So Close

2003 | Action, Crime, Thriller, Foreign Language, Martial Arts, Wire-Fu

Synopsis

A conflict of interest between two high-kicking assassin sisters is complicated as they're pursued by the criminals who hired them and an equally high-kicking female cop.

Scores

Overall Score
55.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
53.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
45.4%
Review Aggregate
76.2

Critic Consensus

83.8% Fresh • 37 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 84% of 37 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize stylized, action-packed, romantic. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

stylizedaction-packedromanticemotionalvisually strikingtragicfunny

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Shu Qi2003$14,000$23,000(est)
Zhao Wei2003$8,000$14,000(est)
Karen Mok2003$6,000$11,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score82.0
RT critic review count39
Rotten Tomatoes audience score77.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes8,335

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$76,584$130,567
International2003$733,659$1,250,809
Worldwide2003$810,243$1,381,376

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 Revenue2003$331,756$565,607
Digital Rentals ?2003$23,000$39,212
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$4,615,000$7,868,073
Physical Purchases ?2003$8,419,000$14,353,479
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$38,292$65,284
Total Revenues2003$13,427,048$22,891,656
Expenses
Budget ?2003$891,000 (est)$1,519,058 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2003$648,000 (est)$1,104,770 (est)
Participations2003$537,000$915,527
Residuals ?2003$958,000$1,633,286
Interest & Overhead2003$178,200$303,812
Total Expenses2003$3,212,200$5,476,452
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$10,214,848$17,415,204

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