Synopsis
Firebird follows a handsome, soulful young soldier who embarks on a clandestine sexual affair with a charismatic fighter pilot on a Soviet Air Force Base at the height of 1970's Communist rule.
Scores
Overall Score
58.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
66.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
40.5%
Review Aggregate
69.6
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is mixed, with 57% of 49 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, historical, thin plot. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
romantichistoricalthin plotemotionalcharacter-drivenvisually strikingtragiclightheartedrealistic
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Prior | 2022 | $4,000 | $5,000 | (est) |
| Oleg Zagorodnii | 2022 | $3,000 | $3,000 | (est) |
| Diana Pozharskaya | 2022 | $2,000 | $2,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score57.0
RT critic review count49
Rotten Tomatoes audience score83.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes14,310
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2022 | $144,118 | $154,458 |
| International | 2022 | $109,465 | $117,319 |
| Worldwide | 2022 | $253,583 | $271,777 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2022 | $115,845 | $124,156 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2022 | $2,397,000 | $2,568,975 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2022 | $3,616,000 | $3,875,433 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2022 | $651,000 | $697,707 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2022 | $2,003,000 | $2,146,707 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2022 | $72,059 | $77,229 |
| Total Revenues | 2022 | $8,854,904 | $9,490,207 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2022 | $279,000 (est) | $299,017 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2022 | $203,000 (est) | $217,564 (est) |
| Participations | 2022 | $354,000 | $379,398 |
| Residuals ? | 2022 | $358,000 | $383,685 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2022 | $55,800 | $59,803 |
| Total Expenses | 2022 | $1,249,800 | $1,339,468 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2022 | $7,605,104 | $8,150,739 |
Similar Movies
| Poster | Movie | Year | Match | Overall | Est. Profit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Wind Rises | 2014 | Shared genres: 4 | 87.6 | $2,625,164 |
 | Tolkien | 2019 | Shared genres: 4 | 75.5 | $-11,002,407 |
 | The Grandmaster | 2013 | Shared genres: 4 | 75.4 | $-237,535,826 |
 | Never Look Away | 2018 | Shared genres: 4 | 74.8 | $6,841,115 |
 | The Railway Man | 2014 | Shared genres: 4 | 74.5 | $-268,827 |