Black Book

2007 | Drama, Thriller, War, Foreign Language

Synopsis

In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance. Things get complicated when she falls for the enemy.

Scores

Overall Score
75.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
70.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
78.2%
Review Aggregate
80.5

Critic Consensus

76.0% Fresh • 150 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 76% of 150 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize historical, stylized, gritty. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

historicalstylizedgrittyromanticpoliticalemotionalvisually strikingsuspensefulmacabrecharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Carice van Houten2007$1,709,000$2,586,000(est)
Sebastian Koch2007$1,052,000$1,592,000(est)
Thom Hoffman2007$792,000$1,198,000(est)
Halina Reijn2007$647,000$980,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score77.0
RT critic review count158
Rotten Tomatoes audience score87.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating7.7
IMDb votes82,800

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$4,398,532$6,656,148
International2007$22,370,032$33,851,804
Worldwide2007$26,768,564$40,507,952

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 Revenue2007$11,147,279$16,868,796
Digital Rentals ?2007$621,000$939,738
Digital Purchases ?2007$231,000$349,564
Physical Rentals ?2007$10,683,000$16,166,218
Physical Purchases ?2007$24,005,000$36,325,945
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$1,759,413$2,662,459
Total Revenues2007$48,446,692$73,312,721
Expenses
Budget ?2007$21,000,000$31,778,581
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$7,278,000 (est)$11,013,548 (est)
Participations2007$1,938,000$2,932,709
Residuals ?2007$2,675,000$4,047,986
Interest & Overhead2007$4,200,000$6,355,716
Total Expenses2007$37,091,000$56,128,541
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$11,355,692$17,184,180

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