Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (2005) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

Two youths sent for a Maoist "re-education" in the mountains fall in love with the village tailor's granddaughter.

Scores

Overall Score

48.9

Popularity Percentile (Year)

39.4%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

44.5%

Review Aggregate

77.8

Critic Consensus

75.0% Fresh • 56 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 75% of 56 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize lighthearted, romantic, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score77.0

RT critic review count61

Rotten Tomatoes audience score83.0

RT audience rating count2,500

IMDb rating7.2

IMDb votes4,665

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	2005	$666,327	$1,070,286
International	2005	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	2005	$666,327	$1,070,286

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).

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue	2005	$333,164	$535,143
Digital Rentals ?	2005	$151,000	$242,543
Digital Purchases ?	2005	$23,000	$36,944
Physical Rentals ?	2005	$8,418,000	$13,521,386
Physical Purchases ?	2005	$20,210,000	$32,462,248
TV & Streaming Revenue	2005	$266,531	$428,114
Total Revenues	2005	$29,401,694	$47,226,377
Expenses
Budget ?	2005	$723,000 (est)	$1,161,316 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	2005	$533,000 (est)	$856,130 (est)
Participations	2005	$2,352,000	$3,777,892
Residuals ?	2005	$2,130,000	$3,421,306
Interest & Overhead	2005	$144,600	$232,263
Total Expenses	2005	$5,882,600	$9,448,907
Movie Net Profit or Loss	2005	$23,519,094	$37,777,470

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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress