Portrait of a Lady on Fire

2019 | Drama, Romance, Foreign Language, Homosexual Theme, LGBTQ Theme

Synopsis

On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.

Scores

Overall Score
85.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
92.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
74.2%
Review Aggregate
91.0

Critic Consensus

97.3% Fresh • 338 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 97% of 338 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, visually striking, historical. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

romanticvisually strikinghistoricalemotionalcharacter-drivenstylizedsuspensefulgrittylightheartedthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Noémie Merlant2019$481,000$590,000(est)
Adèle Haenel2019$296,000$363,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score97.0
RT critic review count338
Rotten Tomatoes audience score92.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating8.0
IMDb votes122,145

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2019$3,759,854$4,612,695
International2019$6,111,564$7,497,840
Worldwide2019$9,871,418$12,110,535

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 Revenue2019$4,324,553$5,305,484
Digital Rentals ?2019$3,964,000$4,863,147
Digital Purchases ?2019$4,735,000$5,809,032
Physical Rentals ?2019$1,794,000$2,200,930
Physical Purchases ?2019$5,162,000$6,332,888
TV & Streaming Revenue2019$1,503,942$1,845,078
Total Revenues2019$21,483,494$26,356,559
Expenses
Budget ?2019$4,860,000$5,962,386
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2019$6,075,000 (est)$7,452,982 (est)
Participations2019$859,000$1,053,846
Residuals ?2019$836,000$1,025,628
Interest & Overhead2019$972,000$1,192,477
Total Expenses2019$13,602,000$16,687,319
Movie Net Profit or Loss2019$7,881,494$9,669,240

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