Blame it on Fidel

2007 | Drama, Foreign Language

Synopsis

A 9-year-old girl weathers big changes in her household as her parents become radical political activists in 1970-71 Paris.

Scores

Overall Score
55.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
43.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
51.4%
Review Aggregate
87.8

Critic Consensus

93.0% Fresh • 43 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 93% of 43 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize political, funny, family-friendly. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

politicalfunnyfamily-friendlystylizedhistoricalcoming of agemacabreemotionalgrittycharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Nina Kervel-Bey2007$23,000$35,000(est)
Julie Depardieu2007$14,000$21,000(est)
Stefano Accorsi2007$11,000$16,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score93.0
RT critic review count45
Rotten Tomatoes audience score91.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating7.5
IMDb votes5,279

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$168,065$254,327
International2007$1,192,178$1,804,082
Worldwide2007$1,360,243$2,058,409

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$560,904$848,796
Digital Rentals ?2007$340,000$514,510
Digital Purchases ?2007$127,000$192,185
Physical Rentals ?2007$5,849,000$8,851,092
Physical Purchases ?2007$13,143,000$19,888,852
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$75,629$114,447
Total Revenues2007$20,095,533$30,409,883
Expenses
Budget ?2007$1,496,000 (est)$2,263,846 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$1,088,000 (est)$1,646,433 (est)
Participations2007$804,000$1,216,666
Residuals ?2007$1,418,000$2,145,811
Interest & Overhead2007$299,200$452,769
Total Expenses2007$5,105,200$7,725,525
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$14,990,333$22,684,358

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