Post Tenebras Lux

2013 | Drama, Foreign Language

Synopsis

Juan and his urban family live in the Mexican countryside, where they enjoy and suffer a world apart. And nobody knows if these two worlds are complementary or if they strive to eliminate one another.

Scores

Overall Score
44.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
44.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
36.9%
Review Aggregate
55.0

Critic Consensus

53.3% Fresh • 60 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 53% of 60 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thought-provoking, family-friendly, visually striking. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thought-provokingfamily-friendlyvisually strikingdarkemotionalhistoricalstylizedgrittysuspensefulsurreal

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Adolfo Jiménez Castro2013$3,000$4,000(est)
Nathalia Acevedo2013$2,000$2,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score53.0
RT critic review count60
Rotten Tomatoes audience score50.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes6,113

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$39,185$52,757
International2013$85,094$114,566
Worldwide2013$124,279$167,323

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$53,630$72,205
Digital Rentals ?2013$1,316,000$1,771,799
Digital Purchases ?2013$787,000$1,059,579
Physical Rentals ?2013$1,702,000$2,291,491
Physical Purchases ?2013$4,409,000$5,936,066
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$75,000$100,976
Total Revenues2013$8,342,630$11,232,116
Expenses
Budget ?2013$250,000 (est)$336,588 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$99,000 (est)$133,289 (est)
Participations2013$334,000$449,682
Residuals ?2013$521,000$701,449
Interest & Overhead2013$50,000$67,318
Total Expenses2013$1,254,000$1,688,325
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$7,088,630$9,543,791

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