Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

2007 | Drama, Horror, Musical, Thriller, Revenge

Synopsis

The legendary tale of a barber who returns from wrongful imprisonment to 1840s London, bent on revenge for the rape and death of his wife, and resumes his trade while forming a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett.

Scores

Overall Score
93.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
97.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
94.3%
Review Aggregate
81.0

Critic Consensus

85.5% Fresh • 228 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 86% of 228 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize dark, visually striking, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

darkvisually strikingstylizedmacabreemotionalchristmasscaryfunnyromantictragic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Johnny Depp2007$10,000,000 source$15,132,658reported
Helena Bonham Carter2007$2,655,000$4,018,000(est)
Alan Rickman2007$1,999,000$3,025,000(est)
Timothy Spall2007$1,634,000$2,473,000(est)
Sacha Baron Cohen2007$1,398,000$2,116,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score86.0
RT critic review count230
Rotten Tomatoes audience score81.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.3
IMDb votes400,545

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$52,898,073$80,048,845
International2007$100,485,554$152,061,352
Worldwide2007$153,383,627$232,110,197

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$66,643,258$100,848,963
Digital Rentals ?2007$962,000$1,455,762
Digital Purchases ?2007$358,000$541,749
Physical Rentals ?2007$16,549,000$25,043,036
Physical Purchases ?2007$37,187,000$56,273,815
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$13,224,518$20,012,211
Total Revenues2007$134,923,776$204,175,536
Expenses
Budget ?2007$50,000,000$75,663,290
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$44,792,000 (est)$67,782,202 (est)
Participations2007$10,794,000$16,334,191
Residuals ?2007$4,654,000$7,042,739
Interest & Overhead2007$7,500,000$11,349,493
Total Expenses2007$117,740,000$178,171,915
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$17,183,776$26,003,621

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