Rocketman (2019)
91%RT Audience Score: 88%
Awards & Nominations: Won 1 Oscar
23 wins & 86 nominations total
It’s going to be a long, long time before a rock biopic manages to capture the highs and lows of an artist’s life like Rocketman.
Rocketman is the perfect movie for anyone who loves music, glitter, and a good cry. Taron Egerton’s performance as Elton John is nothing short of amazing, and the musical numbers will have you tapping your feet and singing along. Plus, the costumes are so over-the-top fabulous that you’ll want to raid Elton’s closet. It’s a wild ride that doesn’t shy away from the darker parts of Elton’s life, but ultimately leaves you feeling uplifted and inspired. So grab your platform heels and get ready to rock out with Rocketman!
Production Company(ies)
New Line Cinema, Zupnik Cinema Group II GGR
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
Royal Albert Hall, South Kensington, London, England, UK
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for language throughout, some drug use and sexual content
Year of Release
2019
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Atmos
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:2h 1m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States, United Kingdom
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): May 31, 2019 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 6, 2019
Genre(s)
Musical/Biography
Keyword(s)
starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Gemma Jones, Bryce Dallas Howard, Steven Mackintosh, directed by Dexter Fletcher, written by Lee Hall, musical, biography, drama, LGBTQ+, R-rated, box office gross $96.3M, reviewed by Alessa Dominguez, Erin Keane, Rebecca Harrison, Wenlei Ma, Mick LaSalle, Carrie Rickey, Merryn Johns, Brian Eggert, David Gonzalez, Taylor Baker, Lonita Cook, Elton John, Bernie Taupin, John Reid, Matthew Vaughn, David Furnish, Adam Bohling, David Reid, Paramount Pictures
Worldwide gross: $195,320,400
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $225,683,843
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 632
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 24,611,106
US/Canada gross: $96,368,160
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $111,349,028
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 676
US/Canada opening weekend: $25,725,722
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $29,724,902
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 466
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $40,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $46,218,182
Production budget ranking: 849
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $24,888,491
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $154,577,170
ROI to date (est.): 217%
ROI ranking: 599
Jamie Bell – Bernie Taupin
Richard Madden – John Reid
Gemma Jones – Ivy
Bryce Dallas Howard – Sheila
Steven Mackintosh – Stanley
Director(s)
Dexter Fletcher
Writer(s)
Lee Hall
Producer(s)
Matthew Vaughn, David Furnish, Adam Bohling, David Reid
Film Festivals
Cannes
Awards & Nominations
Won 1 Oscar
23 wins & 86 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures Winners, Oscar Original Song Winners, Oscar Winners
All Critics (396) | Top Critics (79) | Fresh (352) | Rotten (44)
Rocketman is, in some ways, a sad reminder that even in its most supposedly fantastic imaginings, Hollywood fantasies can still be so straight.
April 6, 2022
Alessa Dominguez
BuzzFeed News
TOP CRITIC
It’s Taron Egerton as Elton John who carries and sells the film — often backwards and in platform heels. Wild as it may sound to approach such a mercurial and marvelous character with beautiful restraint, Egerton’s performance is meticulously calibrated.
February 3, 2020
Erin Keane
Salon.com
TOP CRITIC
Rocketman ramps the camp up to 11, throws on some sequinned spectacles, and sparks fireworks of pure joy in glitzy song-and-dance routines.
October 2, 2019
Rebecca Harrison
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
Rocketman isn’t a sanitised peek-a-boo of someone’s life, barely teasing at the surface of a complex creative genius. Rocketman gives you the warts and all version, and it’s not going to pink-wash John’s sexuality.
June 21, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/5
Wenlei Ma
News.com.au
TOP CRITIC
Really, on the basis of “Rocketman,” you’d think Elton John never had a moment of fun.
June 12, 2019 | Rating: 1/4
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
Like the Elton John it presents, it’s about forgiveness. Love is love is love. Watching so many plume-festooned costumes take wing, you’re inclined to believe that hope really is the thing with feathers.
June 7, 2019
Carrie Rickey
Truthdig
TOP CRITIC
Taron Egerton’s performance, including pitch-perfect singing, is nothing short of miraculous. He’s energetic, egomaniacal, and yet somehow thoroughly worth empathizing with.
May 20, 2022
Merryn Johns
Curve
The committed performance is something speciala sensitive and frenzied role that reminds us just how fascinating Elton John and his music remains.
March 2, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
While Rocketman follows specific musical bio-pic structures, its choice to turn the sub-genre upside down with its style shows homage to not only the man but his eternal impact on music.
February 18, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
David Gonzalez
Reel Talk Inc.
Episode 38: Brightburn / The Perfection / Rocketman
October 4, 2021 | Rating: 60/100
Taylor Baker
Drink in the Movies
I was very pleasantly surprised… it’s bombastic but [Edgerton] handles it very well.
September 29, 2021
Lonita Cook
KCTV5 News at 9
Rocketman is nothing less than sheer joy, which uses every filmic trick in cinema’s arsenal to serve up a smorgasbord of feel-good delights.
September 1, 2021 | Rating: 5/5
Ben Turner
The Pink Lens…
Plot
A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John’s breakthrough years.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Taron Egerton’s performance as Elton John is “nothing short of miraculous,” according to one critic review on Fresh Kernels.
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