The Return of Martin Guerre

2019 | Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Romance

Synopsis

In medieval France, some villagers challenge a man's claim of identity when he (as he says) returns home from some time in the army.

Scores

Overall Score
45.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
64.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
12.9%
Review Aggregate
61.6

Critic Consensus

58.8% Fresh • 17 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 59% of 17 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, emotional, historical. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

romanticemotionalhistoricalcharacter-drivenvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Richard Gere2019$2,441,000$2,995,000(est)
Jodie Foster2019$1,503,000$1,843,000(est)
Bill Pullman2019$1,131,000$1,388,000(est)
James Earl Jones2019$925,000$1,135,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score63.0
RT critic review count27
Rotten Tomatoes audience score60.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb ratingN/A
IMDb votesN/A

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2019$18,603$22,823
International2019N/AN/A
Worldwide2019$18,603$22,823

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 Revenue2019$9,302$11,411
Digital Rentals ?2019$526,000$645,312
Digital Purchases ?2019$628,000$770,448
Physical Rentals ?2019$238,000$291,985
Physical Purchases ?2019$685,000$840,377
TV & Streaming Revenue2019$9,000,000$11,041,455
Total Revenues2019$11,086,302$13,600,989
Expenses
Budget ?2019$30,000,000$36,804,849
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2019$80,000 (est)$98,146 (est)
Participations2019$222,000$272,356
Residuals ?2019$526,000$645,312
Interest & Overhead2019$5,100,000$6,256,824
Total Expenses2019$35,928,000$44,077,488
Movie Net Profit or Loss2019$-24,841,698$-30,476,499

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