Elles

2012 | Drama, Foreign Language

Synopsis

On her latest assignment, a journalist for Elle immerses herself in a prostitution ring run by university students.

Scores

Overall Score
49.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
47.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
62.5%
Review Aggregate
33.0

Critic Consensus

22.6% Fresh • 62 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 23% of 62 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, thought-provoking, character-driven. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotthought-provokingcharacter-drivenemotionalcoming of agefunnydarkgritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Juliette Binoche2012$183,000$249,000(est)
Anaïs Demoustier2012$112,000$154,000(est)
Joanna Kulig2012$85,000$116,000(est)
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing2012$69,000$95,000(est)
Krystyna Janda2012$59,000$81,000(est)
Andrzej Chyra2012$52,000$71,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score22.0
RT critic review count63
Rotten Tomatoes audience score29.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating5.6
IMDb votes7,863

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$157,508$215,201
International2012$3,664,733$5,007,085
Worldwide2012$3,822,241$5,222,287

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 Revenue2012$1,544,647$2,110,435
Digital Rentals ?2012$2,000,000$2,732,578
Digital Purchases ?2012$899,000$1,228,294
Physical Rentals ?2012$3,170,000$4,331,137
Physical Purchases ?2012$7,832,000$10,700,777
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$78,754$107,601
Total Revenues2012$15,524,401$21,210,822
Expenses
Budget ?2012$3,500,000$4,782,012
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$1,804,000 (est)$2,464,786 (est)
Participations2012$621,000$848,466
Residuals ?2012$918,000$1,254,253
Interest & Overhead2012$700,000$956,402
Total Expenses2012$7,543,000$10,305,919
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$7,981,401$10,904,902

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