The Sum of All Fears

2002 | Action, Drama, Thriller, War, Conflict, Politics, Spy, Terrorism

Synopsis

CIA analyst Jack Ryan must stop the plans of a Neo-Nazi faction that threatens to incite a catastrophic conflict between the United States and Russia by detonating a nuclear weapon at a football game in Baltimore, Maryland.

Scores

Overall Score
81.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
82.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
94.8%
Review Aggregate
57.0

Critic Consensus

58.6% Fresh • 162 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 59% of 162 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, suspenseful, political. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotsuspensefulpoliticalrealisticaction-packedtragicscarypsychologicalfamily-friendlyromantic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Ben Affleck2002$10,000,000 source$17,437,465reported
Morgan Freeman2002$2,664,000$4,645,000(est)
James Cromwell2002$2,005,000$3,497,000(est)
Liev Schreiber2002$1,640,000$2,859,000(est)
Alan Bates2002$1,403,000$2,446,000(est)
Philip Baker Hall2002$1,235,000$2,153,000(est)
Ron Rifkin2002$1,108,000$1,932,000(est)
Bruce McGill2002$1,009,000$1,760,000(est)
Ciarán Hinds2002$929,000$1,621,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score59.0
RT critic review count177
Rotten Tomatoes audience score49.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes131,060

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2002$118,907,040$207,343,736
International2002$75,014,336$130,805,987
Worldwide2002$193,921,380$338,149,730

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 Revenue2002$89,459,254$155,994,263
Digital Rentals ?2002$21,000$36,619
Digital Purchases ?2002N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2002$23,651,000$41,241,349
Physical Purchases ?2002$44,099,000$76,897,477
TV & Streaming Revenue2002$33,293,971$58,056,246
Total Revenues2002$190,524,226$332,225,954
Expenses
Budget ?2002$68,000,000$118,574,763
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2002$38,065,000 (est)$66,375,711 (est)
Participations2002$15,242,000$26,578,184
Residuals ?2002$6,604,000$11,515,702
Interest & Overhead2002$10,200,000$17,786,214
Total Expenses2002$138,111,000$240,830,575
Movie Net Profit or Loss2002$52,413,226$91,395,379

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