Melancholia

2011 | Drama, Sci-Fi

Synopsis

Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.

Scores

Overall Score
79.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
88.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
72.5%
Review Aggregate
72.8

Critic Consensus

79.4% Fresh • 209 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 79% of 209 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, emotional, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

visually strikingemotionalstylizeddarkromanticthought-provokingcharacter-drivenscarygrittyfunny

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Kirsten Dunst2011$362,000$505,000(est)
Charlotte Gainsbourg2011$223,000$311,000(est)
Alexander Skarsgård2011$168,000$234,000(est)
Brady Corbet2011$137,000$191,000(est)
Cameron Spurr2011$117,000$164,000(est)
Charlotte Rampling2011$103,000$144,000(est)
Jesper Christensen2011$93,000$129,000(est)
John Hurt2011$84,000$118,000(est)
Stellan Skarsgård2011$78,000$108,000(est)
Udo Kier2011$72,000$101,000(est)
Kiefer Sutherland2011$68,000$94,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score79.0
RT critic review count209
Rotten Tomatoes audience score67.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes204,384

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2011$3,030,848$4,227,555
International2011$14,186,555$19,788,005
Worldwide2011$17,217,403$24,015,559

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 Revenue2011$7,190,046$10,028,979
Digital Rentals ?2011$3,629,000$5,061,882
Digital Purchases ?2011$1,166,000$1,626,386
Physical Rentals ?2011$6,639,000$9,260,357
Physical Purchases ?2011$15,831,000$22,081,746
TV & Streaming Revenue2011$1,212,339$1,691,022
Total Revenues2011$35,667,385$49,750,372
Expenses
Budget ?2011$9,400,000$13,111,516
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2011$6,708,000 (est)$9,356,601 (est)
Participations2011$1,427,000$1,990,440
Residuals ?2011$1,903,000$2,654,385
Interest & Overhead2011$1,880,000$2,622,303
Total Expenses2011$21,318,000$29,735,245
Movie Net Profit or Loss2011$14,349,385$20,015,127

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