Blackmail Boy

2005 | Drama, Romance, Foreign Language

Synopsis

A provincial family's facade crumbles when hidden tensions emerge over money, transforming ordinary townspeople into ruthless adversaries as dark secrets surface from their lakeside community.

Scores

Overall Score
37.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
56.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
16.9%
Review Aggregate
31.3

Critic Consensus

12.3% Fresh • 138 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 12% of 138 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, macabre. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

funnythin plotmacabrefamily-friendlyvisually strikinghistoricalpsychologicalstylizedemotionalrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jennifer Lopez2005$230,000$370,000(est)
Ryan Guzman2005$142,000$227,000(est)
John Corbett2005$107,000$171,000(est)
Ian Nelson2005$87,000$140,000(est)
Kristin Chenoweth2005$75,000$120,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score12.0
RT critic review count138
Rotten Tomatoes audience score35.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating5.7
IMDb votes1,273

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$22,393$35,969
International2005N/AN/A
Worldwide2005$22,393$35,969

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$11,196$17,984
Digital Rentals ?2005$44,000$70,675
Digital Purchases ?2005$7,000$11,244
Physical Rentals ?2005$2,453,000$3,940,123
Physical Purchases ?2005$5,889,000$9,459,187
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$1,200,000$1,927,496
Total Revenues2005$9,604,196$15,426,710
Expenses
Budget ?2005$4,000,000$6,424,987
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$80,000 (est)$128,500 (est)
Participations2005$384,000$616,799
Residuals ?2005$668,000$1,072,973
Interest & Overhead2005$800,000$1,284,997
Total Expenses2005$5,932,000$9,528,256
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$3,672,196$5,898,454

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