The Black Dahlia

2006 | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Actual Events Adaptation, Entertainment Industry, Media Industry, Movie Industry, Neo-Noir

Synopsis

Two police detectives see their personal and professional lives fall apart in the wake of the "Black Dahlia" murder investigation.

Scores

Overall Score
70.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
76.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
83.0%
Review Aggregate
35.9

Critic Consensus

32.4% Fresh • 185 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 32% of 185 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize noir, thin plot, visually striking. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

noirthin plotvisually strikingcharacter-drivenstylizedhistoricalfunnygrittytragicdark

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Josh Hartnett2006$4,882,000$7,597,000(est)
Scarlett Johansson2006$3,005,000$4,676,000(est)
Aaron Eckhart2006$2,263,000$3,521,000(est)
Hilary Swank2006$1,850,000$2,879,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score31.0
RT critic review count191
Rotten Tomatoes audience score27.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating5.6
IMDb votes78,975

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$22,545,080$35,081,309
International2006$26,787,612$41,682,907
Worldwide2006$49,332,692$76,764,216

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 Revenue2006$21,987,585$34,213,817
Digital Rentals ?2006$440,000$684,663
Digital Purchases ?2006$135,000$210,067
Physical Rentals ?2006$13,898,000$21,626,006
Physical Purchases ?2006$32,781,000$51,008,929
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$5,410,819$8,419,514
Total Revenues2006$74,652,404$116,162,995
Expenses
Budget ?2006$50,000,000$77,802,582
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$17,766,000 (est)$27,644,813 (est)
Participations2006$1,493,000$2,323,185
Residuals ?2006$3,728,000$5,800,960
Interest & Overhead2006$7,500,000$11,670,387
Total Expenses2006$80,487,000$125,241,928
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$-5,834,596$-9,078,933

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