A Scanner Darkly

2006 | Animation, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Adaptation, Book Adaptation

Synopsis

An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.

Scores

Overall Score
74.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
81.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
66.0%
Review Aggregate
70.6

Critic Consensus

68.9% Fresh • 180 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 69% of 180 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize dark, thin plot, visually striking. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

darkthin plotvisually strikingpsychologicalstylizedthought-provokingfunnypoliticalemotionaltragic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Keanu Reeves2006$500,000$779,000(est)
Robert Downey Jr.2006$308,000$479,000(est)
Woody Harrelson2006$232,000$361,000(est)
Winona Ryder2006$190,000$295,000(est)
Rory Cochrane2006$162,000$252,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score68.0
RT critic review count185
Rotten Tomatoes audience score74.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes120,586

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$5,501,616$8,560,798
International2006$2,158,302$3,358,429
Worldwide2006$7,660,857$11,920,689

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 Revenue2006$3,614,129$5,623,771
Digital Rentals ?2006$373,000$580,407
Digital Purchases ?2006$115,000$178,946
Physical Rentals ?2006$11,784,000$18,336,512
Physical Purchases ?2006$27,796,000$43,252,010
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$2,200,646$3,424,319
Total Revenues2006$45,882,775$71,395,965
Expenses
Budget ?2006$8,700,000$13,537,649
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$6,354,000 (est)$9,887,152 (est)
Participations2006$3,671,000$5,712,265
Residuals ?2006$3,045,000$4,738,177
Interest & Overhead2006$1,740,000$2,707,530
Total Expenses2006$23,510,000$36,582,773
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$22,372,775$34,813,192

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