Potiche

2011 | Comedy, Foreign Language

Synopsis

A housewife and grandma takes over the family business 1977, after her husband is hurt during a strike.

Scores

Overall Score
62.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
47.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
77.3%
Review Aggregate
71.0

Critic Consensus

83.6% Fresh • 116 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 84% of 116 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, lighthearted, political. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnylightheartedpoliticalsatiricalromanticcharacter-drivenhistoricalgrittystylizedvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Catherine Deneuve2011$861,000$1,200,000(est)
Gérard Depardieu2011$530,000$739,000(est)
Fabrice Luchini2011$399,000$556,000(est)
Karin Viard2011$326,000$455,000(est)
Judith Godrèche2011$279,000$389,000(est)
Jérémie Renier2011$246,000$342,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score84.0
RT critic review count117
Rotten Tomatoes audience score61.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes11,564

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2011$1,618,844$2,258,032
International2011$30,691,036$42,809,152
Worldwide2011$32,309,880$45,067,184

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 Revenue2011$13,085,836$18,252,677
Digital Rentals ?2011$2,973,000$4,146,866
Digital Purchases ?2011$956,000$1,333,469
Physical Rentals ?2011$5,441,000$7,589,336
Physical Purchases ?2011$12,973,000$18,095,288
TV & Streaming Revenue2011$647,538$903,213
Total Revenues2011$36,076,374$50,320,849
Expenses
Budget ?2011$13,200,000$18,411,917
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2011$6,679,000 (est)$9,316,151 (est)
Participations2011$1,443,000$2,012,757
Residuals ?2011$1,541,000$2,149,452
Interest & Overhead2011$2,640,000$3,682,383
Total Expenses2011$25,503,000$35,572,661
Movie Net Profit or Loss2011$10,573,374$14,748,188

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