Before Sunrise

1995 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Twentysomething Character

Synopsis

A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.

Scores

Overall Score
76.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
93.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
44.5%
Review Aggregate
92.8

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 31 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 31 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, lighthearted, family-friendly. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

romanticlightheartedfamily-friendlyrealistictragicthought-provokingcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Ethan Hawke1995$248,000$510,000(est)
Julie Delpy1995$152,000$314,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score100.0
RT critic review count51
Rotten Tomatoes audience score93.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating8.1
IMDb votes365,562

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1995$5,535,405$11,394,072
International1995$574,300$1,182,139
Worldwide1995$6,117,849$12,592,974

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 Revenue1995$2,997,422$6,169,891
Digital Rentals ?1995N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1995N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1995$18,436,000$37,948,643
Physical Purchases ?1995$18,995,000$39,099,288
TV & Streaming Revenue1995$1,328,497$2,734,577
Total Revenues1995$41,756,920$85,952,400
Expenses
Budget ?1995$2,500,000$5,145,997
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1995$3,125,000 (est)$6,432,497 (est)
Participations1995$3,341,000$6,877,111
Residuals ?1995$2,825,000$5,814,977
Interest & Overhead1995$500,000$1,029,199
Total Expenses1995$12,291,000$25,299,781
Movie Net Profit or Loss1995$29,465,920$60,652,618

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