Deception

2008 | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Erotica

Synopsis

An accountant is introduced to a mysterious sex club known as The List by his lawyer friend. But in this new world, he soon becomes the prime suspect in a woman's disappearance and a multi-million dollar heist.

Scores

Overall Score
63.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
71.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
72.3%
Review Aggregate
29.9

Critic Consensus

10.2% Fresh • 98 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 10% of 98 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, suspenseful. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfunnysuspensefulcharacter-drivennoirstylizedemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Hugh Jackman2008$2,405,000$3,504,000(est)
Ewan McGregor2008$1,480,000$2,157,000(est)
Michelle Williams2008$1,115,000$1,624,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score10.0
RT critic review count98
Rotten Tomatoes audience score31.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes41,887

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$4,598,506$6,700,192
International2008$13,174,000$19,195,002
Worldwide2008$17,772,506$25,895,194

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 Revenue2008$7,568,853$11,028,097
Digital Rentals ?2008$1,213,000$1,767,386
Digital Purchases ?2008$433,000$630,897
Physical Rentals ?2008$10,054,000$14,649,047
Physical Purchases ?2008$20,832,000$30,352,989
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$1,839,402$2,680,077
Total Revenues2008$41,940,255$61,108,493
Expenses
Budget ?2008$25,000,000$36,425,918
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source2008$10,000,000$14,570,367
Participations2008$839,000$1,222,454
Residuals ?2008$2,429,000$3,539,142
Interest & Overhead2008$4,250,000$6,192,406
Total Expenses2008$42,518,000$61,950,288
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$-577,745$-841,795

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