Sexy Beast

2001 | Crime, Drama, Thriller, Adventure, Caper, Heist

Synopsis

Brutal gangster Don Logan recruits "retired" safecracker Gal for one last job, but it goes badly for both of them.

Scores

Overall Score
68.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
72.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
55.6%
Review Aggregate
82.8

Critic Consensus

87.6% Fresh • 137 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 88% of 137 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, dark, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivendarkvisually strikingstylizednoirfunnysurrealsuspensefulgrittyemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Ray Winstone2001$193,000$343,000(est)
Ben Kingsley2001$119,000$211,000(est)
Ian McShane2001$90,000$159,000(est)
Amanda Redman2001$73,000$130,000(est)
Cavan Kendall2001$63,000$111,000(est)
Julianne White2001$55,000$98,000(est)
Álvaro Monje2001$50,000$88,000(est)
James Fox2001$45,000$80,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score87.0
RT critic review count143
Rotten Tomatoes audience score85.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating7.3
IMDb votes74,026

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2001$6,946,056$12,303,658
International2001$3,099,621$5,490,407
Worldwide2001$10,045,677$17,794,065

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 Revenue2001$4,712,876$8,347,992
Digital Rentals ?2001N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2001N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2001$17,084,000$30,261,156
Physical Purchases ?2001$25,525,000$45,212,832
TV & Streaming Revenue2001$1,667,053$2,952,878
Total Revenues2001$48,988,930$86,774,858
Expenses
Budget ?2001$4,300,000$7,616,657
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2001$4,689,000 (est)$8,305,699 (est)
Participations2001$3,919,000$6,941,786
Residuals ?2001$3,224,000$5,710,722
Interest & Overhead2001$860,000$1,523,331
Total Expenses2001$16,992,000$30,098,195
Movie Net Profit or Loss2001$31,996,930$56,676,662

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