House of Sand and Fog

2003 | Crime, Drama

Synopsis

An abandoned wife is evicted from her house and starts a tragic conflict with her house's new owners.

Scores

Overall Score
75.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
76.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
71.6%
Review Aggregate
77.4

Critic Consensus

74.1% Fresh • 162 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 74% of 162 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, thin plot, tragic. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

character-driventhin plottragicsuspensefuldarkemotionalthought-provokingvisually strikinggrittystylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jennifer Connelly2003$1,186,000$2,022,000(est)
Ben Kingsley2003$730,000$1,245,000(est)
Ron Eldard2003$550,000$937,000(est)
Frances Fisher2003$449,000$766,000(est)
Kim Dickens2003$384,000$655,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score74.0
RT critic review count180
Rotten Tomatoes audience score83.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating7.5
IMDb votes74,862

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$13,040,288$22,232,274
International2003$3,723,516$6,348,190
Worldwide2003$16,763,804$28,580,464

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 Revenue2003$8,009,550$13,655,413
Digital Rentals ?2003$83,000$141,506
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$16,494,000$28,120,477
Physical Purchases ?2003$30,091,000$51,301,884
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$3,129,669$5,335,746
Total Revenues2003$57,807,220$98,555,026
Expenses
Budget ?2003$16,500,000$28,130,707
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2003$9,241,000 (est)$15,754,901 (est)
Participations2003$4,625,000$7,885,122
Residuals ?2003$3,592,000$6,123,970
Interest & Overhead2003$3,300,000$5,626,141
Total Expenses2003$37,258,000$63,520,840
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$20,549,220$35,034,186

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