Shoot the Piano Player

2008 | Crime, Drama, Thriller, Foreign Language

Synopsis

A pianist helps his brother escape from two gangsters, who retaliate by abducting their kid brother.

Scores

Overall Score
37.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
35.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
14.0%
Review Aggregate
82.5

Critic Consensus

87.5% Fresh • 24 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 88% of 24 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, visually striking, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

romanticvisually strikingstylizednoiremotionalfunny

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Charles Aznavour2008$51,000$75,000(est)
Marie Dubois2008$32,000$46,000(est)
Nicole Berger2008$24,000$35,000(est)
Michèle Mercier2008$19,000$28,000(est)
Albert Rémy2008$17,000$24,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score90.0
RT critic review count30
Rotten Tomatoes audience score88.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes489

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$20,615$30,037
International2008N/AN/A
Worldwide2008$20,615$30,037

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 Revenue2008$10,308$15,018
Digital Rentals ?2008$226,000$329,290
Digital Purchases ?2008$80,000$116,563
Physical Rentals ?2008$1,871,000$2,726,116
Physical Purchases ?2008$3,877,000$5,648,931
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$267,019$389,056
Total Revenues2008$6,331,326$9,224,974
Expenses
Budget ?2008$890,063$1,296,854
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$80,000 (est)$116,563 (est)
Participations2008$253,000$368,630
Residuals ?2008$441,000$642,553
Interest & Overhead2008$178,013$259,371
Total Expenses2008$1,842,076$2,683,972
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$4,489,251$6,541,003

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