The Monuments Men

2014 | Biography, Comedy, Drama, War, Adventure, Caper, Heist, Historical War, Past, World War II

Synopsis

An unlikely World War II platoon is tasked to rescue art masterpieces from German thieves and return them to their owners.

Scores

Overall Score
81.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
90.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
93.1%
Review Aggregate
42.6

Critic Consensus

30.0% Fresh • 257 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 30% of 257 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, historical, uneven tone. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plothistoricaluneven toneemotionalfunnypacing issuessuspensefullightheartedcharacter-drivenchristmas

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
George Clooney2014$4,723,000$6,260,000(est)
Matt Damon2014$2,908,000$3,853,000(est)
Bill Murray2014$2,189,000$2,901,000(est)
John Goodman2014$1,790,000$2,372,000(est)
Jean Dujardin2014$1,531,000$2,029,000(est)
Bob Balaban2014$1,348,000$1,786,000(est)
Hugh Bonneville2014$1,210,000$1,603,000(est)
Cate Blanchett2014$1,102,000$1,460,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score30.0
RT critic review count257
Rotten Tomatoes audience score44.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes146,767

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$78,031,616$103,415,793
International2014$77,610,030$102,857,062
Worldwide2014$155,641,650$206,272,860

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 Revenue2014$70,059,820$92,850,721
Digital Rentals ?2014$4,743,000$6,285,928
Digital Purchases ?2014$3,757,000$4,979,176
Physical Rentals ?2014$5,407,000$7,165,931
Physical Purchases ?2014$14,576,000$19,317,665
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$19,507,904$25,853,948
Total Revenues2014$118,050,724$156,453,369
Expenses
Budget ?2014$70,000,000$92,771,441
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2014$62,749,000 (est)$83,161,645 (est)
Participations2014$2,361,000$3,129,048
Residuals ?2014$2,688,000$3,562,423
Interest & Overhead2014$10,500,000$13,915,716
Total Expenses2014$148,298,000$196,540,274
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$-30,247,276$-40,086,906

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