The Mauritanian

2021 | Biography, Drama, Thriller

Synopsis

Mohamedou Ould Slahi fights for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years.

Scores

Overall Score
79.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
83.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
74.3%
Review Aggregate
78.5

Critic Consensus

75.3% Fresh • 219 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 75% of 219 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, historical, political. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivenhistoricalpoliticalemotionalthought-provokingvisually strikingpsychologicalstylizedtragicsuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jodie Foster2021$108,000$125,000(est)
Tahar Rahim2021$66,000$77,000(est)
Shailene Woodley2021$50,000$58,000(est)
Benedict Cumberbatch2021$41,000$47,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score75.0
RT critic review count219
Rotten Tomatoes audience score85.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating7.5
IMDb votes69,584

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2021$836,536$968,344
International2021$6,690,494$7,744,679
Worldwide2021$7,527,030$8,713,023

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 Revenue2021$3,094,466$3,582,044
Digital Rentals ?2021$5,774,000$6,683,778
Digital Purchases ?2021$6,502,000$7,526,485
Physical Rentals ?2021$1,469,000$1,700,462
Physical Purchases ?2021$4,699,000$5,439,396
TV & Streaming Revenue2021$351,345$406,705
Total Revenues2021$21,889,811$25,338,869
Expenses
Budget ?2021$6,602,000 (est)$7,642,241 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2021$1,902,000 (est)$2,201,688 (est)
Participations2021$876,000$1,014,027
Residuals ?2021$835,000$966,566
Interest & Overhead2021$1,320,400$1,528,448
Total Expenses2021$11,535,400$13,352,970
Movie Net Profit or Loss2021$10,354,411$11,985,899

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