The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

1999 | Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War, Heroine, Medieval Times, Past

Synopsis

A young girl receives a vision that drives her to rid France of its oppressors.

Scores

Overall Score
73.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
76.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
85.3%
Review Aggregate
48.7

Critic Consensus

28.6% Fresh • 49 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 29% of 49 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, visually striking, uplifting. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnyvisually strikingupliftinghistoricalgrittystylizedsuspensefulmacabre

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Milla Jovovich1999$5,137,000$9,673,000(est)
John Malkovich1999$3,162,000$5,954,000(est)
Faye Dunaway1999$2,381,000$4,483,000(est)
Dustin Hoffman1999$1,947,000$3,665,000(est)
Pascal Greggory1999$1,665,000$3,135,000(est)
Vincent Cassel1999$1,466,000$2,760,000(est)
Tchéky Karyo1999$1,316,000$2,477,000(est)
Richard Ridings1999$1,198,000$2,256,000(est)
Desmond Harrington1999$1,103,000$2,078,000(est)
Timothy West1999$1,025,000$1,930,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score31.0
RT critic review count75
Rotten Tomatoes audience score58.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes71,862

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1999$14,276,317$26,881,637
International1999$52,700,000$99,231,633
Worldwide1999$66,976,317$126,113,269

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 Revenue1999$28,218,158$53,133,471
Digital Rentals ?1999N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1999N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1999$19,892,000$37,455,705
Physical Purchases ?1999$25,710,000$48,410,726
TV & Streaming Revenue1999$3,426,316$6,451,593
Total Revenues1999$77,246,475$145,451,495
Expenses
Budget ?1999$85,000,000$160,051,020
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1999$14,537,000 (est)$27,372,490 (est)
Participations1999$1,545,000$2,909,163
Residuals ?1999$3,530,000$6,646,825
Interest & Overhead1999$12,750,000$24,007,653
Total Expenses1999$117,362,000$220,987,151
Movie Net Profit or Loss1999$-40,115,525$-75,535,656

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