Steel City

2007 | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Synopsis

During a Midwestern winter, two working-class brothers must cope with their recently incarcerated father.

Scores

Overall Score
23.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
15.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
8.9%
Review Aggregate
67.2

Critic Consensus

82.8% Fresh • 29 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 83% of 29 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, character-driven, gritty. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

family-friendlycharacter-drivengrittyrealisticcoming of ageemotionalupliftingvisually strikingromanticstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
John Heard2007$0$0(est)
Tom Guiry2007$0$0(est)
America Ferrera2007$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score83.0
RT critic review count29
Rotten Tomatoes audience score53.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes652

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$10,227$15,476
International2007N/AN/A
Worldwide2007$10,227$15,476

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 Revenue2007$5,114$7,738
Digital Rentals ?2007$68,000$102,902
Digital Purchases ?2007$25,000$37,832
Physical Rentals ?2007$1,176,000$1,779,601
Physical Purchases ?2007$2,643,000$3,999,561
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$75,000$113,495
Total Revenues2007$3,992,114$6,041,129
Expenses
Budget ?2007$250,000 (est)$378,316 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$80,000 (est)$121,061 (est)
Participations2007$160,000$242,123
Residuals ?2007$281,000$425,228
Interest & Overhead2007$50,000$75,663
Total Expenses2007$821,000$1,242,391
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$3,171,114$4,798,738

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