War Horse

2011 | Adventure, Drama, War, Adaptation, Animal, Book Adaptation, Children's Book Adaptation, Historical War, Horse, Past, World War I

Synopsis

A young farm boy enlists to serve in World War I after his beloved horse is sold to the cavalry. His hopeful journey takes him out of England and onto the front lines as the war rages on.

Scores

Overall Score
87.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
87.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
93.8%
Review Aggregate
73.5

Critic Consensus

74.3% Fresh • 241 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 74% of 241 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, thin plot, family-friendly. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

emotionalthin plotfamily-friendlyvisually strikingstylizedgrittylightheartedupliftingchristmasromantic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Emily Watson2011$5,694,000$7,942,000(est)
David Thewlis2011$3,505,000$4,889,000(est)
Peter Mullan2011$2,639,000$3,681,000(est)
Niels Arestrup2011$2,157,000$3,009,000(est)
Jeremy Irvine2011$1,845,000$2,574,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score74.0
RT critic review count241
Rotten Tomatoes audience score74.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes170,669

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2011$79,884,879$111,426,797
International2011$97,700,000$136,276,078
Worldwide2011$177,584,879$247,702,875

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 Revenue2011$79,022,440$110,223,830
Digital Rentals ?2011$5,092,000$7,102,536
Digital Purchases ?2011$1,637,000$2,283,357
Physical Rentals ?2011$9,317,000$12,995,744
Physical Purchases ?2011$22,217,000$30,989,208
TV & Streaming Revenue2011$19,971,220$27,856,699
Total Revenues2011$137,256,659$191,451,374
Expenses
Budget ?2011$66,000,000$92,059,582
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2011$77,997,000 (est)$108,793,503 (est)
Participations2011$2,745,000$3,828,842
Residuals ?2011$3,551,000$4,953,084
Interest & Overhead2011$9,900,000$13,808,937
Total Expenses2011$160,193,000$223,443,949
Movie Net Profit or Loss2011$-22,936,341$-31,992,575

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