The Matrix Revolutions - Reception

Reception

Further information: List of awards and nominations received by The Matrix franchise

The film's budget is an estimated US$110 million, grossing over $139 million in North America and approximately $427 million worldwide, roughly half of The Matrix Reloaded box-office total. The Matrix Revolutions was released on DVD and VHS on April 6, 2004. The film grossed $116 million in DVD sales.

The film received generally negative reviews from film critics. The Matrix Revolutions received a score of 36% on Rotten Tomatoes (with a score of 25% when filtered to include only Top Critics). The film's average critic score on Metacritic is 47/100.

The Matrix Revolutions grossed $83.8 million within its first five days of being released in North America.

The film was criticized for being anticlimactic. Additionally, some critics regard the movie as less philosophically ambiguous than its predecessor, The Matrix Reloaded. Critics had difficulty finding closure pertaining to events from The Matrix Reloaded, and were generally dissatisfied. The film's earnings dropped 66% during the second week after its release to theaters.

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