Fascination

2005 | Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Erotica

Synopsis

A young man becomes suspicious when his recently widowed mother decides to re-marry soon after his stepfather's death.

Scores

Overall Score
56.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
83.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
13.8%
Review Aggregate
69.5

Critic Consensus

73.4% Fresh • 237 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 73% of 237 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, character-driven, thought-provoking. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotcharacter-driventhought-provokingemotionalfunnygrittydarkvisually strikingsuspensefulstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sandra Bullock2005$192,000$309,000(est)
Don Cheadle2005$118,000$190,000(est)
Matt Dillon2005$89,000$143,000(est)
Jennifer Esposito2005$73,000$117,000(est)
William Fichtner2005$62,000$100,000(est)
Brendan Fraser2005$55,000$88,000(est)
Terrence Howard2005$49,000$79,000(est)
Chris "Ludacris" Bridges2005$45,000$72,000(est)
Thandie Newton2005$41,000$66,000(est)
Ryan Phillippe2005$38,000$62,000(est)
Larenz Tate2005$36,000$58,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score73.0
RT critic review count239
Rotten Tomatoes audience score88.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating3.8
IMDb votes1,652

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$16,670$26,776
International2005N/AN/A
Worldwide2005$16,670$26,776

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 Revenue2005$8,335$13,388
Digital Rentals ?2005$39,000$62,644
Digital Purchases ?2005$6,000$9,637
Physical Rentals ?2005$2,153,000$3,458,249
Physical Purchases ?2005$5,168,000$8,301,084
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$1,500,000$2,409,370
Total Revenues2005$8,874,335$14,254,373
Expenses
Budget ?2005$5,000,000$8,031,234
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$80,000 (est)$128,500 (est)
Participations2005$355,000$570,218
Residuals ?2005$607,000$974,992
Interest & Overhead2005$1,000,000$1,606,247
Total Expenses2005$7,042,000$11,311,190
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$1,832,335$2,943,182

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