The Perfect Storm

2000 | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Disaster, Summer

Synopsis

An unusually intense storm pattern catches some commercial fishermen unaware and puts them in mortal danger.

Scores

Overall Score
87.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
92.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
97.9%
Review Aggregate
57.5

Critic Consensus

38.9% Fresh • 36 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 39% of 36 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, uplifting, historical. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

emotionalupliftinghistoricalscaryvisually strikingrealistictragicsuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
George Clooney2000$8,000,000 source$14,573,752reported
Mark Wahlberg2000$7,269,000$13,242,000(est)
Diane Lane2000$5,473,000$9,970,000(est)
William Fichtner2000$4,475,000$8,151,000(est)
Karen Allen2000$3,828,000$6,973,000(est)
Bob Gunton2000$3,369,000$6,137,000(est)
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio2000$3,024,000$5,509,000(est)
John C. Reilly2000$2,754,000$5,018,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score47.0
RT critic review count136
Rotten Tomatoes audience score64.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes185,359

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$182,618,430$332,679,458
International2000$146,100,000$266,153,142
Worldwide2000$328,718,430$598,832,600

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 Revenue2000$149,749,215$272,800,986
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$32,552,000$59,300,596
Physical Purchases ?2000$43,414,000$79,088,107
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$51,133,160$93,150,248
Total Revenues2000$276,848,375$504,339,938
Expenses
Budget ?2000$140,000,000$255,040,656
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$52,976,000 (est)$96,507,384 (est)
Participations2000$22,148,000$40,347,432
Residuals ?2000$8,067,000$14,695,807
Interest & Overhead2000$16,800,000$30,604,879
Total Expenses2000$239,991,000$437,196,158
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$36,857,375$67,143,780

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