Dark Blue Almost Black

2007 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Foreign Language, Homosexual Theme, LGBTQ Theme

Synopsis

Just as his childhood sweetheart Natalia returns, his infertile brother Antonio asks Jorge to impregnate Paula, Antonio's imprisoned girlfriend.

Scores

Overall Score
73.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
81.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
55.6%
Review Aggregate
88.2

Critic Consensus

93.9% Fresh • 342 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 94% of 342 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize dark, visually striking, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

darkvisually strikingcharacter-drivenscarynoirgrittysuspensefulthought-provokingemotionalaction-packed

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Christian Bale2007$16,699,000$25,270,000(est)
Michael Caine2007$10,280,000$15,556,000(est)
Heath Ledger2007$7,739,000$11,712,000(est)
Gary Oldman2007$6,328,000$9,576,000(est)
Aaron Eckhart2007$5,413,000$8,191,000(est)
Maggie Gyllenhaal2007$4,764,000$7,210,000(est)
Morgan Freeman2007$4,277,000$6,472,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score94.0
RT critic review count342
Rotten Tomatoes audience score94.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes8,813

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$6,646$10,057
International2007$2,164,677$3,275,732
Worldwide2007$2,171,323$3,285,789

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 Revenue2007$869,194$1,315,321
Digital Rentals ?2007$49,000$74,150
Digital Purchases ?2007$18,000$27,239
Physical Rentals ?2007$851,000$1,287,789
Physical Purchases ?2007$1,912,000$2,893,364
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$55,500,000$83,986,251
Total Revenues2007$59,199,194$89,584,114
Expenses
Budget ?2007$185,000,000$279,954,170
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$1,096,000 (est)$1,658,539 (est)
Participations2007$1,184,000$1,791,707
Residuals ?2007$2,862,000$4,330,967
Interest & Overhead2007$22,200,000$33,594,500
Total Expenses2007$212,342,000$321,329,883
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$-153,142,806$-231,745,769

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