The Imitation Game

2014 | Biography, Drama, Thriller, War, Historical War, Homosexual Theme, LGBTQ Theme, Past, World War II

Synopsis

During World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians while attempting to come to terms with his troubled private life.

Scores

Overall Score
95.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
98.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
95.3%
Review Aggregate
87.8

Critic Consensus

89.8% Fresh • 285 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 90% of 285 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize historical, character-driven, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

historicalcharacter-drivenemotionaltragicvisually strikingsuspensefulpsychologicalpoliticalgrittycoming of age

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Benedict Cumberbatch2014$1,200,000 source$1,590,368reported
Keira Knightley2014$5,500,000 source$7,289,185reported
Matthew Goode2014$423,000$561,000(est)
Rory Kinnear2014$346,000$458,000(est)
Charles Dance2014$296,000$392,000(est)
Mark Strong2014$260,000$345,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score90.0
RT critic review count285
Rotten Tomatoes audience score91.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating8.0
IMDb votes861,597

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$91,125,683$120,769,441
International2014$142,430,025$188,763,409
Worldwide2014$233,555,708$309,532,850

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 Revenue2014$102,534,852$135,890,084
Digital Rentals ?2014$4,973,000$6,590,748
Digital Purchases ?2014$3,939,000$5,220,381
Physical Rentals ?2014$5,669,000$7,513,161
Physical Purchases ?2014$15,280,000$20,250,680
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$22,781,421$30,192,360
Total Revenues2014$155,177,272$205,657,416
Expenses
Budget ?2014$14,000,000$18,554,288
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2014$17,500,000 (est)$23,192,860 (est)
Participations2014$23,277,000$30,849,155
Residuals ?2014$2,930,000$3,883,147
Interest & Overhead2014$2,800,000$3,710,858
Total Expenses2014$60,507,000$80,190,308
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$94,670,272$125,467,108

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