Out of the Blue

2007 | Crime, Drama

Synopsis

Based on the Aramoana Massacre that occurred on 13 November and 14 November 1990. Resident David Gray, an unemployed gun collector, went on a rampage in which 13 people were shot dead, before Gray himself was shot by police.

Scores

Overall Score
35.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
38.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
7.3%
Review Aggregate
80.0

Critic Consensus

84.0% Fresh • 25 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 84% of 25 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize gritty, tragic, scary. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

grittytragicscaryemotionalupliftinghistoricalcharacter-drivenvisually strikingdarkcoming of age

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Karl Urban2007$255,000$385,000(est)
Matthew Sunderland2007$157,000$237,000(est)
Lois Lawn2007$118,000$179,000(est)
Simon Ferry2007$96,000$146,000(est)
Tandi Wright2007$83,000$125,000(est)
Paul Glover2007$73,000$110,000(est)
William Kircher2007$65,000$99,000(est)
Georgia Fabish2007$59,000$90,000(est)
Fayth Rasmussen2007$55,000$83,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score84.0
RT critic review count25
Rotten Tomatoes audience score82.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes4,106

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$1,477$2,235
International2007$7,349$11,121
Worldwide2007$8,826$13,356

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 Revenue2007$3,678$5,566
Digital Rentals ?2007$9,000$13,619
Digital Purchases ?2007$4,000$6,053
Physical Rentals ?2007$162,000$245,149
Physical Purchases ?2007$364,000$550,829
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$1,800,000$2,723,878
Total Revenues2007$2,342,678$3,545,095
Expenses
Budget ?2007$6,000,000$9,079,595
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$80,000 (est)$121,061 (est)
Participations2007$47,000$71,123
Residuals ?2007$121,000$183,105
Interest & Overhead2007$1,200,000$1,815,919
Total Expenses2007$7,448,000$11,270,804
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$-5,105,322$-7,725,709

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