The King's Choice

2017 | Biography, Drama, History, War, Foreign Language, Historical War, Past, World War II

Synopsis

April 1940. Norway has been invaded by Germany and the royal family and government have fled into the interior. The German envoy to Norway tries to negotiate a peace. Ultimately, the decision on Norway's future will rest with the king.

Scores

Overall Score
68.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
59.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
72.3%
Review Aggregate
80.3

Critic Consensus

82.6% Fresh • 23 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 83% of 23 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize suspenseful, historical, political. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

suspensefulhistoricalpoliticalscarypsychologicalemotionalrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jesper Christensen2017$337,000$432,000(est)
Anders Baasmo Christiansen2017$208,000$266,000(est)
Tuva Novotny2017$156,000$200,000(est)
Katharina Schüttler2017$128,000$164,000(est)
Karl Markovics2017$109,000$140,000(est)
Juliane Köhler2017$96,000$123,000(est)
Rolf Kristian Larsen2017$86,000$111,000(est)
Erik Hivju2017$79,000$101,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score83.0
RT critic review count23
Rotten Tomatoes audience score84.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes10,729

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$113,231$144,923
International2017$9,904,085$12,676,097
Worldwide2017$10,017,316$12,821,020

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 Revenue2017$4,018,250$5,142,900
Digital Rentals ?2017$1,613,000$2,064,456
Digital Purchases ?2017$1,800,000$2,303,794
Physical Rentals ?2017$1,203,000$1,539,703
Physical Purchases ?2017$3,456,000$4,423,285
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$56,616$72,461
Total Revenues2017$12,146,865$15,546,599
Expenses
Budget ?2017$7,500,000$9,599,143
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$2,313,000 (est)$2,960,376 (est)
Participations2017$243,000$311,012
Residuals ?2017$442,000$565,710
Interest & Overhead2017$1,500,000$1,919,829
Total Expenses2017$11,998,000$15,356,069
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$148,865$190,530

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