Persepolis

2007 | Animation, Biography, Drama, History, War

Synopsis

A precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.

Scores

Overall Score
78.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
75.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
76.6%
Review Aggregate
90.6

Critic Consensus

95.7% Fresh • 161 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 96% of 161 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, political, funny. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionalpoliticalfunnycoming of agegrittyvisually strikingstylizedtragicfamily-friendlydark

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Chiara Mastroianni2007$420,000$635,000(est)
Catherine Deneuve2007$258,000$391,000(est)
Danielle Darrieux2007$195,000$294,000(est)
Simon Abkarian2007$159,000$241,000(est)
Gabriele Lopes2007$136,000$206,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score96.0
RT critic review count163
Rotten Tomatoes audience score92.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating8.0
IMDb votes103,736

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$4,445,756$6,727,611
International2007$18,338,222$27,750,604
Worldwide2007$22,783,990$34,478,233

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$9,558,167$14,464,047
Digital Rentals ?2007$636,000$962,437
Digital Purchases ?2007$237,000$358,644
Physical Rentals ?2007$10,947,000$16,565,721
Physical Purchases ?2007$24,599,000$37,224,825
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$1,778,302$2,691,044
Total Revenues2007$47,755,469$72,266,718
Expenses
Budget ?2007$7,300,000$11,046,840
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$6,923,000 (est)$10,476,339 (est)
Participations2007$3,820,000$5,780,675
Residuals ?2007$2,741,000$4,147,862
Interest & Overhead2007$1,460,000$2,209,368
Total Expenses2007$22,244,000$33,661,084
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$25,511,469$38,605,634

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