Samba

2015 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Foreign Language

Synopsis

Senegalese Samba has worked 10 years in France. He's arrested and befriends the woman helping him with legal matters as volunteer after a burnout at work. He's released after being told to leave France. Chemistry?

Scores

Overall Score
67.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
60.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
81.1%
Review Aggregate
60.0

Critic Consensus

61.2% Fresh • 67 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 61% of 67 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, character-driven, thin plot. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

romanticcharacter-driventhin plotlightheartedgrittythought-provokingemotionalvisually strikingdarkrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N. T. Rama Rao Jr.2015$561,000$743,000(est)
Bhoomika2015$345,000$457,000(est)
Genelia2015$260,000$344,000(est)
Prakash Raj2015$213,000$281,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score61.0
RT critic review count67
Rotten Tomatoes audience score54.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes17,734

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2015$151,530$200,569
International2015$39,027,165$51,657,475
Worldwide2015$39,178,695$51,858,045

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 Revenue2015$15,686,631$20,763,275
Digital Rentals ?2015$1,731,000$2,291,201
Digital Purchases ?2015$1,816,000$2,403,710
Physical Rentals ?2015$1,964,000$2,599,607
Physical Purchases ?2015$5,263,000$6,966,258
TV & Streaming Revenue2015$75,765$100,285
Total Revenues2015$26,536,396$35,124,335
Expenses
Budget ?2015$5,628,000 (est)$7,449,382 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2015$4,265,000 (est)$5,645,276 (est)
Participations2015$1,061,000$1,404,370
Residuals ?2015$639,000$845,799
Interest & Overhead2015$1,125,600$1,489,876
Total Expenses2015$12,718,600$16,834,704
Movie Net Profit or Loss2015$13,817,796$18,289,631

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