Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

2017 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, 3D, Adaptation, Comic Book Adaptation

Synopsis

A dark force threatens Alpha, a vast metropolis and home to species from a thousand planets. Special operatives Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.

Scores

Overall Score
85.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
92.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
93.8%
Review Aggregate
53.3

Critic Consensus

47.5% Fresh • 297 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 47% of 297 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, thin plot, stylized. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

visually strikingthin plotstylizedcharacter-drivenemotionalfunnyromanticgrittysuspensefullighthearted

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Dane DeHaan2017$14,946,000$19,129,000(est)
Cara Delevingne2017$9,200,000$11,776,000(est)
Clive Owen2017$6,927,000$8,866,000(est)
Rihanna2017$5,664,000$7,249,000(est)
Ethan Hawke2017$4,845,000$6,200,000(est)
Herbie Hancock2017$4,264,000$5,458,000(est)
Kris Wu2017$3,828,000$4,899,000(est)
Rutger Hauer2017$3,486,000$4,462,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score47.0
RT critic review count297
Rotten Tomatoes audience score53.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes205,910

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$41,189,488$52,717,839
International2017$184,684,740$236,375,369
Worldwide2017$225,874,228$289,093,208

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 Revenue2017$94,468,640$120,909,067
Digital Rentals ?2017$4,378,000$5,603,340
Digital Purchases ?2017$4,885,000$6,252,242
Physical Rentals ?2017$3,266,000$4,180,107
Physical Purchases ?2017$9,379,000$12,004,049
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$10,297,372$13,179,460
Total Revenues2017$126,674,012$162,128,264
Expenses
Budget ?2017$177,200,000$226,795,757
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$45,690,000 (est)$58,477,980 (est)
Participations2017$2,533,000$3,241,951
Residuals ?2017$1,701,000$2,177,086
Interest & Overhead2017$21,264,000$27,215,491
Total Expenses2017$248,388,000$317,908,264
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$-121,713,988$-155,780,000

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