Blue Bayou

2021 | Crime, Drama

Synopsis

As a Korean-American man raised in the Louisiana bayou works hard to make a life for his family, he must confront the ghosts of his past as he discovers that he could be deported from the only country he has ever called home.

Scores

Overall Score
62.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
62.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
53.4%
Review Aggregate
80.3

Critic Consensus

75.2% Fresh • 125 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 75% of 125 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, character-driven, family-friendly. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionalcharacter-drivenfamily-friendlygrittyrealisticpoliticalvisually strikinglightheartedsuspensefultragic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Justin Chon2021$10,000$11,000(est)
Alicia Vikander2021$6,000$7,000(est)
Mark O'Brien2021$5,000$5,000(est)
Linh Dan Pham2021$4,000$4,000(est)
Sydney Kowalske2021$3,000$4,000(est)
Vondie Curtis-Hall2021$3,000$3,000(est)
Emory Cohen2021$2,000$3,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score75.0
RT critic review count125
Rotten Tomatoes audience score93.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes11,516

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2021$788,675$912,942
International2021$130,974$151,611
Worldwide2021$919,649$1,064,553

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 Revenue2021$446,727$517,115
Digital Rentals ?2021$5,327,000$6,166,346
Digital Purchases ?2021$5,998,000$6,943,072
Physical Rentals ?2021$1,355,000$1,568,500
Physical Purchases ?2021$4,335,000$5,018,042
TV & Streaming Revenue2021$331,244$383,436
Total Revenues2021$17,792,971$20,596,512
Expenses
Budget ?2021$1,012,000 (est)$1,171,455 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2021$718,000 (est)$831,131 (est)
Participations2021$712,000$824,186
Residuals ?2021$770,000$891,325
Interest & Overhead2021$202,400$234,291
Total Expenses2021$3,414,400$3,952,388
Movie Net Profit or Loss2021$14,378,571$16,644,124

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