Dogtooth

2010 | Drama, Thriller, Foreign Language

Synopsis

A controlling, manipulative father locks his three adult offspring in a state of perpetual childhood by keeping them prisoner within the sprawling family compound.

Scores

Overall Score
65.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
76.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
43.4%
Review Aggregate
81.5

Critic Consensus

93.2% Fresh • 74 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 93% of 74 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize dark, thin plot, family-friendly. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

darkthin plotfamily-friendlythought-provokingsatiricalsuspensefulmacabrefunnyvisually strikingpsychological

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Christos Stergioglou2010$13,000$19,000(est)
Michelle Valley2010$8,000$12,000(est)
Angeliki Papoulia2010$6,000$9,000(est)
Christos Passalis2010$5,000$7,000(est)
Mary Tsoni2010$4,000$6,000(est)
Anna Kalaitzidou2010$4,000$5,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score93.0
RT critic review count74
Rotten Tomatoes audience score76.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes118,881

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2010$110,248$158,573
International2010$315,431$453,694
Worldwide2010$425,679$612,267

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 Revenue2010$181,296$260,764
Digital Rentals ?2010$1,745,000$2,509,888
Digital Purchases ?2010$509,000$732,110
Physical Rentals ?2010$4,096,000$5,891,404
Physical Purchases ?2010$9,175,000$13,196,687
TV & Streaming Revenue2010$55,124$79,287
Total Revenues2010$15,761,420$22,670,140
Expenses
Budget ?2010$250,000$359,583
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2010$225,000 (est)$323,624 (est)
Participations2010$630,000$906,149
Residuals ?2010$1,067,000$1,534,699
Interest & Overhead2010$50,000$71,917
Total Expenses2010$2,222,000$3,195,972
Movie Net Profit or Loss2010$13,539,420$19,474,169

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