Cold in July

2014 | Crime, Thriller, Revenge

Synopsis

When a protective father meets a murderous ex-con, both need to deviate from the path they are on as they soon find themselves entangled in a downwards spiral of lies and violence while having to confront their own inner psyche.

Scores

Overall Score
67.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
72.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
57.5%
Review Aggregate
73.8

Critic Consensus

84.2% Fresh • 114 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 84% of 114 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize noir, suspenseful, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

noirsuspensefulcharacter-drivendarkfunnygrittystylizedvisually strikingemotionalfamily-friendly

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Michael C. Hall2014$18,000$24,000(est)
Sam Shepard2014$11,000$14,000(est)
Vinessa Shaw2014$8,000$11,000(est)
Nick Damici2014$7,000$9,000(est)
Wyatt Russell2014$6,000$8,000(est)
Don Johnson2014$5,000$7,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score84.0
RT critic review count114
Rotten Tomatoes audience score67.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes39,014

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$427,418$566,460
International2014$1,120,212$1,484,624
Worldwide2014$1,547,630$2,051,084

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 Revenue2014$661,794$877,079
Digital Rentals ?2014$2,734,000$3,623,387
Digital Purchases ?2014$2,165,000$2,869,288
Physical Rentals ?2014$3,116,000$4,129,654
Physical Purchases ?2014$8,400,000$11,132,573
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$179,516$237,913
Total Revenues2014$17,256,309$22,869,895
Expenses
Budget ?2014$787,000 (est)$1,043,016 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2014$845,000 (est)$1,119,884 (est)
Participations2014$690,000$914,461
Residuals ?2014$1,014,000$1,343,861
Interest & Overhead2014$157,400$208,603
Total Expenses2014$3,493,400$4,629,825
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$13,762,909$18,240,070

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