Babel

2006 | Drama, The Middle East

Synopsis

Tragedy strikes a married couple on vacation in the Moroccan desert, which jump starts an interlocking story involving four different families.

Scores

Overall Score
90.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
95.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
93.6%
Review Aggregate
72.9

Critic Consensus

68.2% Fresh • 195 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 68% of 195 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, emotional, thought-provoking. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotemotionalthought-provokingcharacter-driventragicpoliticalvisually strikingfamily-friendlygrittysuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Brad Pitt2006$2,034,000$3,165,000(est)
Cate Blanchett2006$1,252,000$1,948,000(est)
Gael García Bernal2006$943,000$1,467,000(est)
Kōji Yakusho2006$771,000$1,199,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score68.0
RT critic review count203
Rotten Tomatoes audience score77.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.5
IMDb votes325,468

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$34,302,836$53,376,985
International2006$101,027,344$157,203,765
Worldwide2006$135,330,180$210,580,750

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$57,562,356$89,569,998
Digital Rentals ?2006$493,000$767,133
Digital Purchases ?2006$152,000$236,520
Physical Rentals ?2006$15,570,000$24,227,724
Physical Purchases ?2006$36,726,000$57,147,553
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$8,575,709$13,344,246
Total Revenues2006$119,079,065$185,293,175
Expenses
Budget ?2006$25,000,000$38,901,291
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$23,011,000 (est)$35,806,305 (est)
Participations2006$9,526,000$14,822,948
Residuals ?2006$4,298,000$6,687,910
Interest & Overhead2006$4,250,000$6,613,220
Total Expenses2006$66,085,000$102,831,673
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$52,994,065$82,461,502

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