Brick

2006 | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Neo-Noir

Synopsis

A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend.

Scores

Overall Score
73.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
81.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
60.2%
Review Aggregate
79.5

Critic Consensus

79.8% Fresh • 134 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 80% of 134 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize noir, coming of age, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

noircoming of agestylizeddarkemotionalgrittyrealisticcharacter-drivenscaryromantic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Joseph Gordon-Levitt2006$19,000$30,000(est)
Nora Zehetner2006$12,000$18,000(est)
Noah Fleiss2006$9,000$14,000(est)
Matt O'Leary2006$7,000$11,000(est)
Noah Segan2006$6,000$10,000(est)
Meagan Good2006$5,000$8,000(est)
Emilie de Ravin2006$5,000$8,000(est)
Richard Roundtree2006$4,000$7,000(est)
Lukas Haas2006$4,000$6,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score79.0
RT critic review count141
Rotten Tomatoes audience score86.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes112,866

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$2,075,743$3,229,963
International2006$1,843,511$2,868,598
Worldwide2006$3,919,254$6,098,561

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 Revenue2006$1,775,276$2,762,421
Digital Rentals ?2006$339,000$527,501
Digital Purchases ?2006$104,000$161,829
Physical Rentals ?2006$10,703,000$16,654,420
Physical Purchases ?2006$25,247,000$39,285,634
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$830,297$1,291,985
Total Revenues2006$38,998,573$60,683,792
Expenses
Budget ?2006$450,000$700,223
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$405,000 (est)$630,201 (est)
Participations2006$3,120,000$4,854,881
Residuals ?2006$2,709,000$4,215,344
Interest & Overhead2006$90,000$140,045
Total Expenses2006$6,774,000$10,540,693
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$32,224,573$50,143,098

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