Dancer in the Dark

2000 | Crime, Drama, Musical

Synopsis

An Eastern European US immigrant with a love for musicals has to cope with the gradual loss of her vision.

Scores

Overall Score
79.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
83.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
75.8%
Review Aggregate
79.2

Critic Consensus

70.3% Fresh • 101 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 70% of 101 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize dark, thin plot, emotional. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

darkthin plotemotionalgrittystylizedvisually strikingthought-provokingcharacter-drivenlightheartedtragic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Björk2000$12,940,000$23,573,000(est)
Catherine Deneuve2000$7,965,000$14,511,000(est)
David Morse2000$5,997,000$10,925,000(est)
Peter Stormare2000$4,903,000$8,932,000(est)
Joel Grey2000$4,194,000$7,641,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score69.0
RT critic review count121
Rotten Tomatoes audience score91.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating7.9
IMDb votes121,746

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$4,184,036$7,622,137
International2000$35,847,844$65,304,693
Worldwide2000$40,031,880$72,926,830

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$16,431,156$29,932,946
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$15,636,000$28,484,396
Physical Purchases ?2000$20,853,000$37,988,303
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$1,673,614$3,048,855
Total Revenues2000$54,593,770$99,454,499
Expenses
Budget ?2000$120,000,000$218,606,261
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$7,744,000 (est)$14,107,391 (est)
Participations2000$1,092,000$1,989,317
Residuals ?2000$2,772,000$5,049,805
Interest & Overhead2000$14,400,000$26,232,751
Total Expenses2000$146,008,000$265,985,524
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$-91,414,230$-166,531,025

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