The Taking of Pelham 123

2009 | Action, Crime, Thriller, Adaptation, Hostage, Remake

Synopsis

Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.

Scores

Overall Score
84.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
92.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
91.9%
Review Aggregate
54.6

Critic Consensus

N/A • 0 critic reviews

No professional critic quote data was available to synthesize a consensus summary.

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Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Denzel Washington2009$9,027,000$13,201,000(est)
John Travolta2009$5,557,000$8,126,000(est)
John Turturro2009$4,184,000$6,118,000(est)
Luis Guzmán2009$3,420,000$5,002,000(est)
Michael Rispoli2009$2,926,000$4,279,000(est)
James Gandolfini2009$2,575,000$3,766,000(est)
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor2009$2,312,000$3,381,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score51.0
RT critic review count225
Rotten Tomatoes audience score52.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes214,484

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2009$65,452,312$95,722,095
International2009$84,713,816$123,891,482
Worldwide2009$150,166,130$219,613,580

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 Revenue2009$66,611,682$97,417,640
Digital Rentals ?2009$3,556,000$5,200,546
Digital Purchases ?2009$1,140,000$1,667,217
Physical Rentals ?2009$14,525,000$21,242,388
Physical Purchases ?2009$31,037,000$45,390,706
TV & Streaming Revenue2009$16,363,078$23,930,524
Total Revenues2009$133,232,760$194,849,021
Expenses
Budget ?2009$100,000,000$146,247,080
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2009$36,182,000 (est)$52,915,118 (est)
Participations2009$2,665,000$3,897,485
Residuals ?2009$4,335,000$6,339,811
Interest & Overhead2009$15,000,000$21,937,062
Total Expenses2009$158,182,000$231,336,556
Movie Net Profit or Loss2009$-24,949,240$-36,487,534

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