Circus

2000 | Crime, Drama, Thriller, Con Artist, Criminal

Synopsis

Conman Leo Garfield is in hot water after accepting a contract to murder businessman Julius Harvey's alleged wife, Gloria. Leo's wife Lily brings trouble too when her old flame Elmo pops up again, years after she abandoned him mid-heist.

Scores

Overall Score
20.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
28.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
3.2%
Review Aggregate
33.8

Critic Consensus

0.0% Fresh • 4 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 0% of 4 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, suspenseful, emotional. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

character-drivensuspensefulemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
John Hannah2000$0$0(est)
Famke Janssen2000$0$0(est)
Peter Stormare2000$0$0(est)
Brian Conley2000$0$0(est)
Tom Lister Jr.2000$0$0(est)
Amanda Donohoe2000$0$0(est)
Fred Ward2000$0$0(est)
Eddie Izzard2000$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score9.0
RT critic review count11
Rotten Tomatoes audience score47.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating5.5
IMDb votes2,426

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$14,693$26,767
International2000N/AN/A
Worldwide2000$14,693$26,767

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 Revenue2000$7,346$13,383
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$453,000$825,239
Physical Purchases ?2000$605,000$1,102,140
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$75,000$136,629
Total Revenues2000$1,140,346$2,077,391
Expenses
Budget ?2000$250,000 (est)$455,430 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$80,000 (est)$145,738 (est)
Participations2000$23,000$41,900
Residuals ?2000$73,000$132,985
Interest & Overhead2000$50,000$91,086
Total Expenses2000$476,000$867,138
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$664,346$1,210,253

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