Midnight's Children

2013 | Drama

Synopsis

A pair of children born within moments of India gaining independence from Britain grow up in the country that is nothing like their parents' generation.

Scores

Overall Score
45.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
35.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
56.8%
Review Aggregate
45.5

Critic Consensus

40.3% Fresh • 62 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 40% of 62 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, emotional, visually striking. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotemotionalvisually strikingmacabregrittycharacter-drivenfamily-friendlypoliticalromantichistorical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Satya Bhabha2013$11,000$14,000(est)
Shriya Saran2013$6,000$9,000(est)
Shabana Azmi2013$5,000$7,000(est)
Anupam Kher2013$4,000$5,000(est)
Ronit Roy2013$3,000$5,000(est)
Siddharth2013$3,000$4,000(est)
Shahana Goswami2013$3,000$4,000(est)
Samrat Chakrabarti2013$2,000$3,000(est)
Rahul Bose2013$2,000$3,000(est)
Seema Biswas2013$2,000$3,000(est)
Darsheel Safary2013$2,000$3,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score40.0
RT critic review count62
Rotten Tomatoes audience score40.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes3,454

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$190,022$255,836
International2013$1,053,958$1,418,998
Worldwide2013$1,243,980$1,674,835

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 Revenue2013$516,594$695,518
Digital Rentals ?2013$2,203,000$2,966,013
Digital Purchases ?2013$1,317,000$1,773,146
Physical Rentals ?2013$2,848,000$3,834,410
Physical Purchases ?2013$7,379,000$9,934,731
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$85,510$115,126
Total Revenues2013$14,349,104$19,318,944
Expenses
Budget ?2013$1,368,000 (est)$1,841,809 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$995,000 (est)$1,339,620 (est)
Participations2013$574,000$772,806
Residuals ?2013$877,000$1,180,751
Interest & Overhead2013$273,600$368,362
Total Expenses2013$4,087,600$5,503,348
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$10,261,504$13,815,596

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