Synopsis
Shiza is the nickname of a 15-year-old boy. Money, power, and women - he has none of these, yet, in his young life. But, he does have the illegal, underground circuit of bare-knuckle fist-fighting, where he is able to eke out a living by scouting for fighters. When a man is accidentally killed in the ring, though, his life is changed forever. He decides that he should return the dead man's money to his widow and child. But, after he meets the woman, Shiza understands that he has real feelings of love for her. Now, he knows for whom he must earn money, no matter what the cost...
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
18.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
24.6%
Critic Consensus
76.5% Fresh • 34 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 76% of 34 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, visually striking, noir. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
emotionalvisually strikingnoirhistoricalrealisticcharacter-drivenromanticsuspenseful
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| N/A |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score77.0
RT critic review count35
Rotten Tomatoes audience score84.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes1,076
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2005 | $54,357 | $87,311 |
| International | 2005 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2005 | $54,357 | $87,311 |
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 | 2005 | $27,178 | $43,655 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2005 | $64,000 | $102,800 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2005 | $10,000 | $16,062 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2005 | $3,563,000 | $5,723,058 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2005 | $8,554,000 | $13,739,836 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2005 | $75,000 | $120,469 |
| Total Revenues | 2005 | $12,293,178 | $19,745,879 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2005 | $250,000 (est) | $401,562 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2005 | $80,000 (est) | $128,500 (est) |
| Participations | 2005 | $492,000 | $790,273 |
| Residuals ? | 2005 | $894,000 | $1,435,985 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2005 | $50,000 | $80,312 |
| Total Expenses | 2005 | $1,766,000 | $2,836,632 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2005 | $10,527,178 | $16,909,247 |
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 | The Villain | 2014 | Shared genres: 5 | 59.6 | $16,106,072 |
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 $164,000, DVD $8,370,000, BluRay $20,000
- 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.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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