Heading South

2006 | Drama, Foreign Language

Synopsis

Three female tourists have their eyes opened while visiting the poverty-stricken and dangerous world of 1980s Haiti.

Scores

Overall Score
44.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
27.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
58.0%
Review Aggregate
59.9

Critic Consensus

68.8% Fresh • 80 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 69% of 80 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize political, emotional, thought-provoking. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

politicalemotionalthought-provokingcharacter-drivensuspensefuldarkromanticcoming of agetragicrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Charlotte Rampling2006$325,000$506,000(est)
Karen Young2006$200,000$312,000(est)
Louise Portal2006$151,000$235,000(est)
Ménothy Cesar2006$123,000$192,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score70.0
RT critic review count83
Rotten Tomatoes audience score46.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes2,933

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$898,468$1,398,063
International2006$2,395,584$3,727,652
Worldwide2006$3,294,052$5,125,715

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 Revenue2006$1,407,468$2,190,092
Digital Rentals ?2006$244,000$379,677
Digital Purchases ?2006$75,000$116,704
Physical Rentals ?2006$7,724,000$12,018,943
Physical Purchases ?2006$18,220,000$28,351,261
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$359,387$559,225
Total Revenues2006$28,029,855$43,615,901
Expenses
Budget ?2006$5,000,000$7,780,258
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$2,495,000 (est)$3,882,349 (est)
Participations2006$1,121,000$1,744,334
Residuals ?2006$1,941,000$3,020,296
Interest & Overhead2006$1,000,000$1,556,052
Total Expenses2006$11,557,000$17,983,289
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$16,472,855$25,632,613

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