Before the Fall

2005 | Drama, Sport, Thriller, War, Boxing, Combat Sport, Foreign Language, Sports

Synopsis

Friedrich's boxing skills gets him in an elite Nazi high school in a castle in 1942. He enrolls against his dad's wish as it promises a brighter future. It's not what he expected.

Scores

Overall Score
60.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
54.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
61.0%
Review Aggregate
74.7

Critic Consensus

64.9% Fresh • 37 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 65% of 37 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, realistic, historical. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

coming of agerealistichistoricalsuspensefuldarkcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Max Riemelt2005$82,000$132,000(est)
Tom Schilling2005$50,000$81,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score67.0
RT critic review count39
Rotten Tomatoes audience score84.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating7.4
IMDb votes18,875

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$144,254$231,708
International2005$3,619,965$5,814,557
Worldwide2005$3,764,219$6,046,264

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 Revenue2005$1,520,113$2,441,677
Digital Rentals ?2005$104,000$167,050
Digital Purchases ?2005$16,000$25,700
Physical Rentals ?2005$5,826,000$9,357,994
Physical Purchases ?2005$13,986,000$22,464,967
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$72,127$115,854
Total Revenues2005$21,524,240$34,573,240
Expenses
Budget ?2005$768,000 (est)$1,233,597 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$1,143,000 (est)$1,835,940 (est)
Participations2005$861,000$1,382,978
Residuals ?2005$1,466,000$2,354,758
Interest & Overhead2005$153,600$246,719
Total Expenses2005$4,391,600$7,053,993
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$17,132,640$27,519,247

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