Hollow Reed

1997 | Drama, Romance, Homosexual Theme, LGBTQ Theme

Synopsis

Following the break-up of his marriage after revealing his homosexuality, GP Martin Wyatt loses custody of his son Oliver to his now ex-wife Hannah and her new partner Frank. It is not long, however, until Oliver appears at the house of Martin and his new lover Tom claiming to have been beaten up by boys in the park. After another incident, Martin puts two and two together and comes to the conclusion that Frank has been beating Oliver without Hannah's knowledge. Martin then begins a long courtroom custody battle to win back his son.

Scores

Overall Score
24.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
8.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
20.1%
Review Aggregate
69.8

Critic Consensus

33.3% Fresh • 3 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 33% of 3 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, suspenseful, character-driven. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

emotionalsuspensefulcharacter-drivenromanticvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Martin Donovan1997$3,000$7,000(est)
Joely Richardson1997$2,000$4,000(est)
Ian Hart1997$2,000$3,000(est)
Jason Flemyng1997$1,000$2,000(est)
Sam Bould1997$1,000$2,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score77.0
RT critic review count13
Rotten Tomatoes audience score60.0
RT audience rating count50
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes1,190

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1997$265,732$519,378
International1997N/AN/A
Worldwide1997$265,732$519,378

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 Revenue1997$132,866$259,689
Digital Rentals ?1997N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1997N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1997$3,956,000$7,732,070
Physical Purchases ?1997$5,285,000$10,329,623
TV & Streaming Revenue1997$111,607$218,139
Total Revenues1997$9,485,473$18,539,520
Expenses
Budget ?1997$292,000 (est)$570,719 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1997$213,000 (est)$416,312 (est)
Participations1997$379,000$740,762
Residuals ?1997$680,000$1,329,072
Interest & Overhead1997$58,400$114,144
Total Expenses1997$1,622,400$3,171,009
Movie Net Profit or Loss1997$7,863,073$15,368,512

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