Sade

2002 | Biography, Drama, History, Foreign Language

Synopsis

A man prepares himself to be transferred to a detention center and rest home where he will relive one more time the highlights of his youth.

Scores

Overall Score
30.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
24.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
20.9%
Review Aggregate
62.5

Critic Consensus

64.3% Fresh • 28 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 64% of 28 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize historical, realistic, gritty. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

historicalrealisticgrittysuspensefulcharacter-drivenemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score68.0
RT critic review count31
Rotten Tomatoes audience score58.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes1,903

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2002$100,544$175,323
International2002N/AN/A
Worldwide2002$100,544$175,323

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 Revenue2002$50,272$87,662
Digital Rentals ?2002$3,000$5,231
Digital Purchases ?2002N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2002$3,601,000$6,279,231
Physical Purchases ?2002$6,715,000$11,709,258
TV & Streaming Revenue2002$50,272$87,662
Total Revenues2002$10,419,544$18,169,044
Expenses
Budget ?2002$250,000 (est)$435,937 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2002$80,000 (est)$139,500 (est)
Participations2002$417,000$727,142
Residuals ?2002$757,000$1,320,016
Interest & Overhead2002$50,000$87,187
Total Expenses2002$1,554,000$2,709,782
Movie Net Profit or Loss2002$8,865,544$15,459,261

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