Blue Valentine

2010 | Drama, Romance

Synopsis

The relationship of a contemporary married couple, charting their evolution over a span of years by cross-cutting between time periods.

Scores

Overall Score
79.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
88.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
68.7%
Review Aggregate
80.0

Critic Consensus

83.0% Fresh • 100 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 83% of 100 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, character-driven, gritty. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionalcharacter-drivengrittytragicrealisticromanticlightheartedstylizedthought-provokingsuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Ryan Gosling2010$99,000$142,000(est)
Michelle Williams2010$61,000$88,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score87.0
RT critic review count211
Rotten Tomatoes audience score77.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating7.3
IMDb votes220,850

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2010$9,706,328$13,960,913
International2010$5,186,090$7,459,315
Worldwide2010$14,892,418$21,420,228

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 Revenue2010$6,927,600$9,964,183
Digital Rentals ?2010$4,031,000$5,797,913
Digital Purchases ?2010$1,175,000$1,690,039
Physical Rentals ?2010$9,463,000$13,610,927
Physical Purchases ?2010$21,198,000$30,489,743
TV & Streaming Revenue2010$2,329,519$3,350,619
Total Revenues2010$45,124,119$64,903,423
Expenses
Budget ?2010$1,000,000$1,438,331
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2010$900,000 (est)$1,294,498 (est)
Participations2010$3,610,000$5,192,375
Residuals ?2010$2,582,000$3,713,771
Interest & Overhead2010$200,000$287,666
Total Expenses2010$8,292,000$11,926,642
Movie Net Profit or Loss2010$36,832,119$52,976,782

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