Black

2005 | Drama, Foreign Language

Synopsis

Michelle, a disabled girl who can't see, hear, or speak, suffering in a world that has given up on her. But when the teacher Debraj enters her life, he becomes a ray of hope that she might pursue her passions and have a normal life.

Scores

Overall Score
60.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
59.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
50.1%
Review Aggregate
80.2

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 3 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 3 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, visually striking, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivenvisually strikingemotionalthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Amitabh Bachchan2005$0$0(est)
Rani Mukerji2005$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score71.0
RT critic review count7
Rotten Tomatoes audience score90.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating8.1
IMDb votes37,110

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$754,819$1,212,426
International2005$508,381$816,585
Worldwide2005$1,263,200$2,029,011

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$580,762$932,847
Digital Rentals ?2005$171,000$274,668
Digital Purchases ?2005$27,000$43,369
Physical Rentals ?2005$9,543,000$15,328,414
Physical Purchases ?2005$22,910,000$36,799,115
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$301,928$484,970
Total Revenues2005$33,533,690$53,863,383
Expenses
Budget ?2005$22$35
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$120,000 (est)$192,750 (est)
Participations2005$2,683,000$4,309,560
Residuals ?2005$2,416,000$3,880,692
Interest & Overhead2005$4$7
Total Expenses2005$5,219,026$8,383,045
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$28,314,663$45,480,338

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