The Sea

2003 | Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

A rich father in a fisher village plans to take on the project of writing his life story. But first he has to take on his own family, and everybody wants something...

Scores

Overall Score
52.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
68.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
30.2%
Review Aggregate
54.5

Critic Consensus

45.9% Fresh • 122 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 46% of 122 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, thin plot, gritty. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

family-friendlythin plotgrittyvisually strikingromanticdarkstylizedhistoricalfunnycoming of age

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Brad Pitt2003$5,176,000$8,824,000(est)
Catherine Zeta-Jones2003$3,186,000$5,432,000(est)
Michelle Pfeiffer2003$2,399,000$4,090,000(est)
Joseph Fiennes2003$1,961,000$3,344,000(est)
Dennis Haysbert2003$1,678,000$2,860,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score44.0
RT critic review count126
Rotten Tomatoes audience score57.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes1,780

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$75,994$129,562
International2003$100,407$171,183
Worldwide2003$176,401$300,745

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$78,160$133,254
Digital Rentals ?2003$24,000$40,917
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$4,847,000$8,263,608
Physical Purchases ?2003$8,843,000$15,076,354
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$37,997$64,781
Total Revenues2003$13,830,157$23,578,914
Expenses
Budget ?2003$60,000,000$102,293,478
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2003$141,000 (est)$240,390 (est)
Participations2003$277,000$472,255
Residuals ?2003$1,007,000$1,716,826
Interest & Overhead2003$9,000,000$15,344,022
Total Expenses2003$70,425,000$120,066,970
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$-56,594,843$-96,488,056

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