Shadow of the Vampire

2000 | Drama, Horror, Entertainment Industry, Media Industry, Movie Industry, Vampire

Synopsis

The filming of Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror is hampered by the fact that its star Max Schreck is taking the role of a vampire far more seriously than seems humanly possible.

Scores

Overall Score
69.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
73.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
60.6%
Review Aggregate
76.0

Critic Consensus

82.0% Fresh • 139 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 82% of 139 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, dark, funny. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivendarkfunnyscaryvisually strikingmacabrehistoricalstylizedgrittysatirical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
John Malkovich2000$360,000$656,000(est)
Willem Dafoe2000$222,000$404,000(est)
Cary Elwes2000$167,000$304,000(est)
John Aden Gillet2000$136,000$248,000(est)
Eddie Izzard2000$117,000$212,000(est)
Udo Kier2000$103,000$187,000(est)
Catherine McCormack2000$92,000$168,000(est)
Ronan Vibert2000$84,000$153,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score82.0
RT critic review count140
Rotten Tomatoes audience score74.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes47,044

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$8,293,784$15,108,943
International2000$2,861,430$5,212,721
Worldwide2000$11,155,214$20,321,665

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 Revenue2000$5,291,464$9,639,560
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$16,777,000$30,562,979
Physical Purchases ?2000$22,375,000$40,760,961
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$1,990,508$3,626,146
Total Revenues2000$46,433,972$84,589,646
Expenses
Budget ?2000$8,000,000$14,573,751
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$4,941,000 (est)$9,001,113 (est)
Participations2000$3,715,000$6,767,686
Residuals ?2000$2,984,000$5,436,009
Interest & Overhead2000$1,600,000$2,914,750
Total Expenses2000$21,240,000$38,693,310
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$25,193,972$45,896,336

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