The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

2010 | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Foreign Language

Synopsis

Lisbeth is recovering in a hospital and awaiting trial for three murders when she is released. Mikael must prove her innocence, but Lisbeth must be willing to share the details of her sordid experiences with the court.

Scores

Overall Score
72.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
71.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
78.1%
Review Aggregate
62.5

Critic Consensus

53.0% Fresh • 134 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 53% of 134 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, suspenseful, dark. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotsuspensefuldarkstylizedcharacter-driventhought-provokingaction-packedgrittyemotionalpsychological

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Noomi Rapace2010$196,000$281,000(est)
Michael Nyqvist2010$120,000$173,000(est)
Annika Hallin2010$91,000$130,000(est)
Lena Endre2010$74,000$107,000(est)
Anders Ahlbom Rosendahl2010$63,000$91,000(est)
Hans Alfredson2010$56,000$80,000(est)
Jacob Ericksson2010$50,000$72,000(est)
Sofia Ledarp2010$46,000$66,000(est)
Mikael Spreitz2010$42,000$60,000(est)
Niklas Hjulström2010$39,000$56,000(est)
Lennart Hjulström2010$37,000$53,000(est)
Georgi Staykov2010$34,000$49,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score53.0
RT critic review count134
Rotten Tomatoes audience score66.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating7.3
IMDb votes76,482

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2010$5,190,196$7,465,220
International2010$39,086,139$56,218,807
Worldwide2010$44,276,335$63,684,027

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 Revenue2010$18,229,554$26,220,133
Digital Rentals ?2010$3,606,000$5,186,622
Digital Purchases ?2010$1,051,000$1,511,686
Physical Rentals ?2010$8,465,000$12,175,472
Physical Purchases ?2010$18,963,000$27,275,072
TV & Streaming Revenue2010$2,076,078$2,986,088
Total Revenues2010$52,390,632$75,355,072
Expenses
Budget ?2010$5,300,000$7,623,155
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2010$6,625,000 (est)$9,528,943 (est)
Participations2010$4,191,000$6,028,045
Residuals ?2010$2,309,000$3,321,106
Interest & Overhead2010$1,060,000$1,524,631
Total Expenses2010$19,485,000$28,025,880
Movie Net Profit or Loss2010$32,905,632$47,329,192

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