Limbo

2021 | Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

Omar is a promising young musician. Separated from his Syrian family, he is stuck on a remote Scottish island awaiting the fate of his asylum request.

Scores

Overall Score
52.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
41.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
53.6%
Review Aggregate
74.2

Critic Consensus

92.6% Fresh • 122 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 93% of 122 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, lighthearted, uplifting. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionallightheartedupliftingfunnydarktragiccharacter-drivenpoliticalstylizedsatirical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Gordon Lam2021$1,302,000$1,507,000(est)
Cya Liu2021$801,000$928,000(est)
Mason Lee2021$603,000$698,000(est)
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi2021$493,000$571,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score93.0
RT critic review count122
Rotten Tomatoes audience score55.0
RT audience rating count25
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes4,136

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2021$224,405$259,763
International2021$697,489$807,389
Worldwide2021$921,894$1,067,152

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 Revenue2021$391,198$452,837
Digital Rentals ?2021$3,849,000$4,455,466
Digital Purchases ?2021$4,334,000$5,016,885
Physical Rentals ?2021$979,000$1,133,256
Physical Purchases ?2021$3,133,000$3,626,650
TV & Streaming Revenue2021$100,982$116,893
Total Revenues2021$12,787,180$14,801,987
Expenses
Budget ?2021$16,000,000$18,521,033
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2021$738,000 (est)$854,283 (est)
Participations2021$256,000$296,337
Residuals ?2021$547,000$633,188
Interest & Overhead2021$3,200,000$3,704,207
Total Expenses2021$20,741,000$24,009,047
Movie Net Profit or Loss2021$-7,953,820$-9,207,060

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