Layer Cake

2005 | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Synopsis

A successful cocaine dealer gets two tough assignments from his boss on the eve of his planned early retirement.

Scores

Overall Score
79.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
87.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
68.8%
Review Aggregate
79.8

Critic Consensus

79.2% Fresh • 130 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 79% of 130 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize stylized, noir, dark. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

stylizednoirdarkfunnyvisually strikingsuspensefulmacabrelightheartedgrittypolitical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Daniel Craig2005$313,000$503,000(est)
Colm Meaney2005$193,000$309,000(est)
Kenneth Cranham2005$145,000$233,000(est)
George Harris2005$119,000$190,000(est)
Jamie Foreman2005$101,000$163,000(est)
Sienna Miller2005$89,000$143,000(est)
Michael Gambon2005$80,000$129,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score81.0
RT critic review count141
Rotten Tomatoes audience score84.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes204,472

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$2,339,957$3,758,548
International2005$9,510,257$15,275,820
Worldwide2005$11,850,214$19,034,368

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 Revenue2005$4,974,081$7,989,602
Digital Rentals ?2005$221,000$354,981
Digital Purchases ?2005$34,000$54,612
Physical Rentals ?2005$12,331,000$19,806,629
Physical Purchases ?2005$29,603,000$47,549,723
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$935,983$1,503,419
Total Revenues2005$48,099,064$77,258,967
Expenses
Budget ?2005$6,500,000$10,440,604
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$5,207,000 (est)$8,363,727 (est)
Participations2005$3,848,000$6,180,838
Residuals ?2005$3,150,000$5,059,677
Interest & Overhead2005$1,300,000$2,088,121
Total Expenses2005$20,005,000$32,132,967
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$28,094,064$45,126,000

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