Underworld

2003 | Action, Fantasy, Thriller, Heroine, Vampire, Werewolf

Synopsis

Selene, a vampire warrior, is entrenched in a conflict between vampires and werewolves, while falling in love with Michael, a human who is sought by werewolves for unknown reasons.

Scores

Overall Score
85.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
95.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
88.6%
Review Aggregate
57.1

Critic Consensus

30.5% Fresh • 154 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 31% of 154 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, dark, stylized. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotdarkstylizedvisually strikingscarypacing issuesgrittyfunnymacabresuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Kate Beckinsale2003$1,434,000$2,446,000(est)
Scott Speedman2003$883,000$1,505,000(est)
Michael Sheen2003$665,000$1,133,000(est)
Shane Brolly2003$544,000$927,000(est)
Erwin Leder2003$465,000$793,000(est)
Bill Nighy2003$409,000$698,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score30.0
RT critic review count161
Rotten Tomatoes audience score79.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes296,195

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$51,970,688$88,604,372
International2003$43,737,768$74,568,138
Worldwide2003$95,708,456$163,172,510

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 Revenue2003$43,480,451$74,129,441
Digital Rentals ?2003$111,000$189,243
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$21,876,000$37,296,201
Physical Purchases ?2003$39,910,000$68,042,210
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$12,992,672$22,151,093
Total Revenues2003$118,370,123$201,808,188
Expenses
Budget ?2003$22,000,000$37,507,608
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2003$20,780,000 (est)$35,427,640 (est)
Participations2003$9,470,000$16,145,320
Residuals ?2003$5,192,000$8,851,795
Interest & Overhead2003$4,400,000$7,501,522
Total Expenses2003$61,842,000$105,433,885
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$56,528,123$96,374,303

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