The Life of David Gale

2003 | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Synopsis

A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.

Scores

Overall Score
75.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
82.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
78.8%
Review Aggregate
54.7

Critic Consensus

19.4% Fresh • 139 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 19% of 139 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, suspenseful, funny. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotsuspensefulfunnypoliticalemotionalthought-provokingvisually strikingcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Kevin Spacey2003$3,092,000$5,272,000(est)
Kate Winslet2003$1,903,000$3,245,000(est)
Laura Linney2003$1,433,000$2,443,000(est)
Gabriel Mann2003$1,172,000$1,998,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score19.0
RT critic review count155
Rotten Tomatoes audience score81.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating7.5
IMDb votes130,420

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$19,955,598$34,022,124
International2003$19,000,000$32,392,933
Worldwide2003$38,955,600$66,415,060

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 Revenue2003$17,577,799$29,968,235
Digital Rentals ?2003$89,000$151,735
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$17,656,000$30,101,559
Physical Purchases ?2003$32,211,000$54,916,251
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$4,789,344$8,165,310
Total Revenues2003$72,323,143$123,303,090
Expenses
Budget ?2003$38,000,000$64,785,866
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2003$14,473,000 (est)$24,674,890 (est)
Participations2003$2,893,000$4,932,250
Residuals ?2003$3,915,000$6,674,649
Interest & Overhead2003$6,460,000$11,013,597
Total Expenses2003$65,741,000$112,081,253
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$6,582,143$11,221,837

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