The Other Boleyn Girl

2008 | Biography, Drama, History, Romance, Past

Synopsis

Two sisters contend for the affection of King Henry VIII.

Scores

Overall Score
79.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
84.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
88.5%
Review Aggregate
55.6

Critic Consensus

42.4% Fresh • 144 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 42% of 144 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize historical, thin plot, macabre. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

historicalthin plotmacabrefamily-friendlyromanticemotionaltragicvisually strikingpoliticalgritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Natalie Portman2008$2,282,000$3,325,000(est)
Scarlett Johansson2008$1,405,000$2,047,000(est)
Eric Bana2008$1,058,000$1,541,000(est)
Kristin Scott Thomas2008$865,000$1,260,000(est)
Mark Rylance2008$740,000$1,078,000(est)
David Morrissey2008$651,000$949,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score43.0
RT critic review count146
Rotten Tomatoes audience score62.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes125,250

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$26,814,956$39,070,374
International2008$51,384,720$74,869,420
Worldwide2008$78,199,680$113,939,800

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 Revenue2008$33,961,366$49,482,955
Digital Rentals ?2008$1,535,000$2,236,551
Digital Purchases ?2008$547,000$796,999
Physical Rentals ?2008$12,724,000$18,539,334
Physical Purchases ?2008$26,363,000$38,411,857
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$6,435,589$9,376,890
Total Revenues2008$81,565,955$118,844,587
Expenses
Budget ?2008$35,000,000$50,996,283
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$31,141,000 (est)$45,373,578 (est)
Participations2008$3,263,000$4,754,311
Residuals ?2008$3,274,000$4,770,338
Interest & Overhead2008$5,950,000$8,669,368
Total Expenses2008$78,628,000$114,563,878
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$2,937,955$4,280,709

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