A Knight 's Tale 's production budget was more than $ 60 million .
It premiered on May 11 , 2001 ,   and received average reviews , with her part getting an equally mixed response ; Robin Clifford for Reeling Reviews concluded that Sossamon was `` pretty but little more than an object of affection ''   and Rob Blackwelder , of SPLICEDwire , called her role `` the movie 's weakest link '' , noting that although Sossamon was a `` wonderfully wicked flirt '' , her character `` is n't terribly well established and she 's the most jarringly modern sight in this ancient tale '' .  It garnered $ 117,487,473 worldwide , on a production budget of $ 65 million , bringing Sossamon into mainstream audiences .
Shannyn Sossamon