Black Swan

2010 | Drama, Thriller, Dance

Synopsis

Nina is a talented but unstable ballerina on the verge of stardom. Pushed to the breaking point by her artistic director and a seductive rival, Nina's grip on reality slips, plunging her into a waking nightmare.

Scores

Overall Score
95.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
98.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
96.8%
Review Aggregate
83.4

Critic Consensus

85.2% Fresh • 318 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 85% of 318 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, suspenseful, dark. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

visually strikingsuspensefuldarkemotionalpsychologicalscarycharacter-drivensurrealgrittystylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Natalie Portman2010$935,000$1,344,000(est)
Mila Kunis2010$575,000$827,000(est)
Vincent Cassel2010$245,000 source$352,391reported
Barbara Hershey2010$354,000$509,000(est)
Winona Ryder2010$303,000$436,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score85.0
RT critic review count319
Rotten Tomatoes audience score84.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating8.0
IMDb votes869,244

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2010$106,954,680$153,836,230
International2010$222,443,360$319,947,176
Worldwide2010$329,398,050$473,783,420

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 Revenue2010$142,454,684$204,896,985
Digital Rentals ?2010$5,683,000$8,174,035
Digital Purchases ?2010$1,657,000$2,383,314
Physical Rentals ?2010$13,341,000$19,188,774
Physical Purchases ?2010$29,885,000$42,984,521
TV & Streaming Revenue2010$29,947,310$43,074,144
Total Revenues2010$222,967,994$320,701,774
Expenses
Budget ?2010$13,000,000$18,698,303
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2010$16,250,000 (est)$23,372,878 (est)
Participations2010$33,445,000$48,104,980
Residuals ?2010$4,924,000$7,082,342
Interest & Overhead2010$2,600,000$3,739,661
Total Expenses2010$70,219,000$100,998,163
Movie Net Profit or Loss2010$152,748,994$219,703,611

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