Billy Elliot

2000 | Drama, Music, Dance, Educator, Teacher

Synopsis

A talented young boy becomes torn between his unexpected love of dance and the disintegration of his family.

Scores

Overall Score
88.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
91.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
88.4%
Review Aggregate
84.4

Critic Consensus

88.0% Fresh • 100 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 88% of 100 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize lighthearted, funny, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

lightheartedfunnyemotionalcharacter-drivencoming of agegrittyupliftingvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Julie Walters2000$288,000$524,000(est)
Gary Lewis2000$177,000$322,000(est)
Jamie Bell2000$133,000$243,000(est)
Jamie Draven2000$109,000$198,000(est)
Adam Cooper2000$93,000$170,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score85.0
RT critic review count119
Rotten Tomatoes audience score89.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.7
IMDb votes149,135

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$21,995,264$40,069,188
International2000$87,285,000$159,008,732
Worldwide2000$109,280,264$199,077,920

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 Revenue2000$45,911,632$83,638,087
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$22,735,000$41,416,779
Physical Purchases ?2000$30,321,000$55,236,338
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$5,498,816$10,017,297
Total Revenues2000$104,466,448$190,308,501
Expenses
Budget ?2000$5,000,000$9,108,594
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$6,250,000 (est)$11,385,743 (est)
Participations2000$8,357,000$15,224,105
Residuals ?2000$4,181,000$7,616,607
Interest & Overhead2000$1,000,000$1,821,719
Total Expenses2000$24,788,000$45,156,768
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$79,678,448$145,151,733

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