The Patriot
“Before they were soldiers, they were family. Before they were legends, they were heroes. Before there was a nation, there was a fight for freedom.”
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old life to protect his son.
Genres
Drama, History, War, Action
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Patriot performed
Budget
$110.0M
Worldwide Gross
$215.3M
Gross Profit
$105.3M
Return
2.0× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$31M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Benjamin Martin
Mel Gibson
Benjamin Martin
Gabriel Martin
Heath Ledger
Gabriel Martin
Charlotte Selton
Joely Richardson
Charlotte Selton
Col. William Tavington
Jason Isaacs
Col. William Tavington
Col. Harry Burwell
Chris Cooper
Col. Harry Burwell
Jean Villeneuve
Tchéky Karyo
Jean Villeneuve
Reverend Oliver
René Auberjonois
Reverend Oliver
Anne Howard
Lisa Brenner
Anne Howard
Gen. Cornwallis
Tom Wilkinson
Gen. Cornwallis
Dan Scott
Donal Logue
Dan Scott
John Billings
Leon Rippy
John Billings
Capt. Wilkins
Adam Baldwin
Capt. Wilkins
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