Despite its star-studded cast and $60 million budget, Mortdecai was a major "box office bomb".
It grossed approximately $47.3 million worldwide, failing to recoup its production costs. In its third week, it suffered one of the largest theatre drops in history, losing over 90% of its screens.
While the film remains a low point in Depp's mid-2010s career, a small segment of audiences appreciated it as a lighthearted, silly farce that didn't take itself too seriously. Despite its star-studded cast and $60 million budget,
as Charlie Mortdecai: An eccentric, cartoonish portrayal defined by a distinctive accent and a controversial curled mustache.
as Milton Krampf: A sleazy American art dealer pursuing the same Goya painting. Critical and Commercial Performance While the film remains a low point in
Accompanied by his loyal, long-suffering manservant (Paul Bettany), Mortdecai globetrots from London to Moscow and Los Angeles. Along the way, he must juggle angry Russian oligarchs, international terrorists, and his wife, Johanna (Gwyneth Paltrow), who is as disgusted by his new mustache as she is by their financial ruin. Cast and Characters
The story follows (Depp), a debonair yet unscrupulous art dealer and part-time rogue who is deeply in debt to the British government. To settle his tax bills, he is recruited by Inspector Alistair Martland (Ewan McGregor) of MI5 to recover a stolen Goya painting. Rumour has it that the painting contains a hidden code leading to a lost bank account filled with Nazi gold. To settle his tax bills
as Jock Strapp: Mortdecai's resilient manservant who repeatedly survives accidental injuries inflicted by his master.