The Tempest

2010 | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Synopsis

Shakespeare's epic play is translated from page to screen, with the gender of the main character, Prospero, changed from male to female.

Scores

Overall Score
45.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
51.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
43.0%
Review Aggregate
35.5

Critic Consensus

31.3% Fresh • 83 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 31% of 83 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, visually striking, stylized. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotvisually strikingstylizedcharacter-drivenpacing issuesromanticgrittycoming of ageuneven tonetragic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Helen Mirren2010$962,000$1,384,000(est)
Russell Brand2010$592,000$852,000(est)
Reeve Carney2010$446,000$641,000(est)
Tom Conti2010$365,000$524,000(est)
Chris Cooper2010$312,000$449,000(est)
Alan Cumming2010$274,000$395,000(est)
Djimon Hounsou2010$246,000$354,000(est)
Felicity Jones2010$224,000$323,000(est)
Alfred Molina2010$207,000$297,000(est)
David Strathairn2010$192,000$276,000(est)
Ben Whishaw2010$180,000$258,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score31.0
RT critic review count88
Rotten Tomatoes audience score28.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating5.3
IMDb votes8,394

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2010$277,943$399,774
International2010$127,918$183,988
Worldwide2010$405,861$583,762

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 Revenue2010$190,139$273,482
Digital Rentals ?2010$2,149,000$3,090,974
Digital Purchases ?2010$626,000$900,395
Physical Rentals ?2010$5,044,000$7,254,942
Physical Purchases ?2010$11,299,000$16,251,703
TV & Streaming Revenue2010$125,074$179,898
Total Revenues2010$19,433,213$27,951,395
Expenses
Budget ?2010$20,000,000$28,766,622
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2010$325,000 (est)$467,458 (est)
Participations2010$389,000$559,511
Residuals ?2010$1,319,000$1,897,159
Interest & Overhead2010$4,000,000$5,753,324
Total Expenses2010$26,033,000$37,444,074
Movie Net Profit or Loss2010$-6,599,787$-9,492,679

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