Release: Atlantis

Atlantis
Genre: Action/Superhero/Fantasy
Director: David Michod
Writer: Jimmy Ellis
Based on DC Comics characters
Cast: Harris Dickinson, Timothee Chalamet, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Saoirse Ronan, Natalia Dyer, Charlotte Rampling, Clive Standen, Will Patton, Richard Dormer




Budget: $178,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $202,056,558
Foreign Box Office: $305,973,052
Total Profit: $142,775,046

Reaction: You'll never see us complain about a movie grossing over half a billion dollars at the worldwide box office, so we certainly won't here. It's not a record-breaking hit, but considering there is no character name recognition in the title of the film, we're very pleased with the results.

"Writer Jimmy Ellis brings us an interesting take of the legend of Atlantis, complete with excellent performances by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Harry Dickson. It’s a mysterious, almost dystopian world unlike what most films about this underwater city, complete with the fall of one king and the rise of another. What really takes the film over the top for me however is the impeccable character development of all characters involved." - Mitchell Walker, New York Times

"Atlantis is ambitious, but it is a slog to get through at times. The film is far too short on action, and far too filled with Atlantean political maneuvering lacking in context and interest. Jimmy Ellis' script makes a lot of the same mistakes as Jacob Jones' Kazaria, focusing on building a world rather than building interesting characters and creating exciting set-pieces to wow the audience." - Gregory Fletcher, Los Angeles News-Tribune

"In what basically amounts to a prequel to the well-known DC Comics characters, Atlantis mostly does the trick. At times it feels a bit too much like an underwater Game of Thrones, with a lot of talk of back-stabbing and political alliances and a lack of focus. The scale of the film helps make up for some of the boring moments, and Harris Dickinson is solid as Arthur Curry - although it never feels like his film, even though Aquaman is clearly the draw for the audience." - Cal Crowe, Washington Globe

Rated PG-13 for fantasy violence