Blow Dry

2001 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Synopsis

In 2000, a small town hosts The British Hairdressing Championship, where a former 2-time winner, his son, his run-away wife and his runaway wife's lady lover reside (not all on speaking terms).

Scores

Overall Score
42.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
48.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
33.8%
Review Aggregate
42.4

Critic Consensus

20.8% Fresh • 53 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 21% of 53 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, family-friendly, funny. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfamily-friendlyfunnystylizedlightheartedtragicsuspensefulvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Alan Rickman2001$8,000$15,000(est)
Natasha Richardson2001$5,000$9,000(est)
Rachel Griffiths2001$4,000$7,000(est)
Rachael Leigh Cook2001$3,000$6,000(est)
Josh Hartnett2001$3,000$5,000(est)
Bill Nighy2001$2,000$4,000(est)
Rosemary Harris2001$2,000$4,000(est)
Heidi Klum2001$2,000$3,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score19.0
RT critic review count64
Rotten Tomatoes audience score55.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes9,488

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2001$637,769$1,129,690
International2001$192,517$341,008
Worldwide2001$830,286$1,470,699

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 Revenue2001$395,891$701,248
Digital Rentals ?2001N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2001N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2001$8,138,000$14,414,967
Physical Purchases ?2001$12,159,000$21,537,427
TV & Streaming Revenue2001$255,108$451,876
Total Revenues2001$20,947,999$37,105,518
Expenses
Budget ?2001$913,000 (est)$1,617,211 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2001$664,000 (est)$1,176,154 (est)
Participations2001$838,000$1,484,363
Residuals ?2001$1,505,000$2,665,830
Interest & Overhead2001$182,600$323,442
Total Expenses2001$4,102,600$7,267,000
Movie Net Profit or Loss2001$16,845,399$29,838,519

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