The Phantom of the Opera

2004 | Drama, Musical, Romance, Thriller, Europe, France, Paris

Synopsis

A young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opéra House.

Scores

Overall Score
85.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
89.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
93.4%
Review Aggregate
60.2

Critic Consensus

33.1% Fresh • 157 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 33% of 157 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, romantic, visually striking. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotromanticvisually strikingemotionalstylizedgrittycharacter-drivenmacabretragicrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Gerard Butler2004$1,000,000 source$1,660,667reported
Emmy Rossum2004$3,717,000$6,173,000(est)
Patrick Wilson2004$2,799,000$4,648,000(est)
Miranda Richardson2004$2,288,000$3,800,000(est)
Minnie Driver2004$1,957,000$3,250,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score32.0
RT critic review count167
Rotten Tomatoes audience score84.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes135,801

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2004$51,268,816$85,140,434
International2004$103,380,070$171,679,876
Worldwide2004$154,648,880$256,820,300

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 Revenue2004$66,986,436$111,242,167
Digital Rentals ?2004$186,000$308,884
Digital Purchases ?2004$5,000$8,303
Physical Rentals ?2004$19,596,000$32,542,432
Physical Purchases ?2004$41,002,000$68,090,671
TV & Streaming Revenue2004$12,817,204$21,285,108
Total Revenues2004$140,592,640$233,477,565
Expenses
Budget ?2004$70,000,000$116,246,694
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source2004$15,000,000$24,910,006
Participations2004$11,247,000$18,677,522
Residuals ?2004$5,099,000$8,467,741
Interest & Overhead2004$10,500,000$17,437,004
Total Expenses2004$111,846,000$185,738,967
Movie Net Profit or Loss2004$28,746,640$47,738,598

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