Editing The Matrix Revolutions (section)

==Reception==
===Box office===
On opening day, ''The Matrix Revolutions'' scored $24.3 million, becoming the third-highest Wednesday opening, behind ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'' and ''[[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB106815568915328400|title='Matrix Revolutions' Opens Big, But 'Reloaded' Still Is the King|newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=November 6, 2003 }}</ref> During its three-day opening weekend, it would earn $48.5 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2003-11-12-0311110289-story.html|title=At the Box Office|date=November 12, 2003 | publisher=[[Sun Sentinel]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701115947/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2003-11-12-0311110289-story.html | archive-date=July 1, 2021 | url-status=live}}</ref> In its first five days of release, the film grossed $83.8 million in the United States and Canada from 3,502 theaters,<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=matrixrevolutions.htm|title=The Matrix Revolutions (2003) – Weekend Box Office Results|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=October 8, 2017|archive-date=November 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171103120242/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=matrixrevolutions.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> but dropped 66% during the second week.<ref name="autogenerated1"/><ref name=wechart>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=November 17, 2003|page=15|title=Variety Box Office|quote=3,502 engagements [United States and Canada]}}</ref> For three years, it had the highest five-day Wednesday opening for any [[Warner Bros.]] film until it was taken by ''[[Superman Returns]]'' in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web| url= https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2006/jul/04/superman-controls-weekend-box-office/| title= 'Superman' controls weekend box office| website= The Spokesman-Review; spokesman.com| agency= USA Today| date= July 4, 2006| author= Scott Bowles| accessdate= 18 December 2022| archive-date= March 13, 2022| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220313154805/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2006/jul/04/superman-controls-weekend-box-office/| url-status= live}}</ref> The film would even compete against the newly released family films ''[[Brother Bear]]'' and ''[[Elf (film)|Elf]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Holson|first=Laura|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/10/business/media/10matrix.html|title=An Elf and a Bear Trip Up the Final 'Matrix'|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 10, 2003|access-date=July 6, 2015|archive-date=July 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709154702/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/10/business/media/10matrix.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Internationally, the film grossed $119 million in its first 5 days from 10,013 prints in 107 territories, with the third-biggest opening ever in Japan and Spain and the fourth biggest in the United Kingdom, Italy and Mexico.<ref name=wwopen/> Combined, it grossed $203 million in its first five days.<ref name=wechart/> This made it the highest worldwide opening weekend for any film, holding the record until it was beaten by ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' a month later.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=1286&p=.htm |title='King' of the World: $250M in 5 Days |date=22 December 2003 |first=Brandon |last=Gray |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=20 June 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619042637/http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=1286&p=.htm |archive-date=19 June 2012}}</ref> ''The Matrix Revolutions'' would also achieve the record for having the biggest international opening weekend for an R-rated film until 2015 when it was surpassed by ''[[Fifty Shades of Grey (film)|Fifty Shades of Grey]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2015/02/fifty-shades-of-grey-international-box-office-first-day-1201372179/ |title='Fifty Shades' Higher In Global Bow At $266.6M; Record R-Rated Opening Overseas – Tuesday Update |author=Nancy Tartaglione |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=February 17, 2015 |access-date=February 18, 2015 |archive-date=February 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214080553/http://deadline.com/2015/02/fifty-shades-of-grey-international-box-office-first-day-1201372179/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film grossed over $139 million in North America and approximately $427 million worldwide,<ref name="Mojo"/> roughly half of ''The Matrix Reloaded'' box-office total, and was the [[2003 in film|eighth-highest-grossing film of 2003]].

