Transcendence

2014 | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, IMAX, Person vs. Machine, Style, Surreal

Synopsis

A scientist's drive for artificial intelligence takes on dangerous implications when his own consciousness is uploaded into one such program.

Scores

Overall Score
81.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
94.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
90.4%
Review Aggregate
36.0

Critic Consensus

19.1% Fresh • 225 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 19% of 225 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, emotional, visually striking. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotemotionalvisually strikingcharacter-drivenstylizedromanticthought-provokingpacing issuessuspensefultragic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Johnny Depp2014$20,000,000 source$26,506,127reported
Morgan Freeman2014$5,557,000$7,364,000(est)
Rebecca Hall2014$4,184,000$5,544,000(est)
Kate Mara2014$3,420,000$4,533,000(est)
Cillian Murphy2014$2,926,000$3,878,000(est)
Cole Hauser2014$2,575,000$3,413,000(est)
Paul Bettany2014$2,312,000$3,064,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score19.0
RT critic review count225
Rotten Tomatoes audience score37.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes244,387

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$23,022,308$30,511,611
International2014$80,016,950$106,046,972
Worldwide2014$103,039,256$136,558,580

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 Revenue2014$43,517,934$57,674,594
Digital Rentals ?2014$4,269,000$5,657,733
Digital Purchases ?2014$3,381,000$4,480,861
Physical Rentals ?2014$4,866,000$6,448,941
Physical Purchases ?2014$13,117,000$17,384,043
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$5,525,354$7,322,787
Total Revenues2014$74,676,288$98,968,958
Expenses
Budget ?2014$100,000,000$132,530,635
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source2014$40,000,000$53,012,254
Participations2014$1,494,000$1,980,008
Residuals ?2014$1,841,000$2,439,889
Interest & Overhead2014$15,000,000$19,879,595
Total Expenses2014$158,335,000$209,842,381
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$-83,658,712$-110,873,422

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