Synopsis
A '40s period piece which revolves around an American expat who returns to Shanghai in the months before Pearl Harbor due to the death of his friend.
Scores
Overall Score
24.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
27.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
23.2%
Review Aggregate
19.4
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely negative, with 4% of 23 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize historical, visually striking, stylized. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.
historicalvisually strikingstylizedthin plotcharacter-drivenromanticsuspenseful
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Cusack | 2015 | $3,022,000 | $4,000,000 | (est) |
| Gong Li | 2015 | $1,860,000 | $2,462,000 | (est) |
| Chow Yun-fat | 2015 | $1,401,000 | $1,854,000 | (est) |
| Franka Potente | 2015 | $1,145,000 | $1,516,000 | (est) |
| Jeffrey Dean Morgan | 2015 | $979,000 | $1,296,000 | (est) |
| Rinko Kikuchi | 2015 | $862,000 | $1,141,000 | (est) |
| Benedict Wong | 2015 | $774,000 | $1,024,000 | (est) |
| Hugh Bonneville | 2015 | $705,000 | $933,000 | (est) |
| David Morse | 2015 | $649,000 | $859,000 | (est) |
| Ken Watanabe | 2015 | $603,000 | $798,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score4.0
RT critic review count23
Rotten Tomatoes audience score37.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb ratingN/A
IMDb votesN/A
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2015 | $46,425 | $61,449 |
| International | 2015 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2015 | $46,425 | $61,449 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2015 | $23,212 | $30,725 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2015 | $1,015,000 | $1,343,483 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2015 | $1,065,000 | $1,409,665 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2015 | $1,152,000 | $1,524,820 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2015 | $3,087,000 | $4,086,042 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2015 | $15,000,000 | $19,854,430 |
| Total Revenues | 2015 | $21,342,212 | $28,249,164 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2015 | $50,000,000 | $66,181,432 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2015 | $80,000 (est) | $105,890 (est) |
| Participations | 2015 | $427,000 | $565,189 |
| Residuals ? | 2015 | $1,089,000 | $1,441,432 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2015 | $7,500,000 | $9,927,215 |
| Total Expenses | 2015 | $59,096,000 | $78,221,159 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2015 | $-37,753,788 | $-49,971,995 |
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