The King

2006 | Drama, Thriller

Synopsis

A motiveless malignancy? Elvis leaves the Navy and heads for Texas where he contacts his father Dave, whom he's never met. He is the pastor at a Christian community church. He tells Elvis to stay away and, without telling his family that Elvis is his son from a pre-conversion liaison, tells them to have nothing to do with him. But Elvis has already connected with Malerie, the pastor's 16-year old daughter. Elvis embarks on her seduction, while Dave examines his conscience and comes to a new conclusion. Can anyone get right with the Lord? Does the Lord hear?

Scores

Overall Score
44.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
34.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
46.6%
Review Aggregate
66.2

Critic Consensus

76.8% Fresh • 95 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 77% of 95 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, thought-provoking, gritty. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

thin plotthought-provokinggrittystylizedtragicvisually strikingscaryhistoricalrealisticlighthearted

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sean Penn2006$3,972,000$6,180,000(est)
Jude Law2006$2,445,000$3,804,000(est)
Kate Winslet2006$1,841,000$2,864,000(est)
James Gandolfini2006$1,505,000$2,342,000(est)
Mark Ruffalo2006$1,287,000$2,003,000(est)
Patricia Clarkson2006$1,133,000$1,763,000(est)
Anthony Hopkins2006$1,017,000$1,583,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score77.0
RT critic review count95
Rotten Tomatoes audience score54.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes7,558

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$282,183$439,091
International2006$458,027$712,714
Worldwide2006$740,210$1,151,805

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 Revenue2006$324,302$504,631
Digital Rentals ?2006$204,000$317,435
Digital Purchases ?2006$63,000$98,031
Physical Rentals ?2006$6,448,000$10,033,421
Physical Purchases ?2006$15,210,000$23,667,546
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$126,982$197,591
Total Revenues2006$22,376,285$34,818,655
Expenses
Budget ?2006$55,000,000$85,582,841
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$592,000 (est)$921,183 (est)
Participations2006$448,000$697,111
Residuals ?2006$1,610,000$2,505,243
Interest & Overhead2006$8,250,000$12,837,426
Total Expenses2006$65,900,000$102,543,804
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$-43,523,715$-67,725,150

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