Zero Dark Thirty

2012 | Drama, History, Thriller, Controversial, The Middle East

Synopsis

A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L.s Team 6 in May 2011.

Scores

Overall Score
91.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
94.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
91.7%
Review Aggregate
82.9

Critic Consensus

90.0% Fresh • 250 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 90% of 250 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize dark, suspenseful, political. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

darksuspensefulpoliticalemotionalhistoricalthought-provokingrealisticcharacter-drivenstylizedgritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jessica Chastain2012$4,618,000$6,309,000(est)
Jason Clarke2012$2,842,000$3,884,000(est)
Joel Edgerton2012$2,140,000$2,924,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score91.0
RT critic review count304
Rotten Tomatoes audience score80.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating7.4
IMDb votes333,672

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$95,720,716$130,782,180
International2012$37,100,000$50,689,329
Worldwide2012$132,820,716$181,471,510

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 Revenue2012$62,700,358$85,666,822
Digital Rentals ?2012$5,069,000$6,925,720
Digital Purchases ?2012$2,279,000$3,113,773
Physical Rentals ?2012$8,034,000$10,976,767
Physical Purchases ?2012$19,848,000$27,118,108
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$23,930,179$32,695,545
Total Revenues2012$121,860,537$166,496,735
Expenses
Budget ?2012$40,000,000$54,651,568
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$50,000,000 (est)$68,314,460 (est)
Participations2012$4,874,000$6,659,294
Residuals ?2012$3,479,000$4,753,320
Interest & Overhead2012$6,800,000$9,290,767
Total Expenses2012$105,153,000$143,669,408
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$16,707,537$22,827,327

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