Both Sides of the Blade

2022 | Drama, Romance, Thriller

Synopsis

A love triangle story about a woman caught between two men, her long-time partner and his best friend, her former lover.

Scores

Overall Score
55.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
50.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
57.9%
Review Aggregate
63.9

Critic Consensus

84.4% Fresh • 122 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 84% of 122 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, character-driven, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

romanticcharacter-drivenemotionalsuspensefulpsychologicalgrittyrealistictragicnoirscary

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Juliette Binoche2022$16,000$17,000(est)
Vincent Lindon2022$10,000$10,000(est)
Grégoire Colin2022$7,000$8,000(est)
Bulle Ogier2022$6,000$6,000(est)
Issa Perica2022$5,000$5,000(est)
Alice Houri2022$4,000$5,000(est)
Mati Diop2022$4,000$4,000(est)
Bruno Podalydès2022$4,000$4,000(est)
Lola Créton2022$3,000$4,000(est)
Richard Courcet2022$3,000$3,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score84.0
RT critic review count122
Rotten Tomatoes audience score43.0
RT audience rating count50
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes3,943

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2022$201,047$215,471
International2022$1,569,690$1,682,309
Worldwide2022$1,770,737$1,897,780

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 Revenue2022$728,400$780,659
Digital Rentals ?2022$2,486,000$2,664,360
Digital Purchases ?2022$3,751,000$4,020,119
Physical Rentals ?2022$676,000$724,500
Physical Purchases ?2022$2,078,000$2,227,088
TV & Streaming Revenue2022$100,524$107,736
Total Revenues2022$9,819,923$10,524,461
Expenses
Budget ?2022$1,042,000 (est)$1,116,759 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2022$1,156,000 (est)$1,238,938 (est)
Participations2022$393,000$421,196
Residuals ?2022$373,000$399,761
Interest & Overhead2022$208,400$223,352
Total Expenses2022$3,172,400$3,400,006
Movie Net Profit or Loss2022$6,647,523$7,124,455

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