The Punisher

2004 | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Adaptation, Comic Book Adaptation, Criminal, Origin Story, Revenge, Superhero, Supernatural, Vigilante

Synopsis

An undercover FBI agent becomes a vigilante and sets out to unleash his wrath upon the corrupt businessman who slaughtered his entire family at a reunion.

Scores

Overall Score
79.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
90.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
83.2%
Review Aggregate
50.0

Critic Consensus

30.1% Fresh • 166 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 30% of 166 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, dark. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfunnydarkstylizedpacing issuesgrittythought-provokingfamily-friendlyemotionalaction-packed

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Thomas Jane2004$1,986,000$3,298,000(est)
John Travolta2004$1,222,000$2,030,000(est)
Will Patton2004$920,000$1,528,000(est)
Roy Scheider2004$752,000$1,250,000(est)
Laura Harring2004$644,000$1,069,000(est)
Ben Foster2004$567,000$941,000(est)
Rebecca Romijn-Stamos2004$509,000$845,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score30.0
RT critic review count169
Rotten Tomatoes audience score63.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes177,562

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2004$33,810,189$56,147,466
International2004$20,889,916$34,691,195
Worldwide2004$54,700,105$90,838,660

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$25,261,061$41,950,211
Digital Rentals ?2004$177,000$293,938
Digital Purchases ?2004$5,000$8,303
Physical Rentals ?2004$18,622,000$30,924,941
Physical Purchases ?2004$38,964,000$64,706,230
TV & Streaming Revenue2004$8,452,547$14,036,866
Total Revenues2004$91,481,608$151,920,490
Expenses
Budget ?2004$33,000,000$54,802,012
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2004$17,767,000 (est)$29,505,071 (est)
Participations2004$7,319,000$12,154,422
Residuals ?2004$4,667,000$7,750,333
Interest & Overhead2004$5,610,000$9,316,342
Total Expenses2004$68,363,000$113,528,179
Movie Net Profit or Loss2004$23,118,608$38,392,310

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