The Young Messiah

2016 | Drama, Fantasy, Christian Theme, Past, Religious Theme

Synopsis

Tells the story of Jesus Christ at age seven as he and his family depart Egypt to return home to Nazareth. Told from his childhood perspective, it follows young Jesus as he grows into his religious identity.

Scores

Overall Score
57.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
51.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
66.9%
Review Aggregate
57.4

Critic Consensus

50.0% Fresh • 38 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 50% of 38 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, suspenseful, stylized. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

emotionalsuspensefulstylizedupliftingcharacter-drivenvisually strikingrealisticfamily-friendly

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Adam Greaves-Neal2016$1,206,000$1,577,000(est)
Sean Bean2016$743,000$971,000(est)
David Bradley2016$559,000$731,000(est)
Lee Boardman2016$457,000$597,000(est)
Jonathan Bailey2016$391,000$511,000(est)
David Burke2016$344,000$450,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score50.0
RT critic review count38
Rotten Tomatoes audience score66.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating5.7
IMDb votes4,031

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$6,490,401$8,483,495
International2016$839,937$1,097,868
Worldwide2016$7,330,338$9,581,363

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 Revenue2016$3,581,175$4,680,895
Digital Rentals ?2016$3,201,000$4,183,974
Digital Purchases ?2016$3,264,000$4,266,320
Physical Rentals ?2016$2,810,000$3,672,904
Physical Purchases ?2016$7,931,000$10,366,478
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$2,596,160$3,393,398
Total Revenues2016$23,383,336$30,563,970
Expenses
Budget ?2016$18,500,000$24,181,043
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$6,964,000 (est)$9,102,529 (est)
Participations2016$468,000$611,715
Residuals ?2016$1,111,000$1,452,170
Interest & Overhead2016$3,700,000$4,836,209
Total Expenses2016$30,743,000$40,183,664
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$-7,359,664$-9,619,695

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