Van Helsing

2004 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller, Past, Vampire

Synopsis

The famed monster hunter is sent to Transylvania to stop Count Dracula, who is using Dr. Frankenstein's research and a werewolf for nefarious purposes.

Scores

Overall Score
86.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
95.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
97.7%
Review Aggregate
44.8

Critic Consensus

24.2% Fresh • 215 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 24% of 215 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, coming of age. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfunnycoming of agescaryaction-packedvisually strikingmacabrestylizedfamily-friendlydark

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Hugh Jackman2004$14,443,000$23,984,000(est)
Kate Beckinsale2004$8,890,000$14,764,000(est)
Richard Roxburgh2004$6,694,000$11,116,000(est)
David Wenham2004$5,473,000$9,088,000(est)
Will Kemp2004$4,681,000$7,774,000(est)
Kevin J. O'Connor2004$4,120,000$6,843,000(est)
Shuler Hensley2004$3,699,000$6,143,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score24.0
RT critic review count224
Rotten Tomatoes audience score57.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes300,762

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2004$120,177,084$199,574,120
International2004$179,980,554$298,887,770
Worldwide2004$300,157,638$498,461,890

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 Revenue2004$132,080,764$219,342,168
Digital Rentals ?2004$213,000$353,722
Digital Purchases ?2004$6,000$9,964
Physical Rentals ?2004$22,461,000$37,300,242
Physical Purchases ?2004$46,996,000$78,044,707
TV & Streaming Revenue2004$33,649,584$55,880,754
Total Revenues2004$235,406,347$390,931,557
Expenses
Budget ?2004$160,000,000$265,706,723
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2004$45,784,000 (est)$76,031,979 (est)
Participations2004$9,416,000$15,636,841
Residuals ?2004$6,756,000$11,219,466
Interest & Overhead2004$19,200,000$31,884,807
Total Expenses2004$241,156,000$400,479,816
Movie Net Profit or Loss2004$-5,749,653$-9,548,259

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