Blue Is the Warmest Colour

2013 | Drama, Romance, Adaptation, Comic Book Adaptation, Foreign Language, Homosexual Theme, LGBTQ Theme

Synopsis

Adèle's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire and to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adèle grows, seeks herself, loses herself, and ultimately finds herself through love and loss.

Scores

Overall Score
81.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
85.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
75.9%
Review Aggregate
83.6

Critic Consensus

80.0% Fresh • 50 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 80% of 50 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, emotional, romantic. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

thin plotemotionalromanticcharacter-drivengrittypsychologicalcoming of agesuspensefulfunny

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Léa Seydoux2013$396,000$533,000(est)
Adèle Exarchopoulos2013$244,000$328,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score88.0
RT critic review count204
Rotten Tomatoes audience score84.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes170,524

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$2,199,787$2,961,687
International2013$17,596,702$23,691,354
Worldwide2013$19,796,489$26,653,041

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 Revenue2013$8,138,574$10,957,385
Digital Rentals ?2013$3,692,000$4,970,731
Digital Purchases ?2013$2,207,000$2,971,399
Physical Rentals ?2013$4,771,000$6,423,445
Physical Purchases ?2013$12,364,000$16,646,295
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$879,915$1,184,675
Total Revenues2013$32,052,489$43,153,931
Expenses
Budget ?2013$4,000,000$5,385,408
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$5,000,000 (est)$6,731,760 (est)
Participations2013$1,282,000$1,726,023
Residuals ?2013$1,510,000$2,032,991
Interest & Overhead2013$800,000$1,077,082
Total Expenses2013$12,592,000$16,953,264
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$19,460,489$26,200,667

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