Berlin Syndrome

2017 | Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Synopsis

A passionate holiday romance leads to an obsessive relationship when an Australian photojournalist awakens in a Berlin apartment one morning and is unable to leave.

Scores

Overall Score
60.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
72.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
43.4%
Review Aggregate
63.9

Critic Consensus

74.1% Fresh • 85 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 74% of 85 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, psychological, suspenseful. Common reservations focus on pacing issues, thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotpsychologicalsuspensefulpacing issuesemotionalgrittycharacter-driventhought-provokingdarkpolitical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Teresa Palmer2017$545,000$697,000(est)
Max Riemelt2017$335,000$429,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score74.0
RT critic review count85
Rotten Tomatoes audience score53.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes28,814

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$28,660$36,682
International2017$369,123$472,435
Worldwide2017$397,783$509,117

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 Revenue2017$161,979$207,315
Digital Rentals ?2017$1,011,000$1,293,965
Digital Purchases ?2017$1,128,000$1,443,711
Physical Rentals ?2017$754,000$965,034
Physical Purchases ?2017$2,166,000$2,772,233
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$1,650,000$2,111,812
Total Revenues2017$6,870,979$8,794,068
Expenses
Budget ?2017$5,500,000$7,039,372
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$318,000 (est)$407,004 (est)
Participations2017$137,000$175,344
Residuals ?2017$351,000$449,240
Interest & Overhead2017$1,100,000$1,407,874
Total Expenses2017$7,406,000$9,478,834
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$-535,021$-684,766

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