The Barbarian Invasions

2003 | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Foreign Language

Synopsis

During his final days, a dying man is reunited with old friends, former lovers, his ex-wife, and his estranged son.

Scores

Overall Score
70.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
65.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
69.4%
Review Aggregate
81.9

Critic Consensus

80.6% Fresh • 129 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 81% of 129 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, funny, family-friendly. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionalfunnyfamily-friendlypoliticallightheartedcharacter-drivenvisually strikingdarkupliftingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Rémy Girard2003$261,000$445,000(est)
Stéphane Rousseau2003$161,000$274,000(est)
Dorothée Berryman2003$121,000$206,000(est)
Louise Portal2003$99,000$168,000(est)
Marie-Josée Croze2003$85,000$144,000(est)
Marina Hands2003$74,000$127,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score81.0
RT critic review count132
Rotten Tomatoes audience score88.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating7.5
IMDb votes30,693

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$5,109,226$8,710,675
International2003$7,956,091$13,564,270
Worldwide2003$13,065,317$22,274,945

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 Revenue2003$5,737,049$9,781,046
Digital Rentals ?2003$71,000$121,047
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$14,132,000$24,093,524
Physical Purchases ?2003$25,782,000$43,955,508
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$2,043,690$3,484,270
Total Revenues2003$47,765,740$81,435,394
Expenses
Budget ?2003$5,000,000$8,524,457
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2003$6,202,000 (est)$10,573,736 (est)
Participations2003$3,821,000$6,514,390
Residuals ?2003$3,046,000$5,193,099
Interest & Overhead2003$1,000,000$1,704,891
Total Expenses2003$19,069,000$32,510,572
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$28,696,740$48,924,822

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