Synopsis
After the death of her husband, Lilia's life revolves solely around her teenage daughter, Salma. Whilst looking for Salma late one night, Lilia stumbles upon a belly dance cabaret and though initially reserved and taken aback by the culture of the place, Lilia gets consistently drawn back to it. She befriends one of the belly dancers and is encouraged into dancing for the audience. Lilia also starts a romance with one of the cabaret's musicians, who unbeknown to both of them, is also romancing Salma.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
16.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
52.6%
Critic Consensus
82.6% Fresh • 46 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 83% of 46 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, realistic, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
character-drivenrealisticemotionalromanticlightheartedstylizedgritty
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score83.0
RT critic review count47
Rotten Tomatoes audience score71.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes902
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2002 | $231,879 | $404,338 |
| International | 2002 | $3,143,462 | $5,481,401 |
| Worldwide | 2002 | $3,375,341 | $5,885,739 |
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 | 2002 | $1,373,324 | $2,394,729 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2002 | $5,000 | $8,719 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2002 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2002 | $5,413,000 | $9,438,900 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2002 | $10,094,000 | $17,601,377 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2002 | $104,346 | $181,952 |
| Total Revenues | 2002 | $16,989,670 | $29,625,677 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2002 | $719,000 (est) | $1,253,754 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2002 | $805,000 (est) | $1,403,716 (est) |
| Participations | 2002 | $680,000 | $1,185,748 |
| Residuals ? | 2002 | $1,144,000 | $1,994,846 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2002 | $143,800 | $250,751 |
| Total Expenses | 2002 | $3,491,800 | $6,088,814 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2002 | $13,497,870 | $23,536,863 |
Similar Movies
| Poster | Movie | Year | Match | Overall | Est. Profit |
|---|
 | La La Land | 2016 | Shared genres: 3 | 95.8 | $147,267,772 |
 | Les Misérables | 2012 | Shared genres: 3 | 92.7 | $95,641,444 |
 | Corpse Bride | 2005 | Shared genres: 3 | 91.3 | $17,662,715 |
 | Moulin Rouge! | 2001 | Shared genres: 3 | 91.2 | $62,320,686 |
 | Hairspray | 2007 | Shared genres: 3 | 91.0 | $37,687,471 |
Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $2,899,000, DVD $7,195,000, BluRay $0
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
- reestimate_prior_estimate;covid_mult=1.00;peer_count=0;reg_box_pred=1274231;reg_main_pred=2650435
Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
Comments
No approved comments yet.