Postmen in the Mountains (2003) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

A father, a retiring mailman, walks his son over his job in the mountainous regions of Hunan province.

Scores

Overall Score

41.4

Popularity Percentile (Year)

27.6%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

31.0%

Review Aggregate

90.5

Critic Consensus

95.8% Fresh • 24 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 96% of 24 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, emotional, lighthearted. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
Teng Rujun	2003	$4,000	$8,000	(est)
Liu Ye	2003	$3,000	$5,000	(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score96.0

RT critic review count24

Rotten Tomatoes audience score93.0

RT audience rating count500

IMDb rating7.8

IMDb votes1,951

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	2003	$203,975	$347,755
International	2003	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	2003	$203,975	$347,755

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).

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue	2003	$101,988	$173,878
Digital Rentals ?	2003	$33,000	$56,261
Digital Purchases ?	2003	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	2003	$6,518,000	$11,112,482
Physical Purchases ?	2003	$11,892,000	$20,274,567
TV & Streaming Revenue	2003	$91,789	$156,490
Total Revenues	2003	$18,636,776	$31,773,678
Expenses
Budget ?	2003	$250,000 (est)	$426,223 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	2003	$163,000 (est)	$277,897 (est)
Participations	2003	$745,000	$1,270,144
Residuals ?	2003	$1,359,000	$2,316,947
Interest & Overhead	2003	$50,000	$85,245
Total Expenses	2003	$2,567,000	$4,376,456
Movie Net Profit or Loss	2003	$16,069,776	$27,397,222

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