Lower City

2006 | Drama, Foreign Language

Synopsis

Lifelong friends Deco and Naldinho, who own a small steaming boat in Bahia, meet strip-dancer Karinna. Both men fall for her and their friendship is deeply shattered.

Scores

Overall Score
45.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
46.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
37.3%
Review Aggregate
60.2

Critic Consensus

59.3% Fresh • 54 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 59% of 54 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, thin plot, gritty. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

character-driventhin plotgrittyrealisticvisually strikingaction-packedemotionalstylizedupliftingfunny

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Lázaro Ramos2006$231,000$359,000(est)
Wagner Moura2006$142,000$221,000(est)
Alice Braga2006$107,000$167,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score60.0
RT critic review count55
Rotten Tomatoes audience score57.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes4,697

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$130,794$203,522
International2006$89,020$138,520
Worldwide2006$219,814$342,042

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$101,005$157,169
Digital Rentals ?2006$166,000$258,305
Digital Purchases ?2006$51,000$79,359
Physical Rentals ?2006$5,232,000$8,141,262
Physical Purchases ?2006$12,342,000$19,204,790
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$65,397$101,761
Total Revenues2006$17,957,402$27,942,645
Expenses
Budget ?2006$3,000,000$4,668,155
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$176,000 (est)$273,865 (est)
Participations2006$718,000$1,117,245
Residuals ?2006$1,303,000$2,027,535
Interest & Overhead2006$600,000$933,631
Total Expenses2006$5,797,000$9,020,431
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$12,160,402$18,922,214

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