Dark Blue World

2001 | Action, Drama, Romance, War

Synopsis

The friendship of two men becomes tested when they both fall for the same woman.

Scores

Overall Score
45.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
34.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
44.7%
Review Aggregate
71.6

Critic Consensus

61.5% Fresh • 52 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 62% of 52 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize dark, romantic, visually striking. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

darkromanticvisually strikinglightheartedcharacter-drivenfunnytragichistoricalrealisticstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Ondřej Vetchý2001$460,000$815,000(est)
Kryštof Hádek2001$283,000$502,000(est)
Tara Fitzgerald2001$213,000$378,000(est)
Oldřich Kaiser2001$174,000$309,000(est)
Charles Dance2001$149,000$264,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score62.0
RT critic review count58
Rotten Tomatoes audience score83.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes6,283

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2001$258,771$458,365
International2001$2,122,412$3,759,461
Worldwide2001$2,381,183$4,217,826

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 Revenue2001$978,350$1,732,967
Digital Rentals ?2001N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2001N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2001$5,061,000$8,964,628
Physical Purchases ?2001$7,561,000$13,392,917
TV & Streaming Revenue2001$116,447$206,264
Total Revenues2001$13,716,797$24,296,776
Expenses
Budget ?2001$8,000,000$14,170,524
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2001$1,566,000 (est)$2,773,880 (est)
Participations2001$549,000$972,452
Residuals ?2001$931,000$1,649,095
Interest & Overhead2001$1,600,000$2,834,105
Total Expenses2001$12,646,000$22,400,057
Movie Net Profit or Loss2001$1,070,797$1,896,720

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