006 | Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Supernatural

Synopsis

As a modern-day scientist, Tommy is struggling with mortality, desperately searching for the medical breakthrough that will save the life of his cancer-stricken wife, Izzi.

Scores

Overall Score
80.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
94.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
72.1%
Review Aggregate
64.5

Critic Consensus

52.5% Fresh • 202 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 52% of 202 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, visually striking, emotional. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotvisually strikingemotionalromanticstylizedthought-provokingsurrealtragiclighthearteddark

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Hugh Jackman2006$3,367,000$5,239,000(est)
Rachel Weisz2006$2,073,000$3,225,000(est)
Ellen Burstyn2006$1,560,000$2,428,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score52.0
RT critic review count206
Rotten Tomatoes audience score74.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes254,988

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$10,144,010$15,784,603
International2006$6,324,333$9,840,988
Worldwide2006$16,468,343$25,625,591

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 Revenue2006$7,601,738$11,828,697
Digital Rentals ?2006$413,000$642,649
Digital Purchases ?2006$127,000$197,619
Physical Rentals ?2006$13,052,000$20,309,585
Physical Purchases ?2006$30,786,000$47,904,604
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$2,434,562$3,788,305
Total Revenues2006$54,414,301$84,671,459
Expenses
Budget ?2006$35,000,000$54,461,806
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$12,493,000 (est)$19,439,752 (est)
Participations2006$1,088,000$1,692,984
Residuals ?2006$3,374,000$5,250,118
Interest & Overhead2006$5,950,000$9,258,507
Total Expenses2006$57,905,000$90,103,167
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$-3,490,699$-5,431,708

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