Black or White

2015 | Drama

Synopsis

A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.

Scores

Overall Score
65.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
63.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
75.2%
Review Aggregate
54.0

Critic Consensus

37.2% Fresh • 102 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 37% of 102 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, family-friendly, character-driven. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotfamily-friendlycharacter-drivenfunnygrittytragicthought-provokingemotionalhistoricallighthearted

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Kevin Costner2015$405,000$536,000(est)
Octavia Spencer2015$249,000$330,000(est)
Jillian Estell2015$188,000$248,000(est)
Bill Burr2015$153,000$203,000(est)
Jennifer Ehle2015$131,000$174,000(est)
André Holland2015$116,000$153,000(est)
Gillian Jacobs2015$104,000$137,000(est)
Anthony Mackie2015$94,000$125,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score37.0
RT critic review count102
Rotten Tomatoes audience score65.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes14,313

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2015$21,571,188$28,552,243
International2015$262,778$347,820
Worldwide2015$21,833,968$28,900,066

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 Revenue2015$10,890,705$14,415,250
Digital Rentals ?2015$3,471,000$4,594,315
Digital Purchases ?2015$3,639,000$4,816,685
Physical Rentals ?2015$3,937,000$5,211,126
Physical Purchases ?2015$10,550,000$13,964,282
TV & Streaming Revenue2015$5,177,085$6,852,538
Total Revenues2015$37,664,790$49,854,196
Expenses
Budget ?2015$9,000,000$11,912,658
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2015$11,250,000 (est)$14,890,823 (est)
Participations2015$1,507,000$1,994,708
Residuals ?2015$1,531,000$2,026,475
Interest & Overhead2015$1,800,000$2,382,532
Total Expenses2015$25,088,000$33,207,196
Movie Net Profit or Loss2015$12,576,790$16,647,000

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