Berberian Sound Studio

2013 | Drama, Horror, Thriller, 1900s, 1970s, Past

Synopsis

A sound engineer's work for an Italian horror studio becomes a terrifying case of life imitating art.

Scores

Overall Score
57.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
61.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
44.9%
Review Aggregate
68.0

Critic Consensus

85.1% Fresh • 94 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 85% of 94 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, psychological, dark. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

thin plotpsychologicaldarkscarystylizedvisually strikingemotionalsuspensefulthought-provokingfunny

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Toby Jones2013$5,000$7,000(est)
Antonio Mancino2013$3,000$4,000(est)
Fatma Mohamed2013$2,000$3,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score85.0
RT critic review count94
Rotten Tomatoes audience score53.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes18,222

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$38,493$51,825
International2013$274,264$369,256
Worldwide2013$312,757$421,081

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 Revenue2013$128,952$173,615
Digital Rentals ?2013$1,378,000$1,855,273
Digital Purchases ?2013$824,000$1,109,394
Physical Rentals ?2013$1,781,000$2,397,853
Physical Purchases ?2013$4,615,000$6,213,414
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$103,200$138,944
Total Revenues2013$8,830,152$11,888,493
Expenses
Budget ?2013$344,000 (est)$463,145 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$250,000 (est)$336,588 (est)
Participations2013$353,000$475,262
Residuals ?2013$547,000$736,455
Interest & Overhead2013$68,800$92,629
Total Expenses2013$1,562,800$2,104,079
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$7,267,352$9,784,414

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