Black Irish

2007 | Drama, Irish Culture

Synopsis

A teenage boy longs to win the attention of his emotionally distant father.

Scores

Overall Score
25.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
30.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
5.7%
Review Aggregate
50.0

Critic Consensus

25.0% Fresh • 12 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 25% of 12 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, family-friendly, coming of age. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfamily-friendlycoming of agecharacter-drivenemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Michael Angarano2007$0$0(est)
Brendan Gleeson2007$0$0(est)
Tom Guiry2007$0$0(est)
Emily VanCamp2007$0$0(est)
Melissa Leo2007$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score31.0
RT critic review count13
Rotten Tomatoes audience score58.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes2,721

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$6,900$10,442
International2007N/AN/A
Worldwide2007$6,900$10,442

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$3,450$5,221
Digital Rentals ?2007$42,000$63,557
Digital Purchases ?2007$16,000$24,212
Physical Rentals ?2007$727,000$1,100,144
Physical Purchases ?2007$1,634,000$2,472,676
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$75,000$113,495
Total Revenues2007$2,497,450$3,779,306
Expenses
Budget ?2007$250,000 (est)$378,316 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$80,000 (est)$121,061 (est)
Participations2007$100,000$151,327
Residuals ?2007$172,000$260,282
Interest & Overhead2007$50,000$75,663
Total Expenses2007$652,000$986,649
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$1,845,450$2,792,656

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