A Christmas Tale

2008 | Comedy, Drama, Christmas Theme, Foreign Language

Synopsis

The troubled Vuillard family is no stranger to illness, grief, and banishment, but when their matriarch requires a bone-marrow transplant, the estranged clan reunites just in time for Christmas.

Scores

Overall Score
60.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
50.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
63.5%
Review Aggregate
74.8

Critic Consensus

86.3% Fresh • 131 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 86% of 131 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize christmas, family-friendly, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

christmasfamily-friendlyemotionalfunnygrittydarkcharacter-drivenstylizedrealisticsurreal

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Catherine Deneuve2008$78,000$114,000(est)
Jean-Paul Roussillon2008$48,000$70,000(est)
Mathieu Amalric2008$36,000$53,000(est)
Anne Consigny2008$30,000$43,000(est)
Melvil Poupaud2008$25,000$37,000(est)
Emmanuelle Devos2008$22,000$32,000(est)
Chiara Mastroianni2008$20,000$29,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score86.0
RT critic review count132
Rotten Tomatoes audience score66.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes7,800

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$1,060,922$1,545,802
International2008$6,295,471$9,172,733
Worldwide2008$7,356,393$10,718,535

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2008$3,048,649$4,441,994
Digital Rentals ?2008$977,000$1,423,525
Digital Purchases ?2008$348,000$507,049
Physical Rentals ?2008$8,098,000$11,799,084
Physical Purchases ?2008$16,778,000$24,446,163
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$424,369$618,321
Total Revenues2008$29,674,018$43,236,135
Expenses
Budget ?2008$2,794,000 (est)$4,070,961 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$3,463,000 (est)$5,045,718 (est)
Participations2008$1,187,000$1,729,503
Residuals ?2008$1,904,000$2,774,198
Interest & Overhead2008$558,800$814,192
Total Expenses2008$9,906,800$14,434,572
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$19,767,218$28,801,564

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