Sunshine

1999 | Drama, History, Romance, War, Past

Synopsis

The fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century.

Scores

Overall Score
61.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
54.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
61.8%
Review Aggregate
76.1

Critic Consensus

76.0% Fresh • 25 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 76% of 25 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, historical, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

family-friendlyhistoricalvisually strikingemotionalpoliticalcharacter-drivenromantic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Ralph Fiennes1999$1,309,000$2,466,000(est)
Rosemary Harris1999$806,000$1,518,000(est)
Rachel Weisz1999$607,000$1,143,000(est)
Jennifer Ehle1999$496,000$934,000(est)
Deborah Kara Unger1999$424,000$799,000(est)
Molly Parker1999$374,000$703,000(est)
James Frain1999$335,000$631,000(est)
John Neville1999$305,000$575,000(est)
Miriam Margolyes1999$281,000$530,000(est)
William Hurt1999$261,000$492,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score74.0
RT critic review count65
Rotten Tomatoes audience score80.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating7.4
IMDb votes16,264

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1999$5,096,267$9,596,032
International1999$2,511,593$4,729,212
Worldwide1999$7,607,860$14,325,244

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 Revenue1999$3,552,771$6,689,701
Digital Rentals ?1999N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1999N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1999$14,246,000$26,824,551
Physical Purchases ?1999$18,412,000$34,668,934
TV & Streaming Revenue1999$2,038,507$3,838,413
Total Revenues1999$38,249,278$72,021,599
Expenses
Budget ?1999$26,000,000$48,956,783
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1999$5,020,000 (est)$9,452,425 (est)
Participations1999$765,000$1,440,459
Residuals ?1999$2,506,000$4,718,681
Interest & Overhead1999$4,420,000$8,322,653
Total Expenses1999$38,711,000$72,891,001
Movie Net Profit or Loss1999$-461,722$-869,402

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