The Mask of Zorro

1998 | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Western, Mexico, North America, Origin Story, Past, Superhero, Supernatural, Swashbuckler

Synopsis

A young thief seeking revenge for his brother's death is trained by the once-great, aging Zorro, who is pursuing his own vengeance.

Scores

Overall Score
91.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
94.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
95.9%
Review Aggregate
76.2

Critic Consensus

86.4% Fresh • 66 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 86% of 66 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, action-packed, gritty. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

romanticaction-packedgrittylightheartedmacabrefunnycharacter-drivensuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Antonio Banderas1998$10,000,000 source$19,245,399reported
Anthony Hopkins1998$5,045,000$9,709,000(est)
Catherine Zeta-Jones1998$5,000,000 source$9,622,699reported
Stuart Wilson1998$3,105,000$5,977,000(est)
Matt Letscher1998$2,656,000$5,112,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score84.0
RT critic review count77
Rotten Tomatoes audience score73.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes206,201

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1998$94,095,523$181,090,586
International1998$156,193,000$300,599,657
Worldwide1998$250,288,523$481,690,243

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 Revenue1998$109,524,962$210,785,156
Digital Rentals ?1998N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1998N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1998$31,562,000$60,742,328
Physical Purchases ?1998$44,153,000$84,974,209
TV & Streaming Revenue1998$26,346,746$50,705,364
Total Revenues1998$211,586,708$407,207,057
Expenses
Budget ?1998$95,000,000$182,831,288
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1998$83,438,000 (est)$160,579,758 (est)
Participations1998$8,463,000$16,287,381
Residuals ?1998$6,859,000$13,200,419
Interest & Overhead1998$14,250,000$27,424,693
Total Expenses1998$208,010,000$400,323,540
Movie Net Profit or Loss1998$3,576,708$6,883,517

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