Synopsis
It's 1941 but France is trapped in the nineteenth century, governed by steam and Napoleon V, where scientists vanish mysteriously. Avril, a teenage girl, goes in search of her missing scientist parents.
Scores
Overall Score
57.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
55.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
44.9%
Review Aggregate
83.8
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely positive, with 97% of 59 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, visually striking, family-friendly. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
thin plotvisually strikingfamily-friendlygrittystylizedhistoricalemotionalrealisticdarkmacabre
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Cotillard | 2016 | $585,000 | $764,000 | (est) |
| Philippe Katerine | 2016 | $360,000 | $471,000 | (est) |
| Jean Rochefort | 2016 | $271,000 | $354,000 | (est) |
| Olivier Gourmet | 2016 | $222,000 | $290,000 | (est) |
| Marc-André Grondin | 2016 | $190,000 | $248,000 | (est) |
| Bouli Lanners | 2016 | $167,000 | $218,000 | (est) |
| Anne Coesens | 2016 | $150,000 | $196,000 | (est) |
| Benoît Brière | 2016 | $136,000 | $178,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score97.0
RT critic review count59
Rotten Tomatoes audience score77.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes8,838
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2016 | $295,488 | $386,227 |
| International | 2016 | $200,391 | $261,928 |
| Worldwide | 2016 | $495,879 | $648,155 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2016 | $227,900 | $297,885 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2016 | $2,150,000 | $2,810,229 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2016 | $2,192,000 | $2,865,127 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2016 | $1,887,000 | $2,466,466 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2016 | $5,326,000 | $6,961,526 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2016 | $132,970 | $173,802 |
| Total Revenues | 2016 | $11,915,870 | $15,575,036 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2016 | $10,400,000 | $13,593,667 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2016 | $397,000 (est) | $518,912 (est) |
| Participations | 2016 | $238,000 | $311,086 |
| Residuals ? | 2016 | $666,000 | $870,518 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2016 | $2,080,000 | $2,718,733 |
| Total Expenses | 2016 | $13,781,000 | $18,012,916 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2016 | $-1,865,130 | $-2,437,880 |
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