Production Budget Analysis

The production budget for Cargo (2017) has not been publicly disclosed.

CAST: Martin Freeman, Simone Landers, Anthony Hayes, Susie Porter, Caren Pistorius, Kris McQuade DIRECTOR: Yolanda Ramke, Ben Howling CINEMATOGRAPHY: Geoffrey Simpson MUSIC: Michael Hohnen, Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu PRODUCTION: Metrol Technology, Causeway Films, Head Gear Films, Kreo Films, Addictive Pictures, White Hot Productions

Box Office Performance

Cargo earned $56,385 in worldwide box office revenue.

Profitability Assessment

Insufficient publicly available data to assess profitability.

INDUSTRY IMPACT

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Nominations: ○ AACTA Award for Best Film ○ AACTA Award for Best Production Design ○ AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ○ AACTA Award for Best Sound

No awards data currently available for this title.

CRITICAL RECEPTION

Cargo received positive reviews from critics, praising its emotional depth and Freeman's performance. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 87%, based on 77 reviews, and an average rating of 7.10/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Cargo takes a refreshingly character-driven approach to the zombie genre that's further distinguished by its Australian setting and Martin Freeman's terrific lead performance." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 65 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

The film has been described as a tribute to the 2009 film The Road. Clark Collins of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a 'B', saying: "The Australian setting brings a fresh, and epic, quality to this now done-to-death genre". However, Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter criticised the film for being "unlikely to satisfy either viewers looking for serious-minded fare or horror fans looking for genuine frights", but praised Freeman's "quietly intense" performance.