The Green Hornet

2011 | Action, Comedy, Crime, 3D, Adaptation, Adventure, Buddy Comedy, Comic Book Adaptation, IMAX, Origin Story, Superhero, Supernatural

Synopsis

Following the death of his father, Britt Reid, heir to his father's large company, teams up with his late dad's assistant Kato to become a masked crime fighting team.

Scores

Overall Score
84.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
91.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
95.8%
Review Aggregate
47.5

Critic Consensus

44.4% Fresh • 234 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 44% of 234 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, visually striking. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotfunnyvisually strikingstylizedromanticsurrealdarkaction-packedlightheartedcoming of age

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Seth Rogen2011$6,000,000 source$8,369,053reported
Jay Chou2011$17,000,000 source$23,712,316reported
Christoph Waltz2011$5,020,000$7,002,000(est)
Cameron Diaz2011$4,105,000$5,725,000(est)
Edward James Olmos2011$3,511,000$4,897,000(est)
David Harbour2011$3,090,000$4,310,000(est)
Tom Wilkinson2011$2,774,000$3,870,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score45.0
RT critic review count235
Rotten Tomatoes audience score43.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating5.8
IMDb votes167,650

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2011$98,780,040$137,782,562
International2011$129,037,210$179,986,538
Worldwide2011$227,817,250$317,769,100

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 Revenue2011$101,004,904$140,885,896
Digital Rentals ?2011$5,244,000$7,314,552
Digital Purchases ?2011$1,686,000$2,351,704
Physical Rentals ?2011$9,596,000$13,384,905
Physical Purchases ?2011$22,881,000$31,915,383
TV & Streaming Revenue2011$24,695,010$34,445,641
Total Revenues2011$165,106,914$230,298,081
Expenses
Budget ?2011$120,000,000$167,381,057
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2011$78,797,000 (est)$109,909,376 (est)
Participations2011$3,302,000$4,605,769
Residuals ?2011$3,856,000$5,378,511
Interest & Overhead2011$14,400,000$20,085,727
Total Expenses2011$220,355,000$307,360,439
Movie Net Profit or Loss2011$-55,248,086$-77,062,358

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