The Recruit

2003 | Action, Thriller, Spy

Synopsis

A brilliant young CIA trainee is asked by his mentor to help find a mole in the Agency.

Scores

Overall Score
80.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
85.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
89.2%
Review Aggregate
54.0

Critic Consensus

42.4% Fresh • 158 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 42% of 158 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, suspenseful, romantic. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotsuspensefulromanticpsychologicalstylizedaction-packedgrittyrealisticemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Al Pacino2003$4,492,000$7,658,000(est)
Colin Farrell2003$5,000,000 source$8,524,456reported
Bridget Moynahan2003$2,082,000$3,549,000(est)
Gabriel Macht2003$1,702,000$2,902,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score43.0
RT critic review count164
Rotten Tomatoes audience score58.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes145,688

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$52,802,140$90,021,908
International2003$48,389,744$82,499,252
Worldwide2003$101,191,890$172,521,170

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 Revenue2003$45,756,968$78,010,655
Digital Rentals ?2003$108,000$184,128
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$21,362,000$36,419,887
Physical Purchases ?2003$38,973,000$66,444,728
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$13,200,535$22,505,477
Total Revenues2003$119,400,503$203,564,875
Expenses
Budget ?2003$46,000,000$78,424,998
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2003$26,615,000 (est)$45,375,681 (est)
Participations2003$9,552,000$16,285,121
Residuals ?2003$5,095,000$8,686,421
Interest & Overhead2003$7,820,000$13,332,250
Total Expenses2003$95,082,000$162,104,472
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$24,318,503$41,460,403

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