Control

2005 | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Foreign Language

Synopsis

A tale about a strange young man, Bulcsú, the fellow inspectors on his team, all without exception likable characters, a rival ticket inspection team and racing along the tracks - and a tale about love.

Scores

Overall Score
49.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
33.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
50.3%
Review Aggregate
85.2

Critic Consensus

95.0% Fresh • 101 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 95% of 101 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize gritty, stylized, coming of age. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

grittystylizedcoming of ageupliftingdarkthought-provokingvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Melissa Joan Hart2005$18,000$29,000(est)
Ryan Browning2005$11,000$18,000(est)
Carmen Electra2005$8,000$14,000(est)
Andrew Kavovit2005$7,000$11,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score95.0
RT critic review count109
Rotten Tomatoes audience score87.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes9

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$237,183$380,974
International2005$1,040,617$1,671,488
Worldwide2005$1,277,800$2,052,462

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 Revenue2005$534,838$859,082
Digital Rentals ?2005$113,000$181,506
Digital Purchases ?2005$17,000$27,306
Physical Rentals ?2005$6,275,000$10,079,198
Physical Purchases ?2005$15,064,000$24,196,501
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$106,732$171,438
Total Revenues2005$22,110,571$35,515,032
Expenses
Budget ?2005$1,406,000 (est)$2,258,383 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$1,022,000 (est)$1,641,584 (est)
Participations2005$884,000$1,419,922
Residuals ?2005$1,581,000$2,539,476
Interest & Overhead2005$281,200$451,677
Total Expenses2005$5,174,200$8,311,042
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$16,936,371$27,203,990

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