The Greatest Game Ever Played

2005 | Biography, Drama, Sport, Golf, Past, Sports

Synopsis

In the 1913 U.S. Open, twenty-year-old Francis Ouimet played golf against his idol, 1900 U.S. Open champion, Englishman Harry Vardon.

Scores

Overall Score
70.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
68.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
70.9%
Review Aggregate
72.0

Critic Consensus

61.8% Fresh • 102 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 62% of 102 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize suspenseful, lighthearted, emotional. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

suspensefullightheartedemotionalupliftinghistoricalfamily-friendlyrealisticvisually strikinggrittycharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Shia LaBeouf2005$2,034,000$3,267,000(est)
Stephen Dillane2005$1,252,000$2,011,000(est)
Peter Firth2005$943,000$1,514,000(est)
Elias Koteas2005$771,000$1,238,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score62.0
RT critic review count111
Rotten Tomatoes audience score82.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating7.4
IMDb votes35,303

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$15,337,393$24,635,638
International2005$93,784$150,640
Worldwide2005$15,431,177$24,786,278

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 Revenue2005$7,706,210$12,378,075
Digital Rentals ?2005$246,000$395,137
Digital Purchases ?2005$38,000$61,037
Physical Rentals ?2005$13,712,000$22,024,856
Physical Purchases ?2005$32,919,000$52,876,037
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$3,680,974$5,912,553
Total Revenues2005$58,302,184$93,647,695
Expenses
Budget ?2005$25,000,000$40,156,169
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$10,381,000 (est)$16,674,448 (est)
Participations2005$2,332,000$3,745,767
Residuals ?2005$3,631,000$5,832,282
Interest & Overhead2005$4,250,000$6,826,549
Total Expenses2005$45,594,000$73,235,215
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$12,708,184$20,412,480

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