The Martian

2015 | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, 3D, Adaptation, Book Adaptation, Future, IMAX, Near Future

Synopsis

An astronaut becomes stranded on Mars after his team assumes him dead, and must rely on his ingenuity to find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive and can survive until a potential rescue.

Scores

Overall Score
96.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
99.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
98.6%
Review Aggregate
88.2

Critic Consensus

91.2% Fresh • 384 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 91% of 384 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, suspenseful, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

visually strikingsuspensefulemotionalfunnyupliftinglightheartedfamily-friendlycharacter-drivengrittyrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Matt Damon2015$25,000,000 source$33,090,717reported
Jessica Chastain2015$1,750,000 source$2,316,350reported
Kristen Wiig2015$3,781,000$5,005,000(est)
Jeff Daniels2015$3,092,000$4,092,000(est)
Michael Peña2015$2,645,000$3,500,000(est)
Kate Mara2015$2,328,000$3,081,000(est)
Sean Bean2015$2,090,000$2,766,000(est)
Sebastian Stan2015$1,903,000$2,519,000(est)
Aksel Hennie2015$1,753,000$2,320,000(est)
Chiwetel Ejiofor2015$1,628,000$2,155,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score91.0
RT critic review count384
Rotten Tomatoes audience score91.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating8.0
IMDb votes980,138

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2015$228,433,663$302,361,351
International2015$401,728,227$531,739,008
Worldwide2015$630,161,890$834,100,358

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 Revenue2015$274,908,122$363,876,278
Digital Rentals ?2015$4,709,000$6,232,968
Digital Purchases ?2015$4,938,000$6,536,078
Physical Rentals ?2015$5,341,000$7,069,501
Physical Purchases ?2015$14,314,000$18,946,421
TV & Streaming Revenue2015$63,961,426$84,661,178
Total Revenues2015$368,171,548$487,322,424
Expenses
Budget ?2015$108,000,000$142,951,899
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2015$92,999,000 (est)$123,096,145 (est)
Participations2015$55,226,000$73,098,718
Residuals ?2015$4,813,000$6,370,625
Interest & Overhead2015$12,960,000$17,154,228
Total Expenses2015$273,998,000$362,671,614
Movie Net Profit or Loss2015$94,173,548$124,650,810

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