The Beat That My Heart Skipped

2005 | Crime, Drama, Music, Foreign Language

Synopsis

Will Thomas still lead a life of crime and cruelty, just like his thuggish father, or will he pursue his dream of becoming a pianist?

Scores

Overall Score
65.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
55.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
67.7%
Review Aggregate
81.8

Critic Consensus

86.5% Fresh • 96 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 86% of 96 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, character-driven, suspenseful. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionalcharacter-drivensuspensefulvisually strikinggrittyromanticnoirdarkpsychologicalstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Romain Duris2005$279,000$448,000(est)
Niels Arestrup2005$172,000$276,000(est)
Jonathan Zaccaï2005$129,000$208,000(est)
Gilles Cohen2005$106,000$170,000(est)
Linh Dan Pham2005$90,000$145,000(est)
Aure Atika2005$80,000$128,000(est)
Emmanuelle Devos2005$71,000$115,000(est)
Melanie Laurent2005$65,000$104,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score86.0
RT critic review count99
Rotten Tomatoes audience score84.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes21,231

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$1,023,424$1,643,872
International2005$9,964,973$16,006,206
Worldwide2005$10,988,397$17,650,078

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 Revenue2005$4,497,701$7,224,418
Digital Rentals ?2005$179,000$287,518
Digital Purchases ?2005$28,000$44,975
Physical Rentals ?2005$9,983,000$16,035,162
Physical Purchases ?2005$23,966,000$38,495,311
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$409,370$657,549
Total Revenues2005$39,063,071$62,744,932
Expenses
Budget ?2005$6,200,000$9,958,730
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$3,870,000 (est)$6,216,175 (est)
Participations2005$3,125,000$5,019,521
Residuals ?2005$2,532,000$4,067,017
Interest & Overhead2005$1,240,000$1,991,746
Total Expenses2005$16,967,000$27,253,189
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$22,096,071$35,491,743

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