Mozart and the Whale

2006 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Synopsis

A love story between two savants with Asperger's syndrome, a kind of autism, whose conditions sabotage their budding relationship.

Scores

Overall Score
45.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
45.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
28.7%
Review Aggregate
74.6

Critic Consensus

50.0% Fresh • 4 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 50% of 4 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, uplifting, visually striking. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

romanticupliftingvisually strikingcharacter-drivenfunnyemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Josh Hartnett2006$1,486,000$2,312,000(est)
Radha Mitchell2006$914,000$1,423,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count4
Rotten Tomatoes audience score80.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes9,553

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$36,006$56,027
International2006$48,441$75,377
Worldwide2006$84,447$131,404

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$37,379$58,164
Digital Rentals ?2006$99,000$154,049
Digital Purchases ?2006$31,000$48,238
Physical Rentals ?2006$3,142,000$4,889,114
Physical Purchases ?2006$7,411,000$11,531,898
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$3,600,000$5,601,786
Total Revenues2006$14,320,379$22,283,249
Expenses
Budget ?2006$12,000,000$18,672,619
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$80,000 (est)$124,484 (est)
Participations2006$286,000$445,031
Residuals ?2006$950,000$1,478,249
Interest & Overhead2006$2,400,000$3,734,524
Total Expenses2006$15,716,000$24,454,907
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$-1,395,621$-2,171,658

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