===Home media===
''The Matrix Revolutions'' was released on [[DVD]] and [[VHS]] on April 6, 2004.<ref>{{cite web|last=Patrizio|first=Andy|title=Matrix Revolutions on April 6|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/01/10/matrix-revolutions-on-april-6|publisher=IGN|access-date=April 4, 2023|date=January 10, 2004|archive-date=April 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404233702/https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/01/10/matrix-revolutions-on-april-6|url-status=live}}</ref> The film grossed $116 million in DVD sales. Additionally, it was released on [[4K Ultra HD Blu-ray]] on October 30, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ultrahd.highdefdigest.com/62394/thematrixtrilogy4kultrahdbluray.html|title=The Matrix Trilogy - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Ultra HD Review {{!}} High Def Digest|website=ultrahd.highdefdigest.com|language=en|access-date=November 26, 2018|archive-date=October 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015163159/https://ultrahd.highdefdigest.com/62394/thematrixtrilogy4kultrahdbluray.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Critical response===
{{Further|List of accolades received by The Matrix film series}}
On review aggregation website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], ''The Matrix Revolutions'' holds an approval rating of 33% based on 215 reviews and an average rating of 5.30/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "A disappointing conclusion to the ''Matrix'' trilogy as characters and ideas take a back seat to the special effects."<ref name=rt>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/matrix_revolutions/ |title=The Matrix Revolutions (2003) |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]] |access-date=March 7, 2025 |archive-date=September 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916234329/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/matrix_revolutions |url-status=live }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a [[weighted average]] score of 47 out of 100 based on 41 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-matrix-revolutions |title=The Matrix Revolutions Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=June 23, 2018 |archive-date=July 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705061555/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-matrix-revolutions |url-status=live }}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale, a grade down from the "B+" earned by the previous film and two grades down from the "A−" earned by the first film, therefore the second lowest grade earned by a film in the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemascore.com/|title=Find CinemaScore|format=Type "Matrix" in the search box|publisher=[[CinemaScore]]|access-date=April 26, 2020|archive-date=April 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413083139/https://www.cinemascore.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Some critics criticized the film for being [[Anti-climax (narrative)|anticlimactic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://slate.com/culture/2003/11/time-to-pull-the-plug-on-the-matrix.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100711065854/http://slate.msn.com/id/2090753 |archive-date=July 11, 2010 |title=Time to pull the plug on The Matrix. | author = David Edelstein | work = [[Slate Magazine]] |date=July 27, 2010 |url-status=live |access-date=July 11, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Clark |first=Mike |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2003-11-04-matrix-review_x.htm |title=– 'The Matrix Revolutions': This big finish isn't The One |publisher=Usatoday.com |date=November 4, 2003 |access-date=July 11, 2012 |archive-date=June 21, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621232753/http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2003-11-04-matrix-review_x.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Additionally, some critics regard the film as less philosophically ambiguous than its predecessor, ''[[The Matrix Reloaded]]''.<ref>{{cite web |author=Scott Foundas |url=http://www.laweekly.com/2003-11-13/film-tv/the-more-the-murkier/ |title=LA Weekly – Film+TV – The More the Murkier – Scott Foundas – The Essential Online Resource for Los Angeles |work=LA Weekly |publisher=Laweekly.com |date=November 6, 2003 |access-date=July 11, 2012 |archive-date=November 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104081829/http://www.laweekly.com/2003-11-13/film-tv/the-more-the-murkier/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/movies/bal-to.matrix05nov05,0,2967920.story?coll=bal-artslife-movies |title=''Baltimore Sun'': 'The Matrix Revolutions' makes it a little easier to believe |date=May 6, 2004 |access-date=July 11, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040506234616/http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/movies/bal-to.matrix05nov05%2C0%2C2967920.story?coll=bal-artslife-movies |archive-date=May 6, 2004}}</ref> Critics had difficulty finding closure pertaining to events from ''The Matrix Reloaded'', and were generally dissatisfied.<ref>[http://ae.charlotte.com/entertainment/ui/charlotte/movie.html?id=99386&reviewId=13608&startDate=11%2F05%2F2003 'Matrix:' Neo-nonsense]{{dead link|date=July 2012}}</ref><ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9507E1D91F30F936A35752C1A9659C8B63 Movie Review|'The Matrix Revolutions': The Game Concludes With Light and Noise<!-- Bot generated title -->], archived at   {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111162937/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9507E1D91F30F936A35752C1A9659C8B63 |date=November 11, 2012 }}</ref>

[[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' gave the film three stars out of four, despite offering criticisms of his own, on the grounds that it at least provided closure to the story well enough so that fans following the series would prefer seeing it as to not.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-matrix-revolutions-2003|title=The Matrix Revolutions Review | author=Roger Ebert | publisher=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] | date=November 5, 2003 | access-date=November 10, 2014}}</ref>