The Affair of the Necklace (2001) Box Office, Profit & Reviews

Synopsis

In pre-Revolutionary France, a young aristocratic woman left penniless by the political unrest in the country must avenge her family's fall from grace by scheming to steal a priceless necklace.

Scores

Overall Score

35.8

Popularity Percentile (Year)

33.8%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

38.5%

Review Aggregate

35.7

Critic Consensus

16.1% Fresh • 56 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 16% of 56 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize historical, thin plot, character-driven. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
Hilary Swank	2001	$1,956,000	$3,465,000	(est)
Jonathan Pryce	2001	$1,204,000	$2,133,000	(est)
Simon Baker	2001	$907,000	$1,606,000	(est)
Adrien Brody	2001	$741,000	$1,313,000	(est)
Joely Richardson	2001	$634,000	$1,123,000	(est)
Christopher Walken	2001	$558,000	$988,000	(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score15.0

RT critic review count62

Rotten Tomatoes audience score42.0

RT audience rating count2,500

IMDb rating6.0

IMDb votes5,736

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	2001	$471,210	$834,662
International	2001	$726,903	$1,287,575
Worldwide	2001	$1,198,113	$2,122,236

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).

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue	2001	$526,366	$932,361
Digital Rentals ?	2001	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	2001	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	2001	$6,548,000	$11,598,574
Physical Purchases ?	2001	$9,783,000	$17,328,780
TV & Streaming Revenue	2001	$197,908	$350,558
Total Revenues	2001	$17,055,274	$30,210,273
Expenses
Budget ?	2001	$30,000,000	$53,139,467
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	2001	$958,000 (est)	$1,696,920 (est)
Participations	2001	$341,000	$604,019
Residuals ?	2001	$1,209,000	$2,141,521
Interest & Overhead	2001	$5,100,000	$9,033,709
Total Expenses	2001	$37,608,000	$66,615,636
Movie Net Profit or Loss	2001	$-20,552,726	$-36,405,363

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The Affair of the Necklace