Dark Blue

2003 | Crime, Drama, Thriller, Corrupt Character, Corrupt Police Officer, Criminal, Law Enforcement, Police Officer

Synopsis

A robbery homicide investigation triggers a series of events that will cause a corrupt LAPD officer to question his tactics.

Scores

Overall Score
64.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
64.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
67.3%
Review Aggregate
57.9

Critic Consensus

56.8% Fresh • 118 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 57% of 118 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize dark, thin plot, gritty. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

darkthin plotgrittyvisually strikinghistoricalfunnyrealisticcharacter-drivensuspensefulstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Kurt Russell2003$978,000$1,667,000(est)
Brendan Gleeson2003$602,000$1,026,000(est)
Scott Speedman2003$453,000$773,000(est)
Michael Michele2003$371,000$632,000(est)
Lolita Davidovich2003$317,000$540,000(est)
Ving Rhames2003$279,000$476,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score58.0
RT critic review count130
Rotten Tomatoes audience score52.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes25,160

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$9,250,301$15,770,757
International2003$2,900,000$4,944,185
Worldwide2003$12,150,301$20,714,942

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 Revenue2003$5,785,150$9,863,053
Digital Rentals ?2003$77,000$131,277
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$15,194,000$25,904,118
Physical Purchases ?2003$27,720,000$47,259,586
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$2,220,072$3,784,982
Total Revenues2003$50,996,223$86,943,015
Expenses
Budget ?2003$15,000,000$25,573,369
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2003$6,913,000 (est)$11,785,913 (est)
Participations2003$2,040,000$3,477,978
Residuals ?2003$3,277,000$5,586,929
Interest & Overhead2003$3,000,000$5,114,674
Total Expenses2003$30,230,000$51,538,863
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$20,766,223$35,404,152

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