Lights in the Dusk

2007 | Crime, Drama, Foreign Language

Synopsis

In Helsinki, a lonely night watchman is caught up in a series of misadventures with a femme fatale and a crooked businessman.

Scores

Overall Score
52.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
44.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
53.0%
Review Aggregate
69.4

Critic Consensus

70.3% Fresh • 37 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 70% of 37 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize stylized, noir, emotional. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

stylizednoiremotionaltragicgrittysurrealdarklightheartedvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Janne Hyytiäinen2007$90,000$136,000(est)
Ilkka Koivula2007$55,000$84,000(est)
Maria Järvenhelmi2007$42,000$63,000(est)
Maria Heiskanen2007$34,000$52,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score68.0
RT critic review count41
Rotten Tomatoes audience score72.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes8,597

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$14,056$21,270
International2007$1,600,962$2,422,681
Worldwide2007$1,615,018$2,443,952

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 Revenue2007$647,413$979,708
Digital Rentals ?2007$103,000$155,866
Digital Purchases ?2007$38,000$57,504
Physical Rentals ?2007$1,777,000$2,689,073
Physical Purchases ?2007$3,993,000$6,042,470
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$414,000$626,492
Total Revenues2007$6,972,413$10,551,114
Expenses
Budget ?2007$1,380,000$2,088,307
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$641,000 (est)$970,003 (est)
Participations2007$279,000$422,201
Residuals ?2007$443,000$670,377
Interest & Overhead2007$276,000$417,661
Total Expenses2007$3,019,000$4,568,549
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$3,953,413$5,982,564

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