Grand Illusion

2012 | Drama, Romance, Foreign Language

Synopsis

About bohemian and aimless urban life in Helsinki in the author's own generation.

Scores

Overall Score
53.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
46.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
38.6%
Review Aggregate
94.7

Critic Consensus

98.5% Fresh • 66 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 98% of 66 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize noir, emotional, funny. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

noiremotionalfunnyupliftingdarklightheartedvisually strikingsatiricalgrittyscary

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jean Gabin2012$2,000$3,000(est)
Dita Parlo2012$1,000$2,000(est)
Pierre Fresnay2012$1,000$1,000(est)
Erich von Stroheim2012$1,000$1,000(est)
Julien Carette2012$1,000$1,000(est)
Georges Péclet2012$1,000$1,000(est)
Marcel Dalio2012$0$1,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score97.0
RT critic review count74
Rotten Tomatoes audience score92.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb ratingN/A
IMDb votesN/A

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$174,065$237,823
International2012N/AN/A
Worldwide2012$174,065$237,823

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$87,032$118,912
Digital Rentals ?2012$2,044,000$2,792,695
Digital Purchases ?2012$919,000$1,255,620
Physical Rentals ?2012$3,240,000$4,426,777
Physical Purchases ?2012$8,005,000$10,937,145
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$87,032$118,912
Total Revenues2012$14,382,065$19,650,060
Expenses
Budget ?2012$250,000 (est)$341,572 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$139,000 (est)$189,914 (est)
Participations2012$575,000$785,616
Residuals ?2012$939,000$1,282,946
Interest & Overhead2012$50,000$68,314
Total Expenses2012$1,953,000$2,668,363
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$12,429,065$16,981,697

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