The Way Back

2011 | Adventure, Drama, History

Synopsis

Siberian gulag escapees travel four thousand miles by foot to freedom in India.

Scores

Overall Score
78.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
83.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
74.4%
Review Aggregate
72.7

Critic Consensus

72.8% Fresh • 136 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 73% of 136 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, uplifting, historical. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

visually strikingupliftinghistoricalemotionalcharacter-drivengrittystylizedrealistictragicdark

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jim Sturgess2011$2,441,000$3,405,000(est)
Ed Harris2011$1,503,000$2,096,000(est)
Saoirse Ronan2011$1,131,000$1,578,000(est)
Colin Farrell2011$925,000$1,290,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score73.0
RT critic review count137
Rotten Tomatoes audience score72.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating7.3
IMDb votes125,722

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2011$2,701,859$3,768,667
International2011$21,470,342$29,947,738
Worldwide2011$24,172,201$33,716,405

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 Revenue2011$9,939,066$13,863,429
Digital Rentals ?2011$3,532,000$4,926,582
Digital Purchases ?2011$1,135,000$1,583,146
Physical Rentals ?2011$6,462,000$9,013,470
Physical Purchases ?2011$15,409,000$21,493,123
TV & Streaming Revenue2011$1,080,744$1,507,467
Total Revenues2011$37,557,810$52,387,216
Expenses
Budget ?2011$30,000,000$41,845,265
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2011$8,179,000 (est)$11,408,414 (est)
Participations2011$751,000$1,047,526
Residuals ?2011$1,847,000$2,576,273
Interest & Overhead2011$5,100,000$7,113,695
Total Expenses2011$45,877,000$63,991,173
Movie Net Profit or Loss2011$-8,319,190$-11,603,957

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