Kinky Boots

2006 | Comedy, Drama, Music, Cross-dressing

Synopsis

A drag queen comes to the rescue of a man who, after inheriting his father's shoe factory, needs to diversify his product if he wants to keep the business afloat.

Scores

Overall Score
67.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
67.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
67.8%
Review Aggregate
66.8

Critic Consensus

57.9% Fresh • 107 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 58% of 107 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, lighthearted. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotfunnylightheartedemotionalhistoricalupliftingfamily-friendlycharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Joel Edgerton2006$105,000$164,000(est)
Chiwetel Ejiofor2006$65,000$101,000(est)
Sarah-Jane Potts2006$49,000$76,000(est)
Jemima Rooper2006$40,000$62,000(est)
Linda Bassett2006$34,000$53,000(est)
Nick Frost2006$30,000$47,000(est)
Robert Pugh2006$27,000$42,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score58.0
RT critic review count112
Rotten Tomatoes audience score74.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes22,397

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$1,822,428$2,835,792
International2006$8,127,705$12,647,128
Worldwide2006$9,950,133$15,482,920

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$4,162,296$6,476,747
Digital Rentals ?2006$317,000$493,268
Digital Purchases ?2006$97,000$150,937
Physical Rentals ?2006$10,014,000$15,582,300
Physical Purchases ?2006$23,620,000$36,753,938
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$728,971$1,134,317
Total Revenues2006$38,939,267$60,591,508
Expenses
Budget ?2006$15,920,000 (est)$24,772,341 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$5,179,000 (est)$8,058,791 (est)
Participations2006$1,558,000$2,424,328
Residuals ?2006$2,532,000$3,939,923
Interest & Overhead2006$3,184,000$4,954,468
Total Expenses2006$28,373,000$44,149,851
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$10,566,267$16,441,657

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