The International

2009 | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Synopsis

An Interpol agent attempts to expose a high-profile financial institution's role in an international arms dealing ring.

Scores

Overall Score
73.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
76.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
82.7%
Review Aggregate
52.0

Critic Consensus

56.9% Fresh • 204 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 57% of 204 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, suspenseful, visually striking. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotsuspensefulvisually strikingstylizedcharacter-drivenpoliticalpsychologicalgrittydarkchristmas

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Clive Owen2009$4,882,000$7,140,000(est)
Naomi Watts2009$3,005,000$4,395,000(est)
Armin Mueller-Stahl2009$2,263,000$3,309,000(est)
Brían F. O'Byrne2009$1,850,000$2,706,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score57.0
RT critic review count207
Rotten Tomatoes audience score37.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes103,069

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2009$25,450,527$37,220,654
International2009$34,803,316$50,898,836
Worldwide2009$60,253,843$88,119,490

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 Revenue2009$26,646,590$38,969,861
Digital Rentals ?2009$2,929,000$4,283,577
Digital Purchases ?2009$939,000$1,373,260
Physical Rentals ?2009$11,961,000$17,492,614
Physical Purchases ?2009$25,559,000$37,379,293
TV & Streaming Revenue2009$6,108,126$8,932,957
Total Revenues2009$74,142,716$108,431,562
Expenses
Budget ?2009$50,000,000$73,123,543
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2009$23,124,000 (est)$33,818,176 (est)
Participations2009$1,483,000$2,168,844
Residuals ?2009$3,215,000$4,701,844
Interest & Overhead2009$7,500,000$10,968,531
Total Expenses2009$85,322,000$124,780,939
Movie Net Profit or Loss2009$-11,179,284$-16,349,377

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