Shadowboxer

2006 | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Assassin, Criminal, Murderer

Synopsis

When an assassin is diagnosed with terminal cancer, she decides to carry out one final killing, assisted by her lover and stepson, Mikey.

Scores

Overall Score
51.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
64.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
44.1%
Review Aggregate
33.9

Critic Consensus

17.5% Fresh • 57 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 18% of 57 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, character-driven, noir. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotcharacter-drivennoirstylizedfunnygrittymacabresuspensefulvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Cuba Gooding Jr.2006$6,000$9,000(est)
Helen Mirren2006$3,000$5,000(est)
Vanessa Ferlito2006$3,000$4,000(est)
Macy Gray2006$2,000$3,000(est)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt2006$2,000$3,000(est)
Mo'Nique2006$2,000$2,000(est)
Stephen Dorff2006$1,000$2,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score17.0
RT critic review count58
Rotten Tomatoes audience score38.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating5.5
IMDb votes7,076

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$370,627$576,715
International2006$149,175$232,124
Worldwide2006$519,802$808,839

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 Revenue2006$244,984$381,207
Digital Rentals ?2006$246,000$382,789
Digital Purchases ?2006$76,000$118,260
Physical Rentals ?2006$7,779,000$12,104,525
Physical Purchases ?2006$18,348,000$28,550,435
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$155,663$242,220
Total Revenues2006$26,849,647$41,779,436
Expenses
Budget ?2006$572,000 (est)$890,062 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$416,000 (est)$647,317 (est)
Participations2006$1,074,000$1,671,199
Residuals ?2006$1,945,000$3,026,520
Interest & Overhead2006$114,400$178,012
Total Expenses2006$4,121,400$6,413,111
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$22,728,247$35,366,325

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