Sophie and the Rising Sun

2017 | Drama

Synopsis

Autumn of 1941 in Salty Creek, a fishing village in South Carolina, two interracial lovers are swept up in the tides of history.

Scores

Overall Score
35.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
28.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
24.7%
Review Aggregate
68.1

Critic Consensus

75.0% Fresh • 12 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 75% of 12 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, character-driven, scary. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

romanticcharacter-drivenscaryemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Julianne Nicholson2017$0$1,000(est)
Takashi Yamaguchi2017$0$0(est)
Margo Martindale2017$0$0(est)
Diane Ladd2017$0$0(est)
Lorraine Toussaint2017$0$0(est)
Karen Wheeling Reynolds2017$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score75.0
RT critic review count12
Rotten Tomatoes audience score61.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes1,566

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$34,630$44,322
International2017N/AN/A
Worldwide2017$34,630$44,322

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 Revenue2017$17,315$22,161
Digital Rentals ?2017$961,000$1,229,970
Digital Purchases ?2017$1,073,000$1,373,317
Physical Rentals ?2017$717,000$917,678
Physical Purchases ?2017$2,059,000$2,635,285
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$75,000$95,991
Total Revenues2017$4,902,315$6,274,403
Expenses
Budget ?2017$250,000 (est)$319,971 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$80,000 (est)$102,391 (est)
Participations2017$196,000$250,858
Residuals ?2017$262,000$335,330
Interest & Overhead2017$50,000$63,994
Total Expenses2017$838,000$1,072,544
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$4,064,315$5,201,859

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