Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

2012 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, The Middle East

Synopsis

A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik's vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.

Scores

Overall Score
76.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
77.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
81.4%
Review Aggregate
66.6

Critic Consensus

67.3% Fresh • 147 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 67% of 147 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, lighthearted, thin plot. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

romanticlightheartedthin plotfunnypoliticalsatiricalemotionalstylizedvisually strikinguplifting

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Ewan McGregor2012$1,172,000$1,601,000(est)
Emily Blunt2012$721,000$985,000(est)
Kristin Scott Thomas2012$543,000$742,000(est)
Amr Waked2012$444,000$607,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score68.0
RT critic review count149
Rotten Tomatoes audience score64.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes68,449

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$9,047,981$12,362,158
International2012$25,516,670$34,863,149
Worldwide2012$34,564,652$47,225,308

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 Revenue2012$14,730,658$20,126,338
Digital Rentals ?2012$3,776,000$5,159,108
Digital Purchases ?2012$1,697,000$2,318,593
Physical Rentals ?2012$5,984,000$8,175,874
Physical Purchases ?2012$14,785,000$20,200,585
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$2,171,515$2,966,918
Total Revenues2012$43,144,174$58,947,415
Expenses
Budget ?2012$14,400,000$19,674,563
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$17,909,000 (est)$24,468,872 (est)
Participations2012$1,726,000$2,358,215
Residuals ?2012$1,838,000$2,511,239
Interest & Overhead2012$2,880,000$3,934,913
Total Expenses2012$38,753,000$52,947,802
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$4,391,174$5,999,613

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