Forty Shades of Blue

2005 | Drama, Music, Romance

Synopsis

A Russian woman living in Memphis with a much older rock-'n'-roll legend experiences a personal awakening when her husband's estranged son comes to visit.

Scores

Overall Score
36.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
28.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
34.2%
Review Aggregate
55.9

Critic Consensus

67.4% Fresh • 46 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 67% of 46 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, romantic, emotional. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

character-drivenromanticemotionalvisually strikinggrittythought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Rip Torn2005$115,000$185,000(est)
Dina Korzun2005$71,000$114,000(est)
Darren E. Burrows2005$54,000$86,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score63.0
RT critic review count49
Rotten Tomatoes audience score44.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes1,817

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$75,828$121,798
International2005$96,741$155,390
Worldwide2005$172,569$277,188

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$76,610$123,055
Digital Rentals ?2005$77,000$123,681
Digital Purchases ?2005$12,000$19,275
Physical Rentals ?2005$4,303,000$6,911,680
Physical Purchases ?2005$10,330,000$16,592,529
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$37,914$60,899
Total Revenues2005$14,836,524$23,831,120
Expenses
Budget ?2005$1,500,000$2,409,370
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$138,000 (est)$221,662 (est)
Participations2005$593,000$952,504
Residuals ?2005$1,080,000$1,734,747
Interest & Overhead2005$300,000$481,874
Total Expenses2005$3,611,000$5,800,157
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$11,225,524$18,030,963

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