The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2004) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

The blind masseur/swordsman comes to a town in control of warring gangs, and while bunking with a farming family, he meets two women with their own agenda.

Scores

Overall Score

68.5

Popularity Percentile (Year)

73.8%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

52.9%

Review Aggregate

84.1

Critic Consensus

87.6% Fresh • 121 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 88% of 121 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize stylized, funny, historical. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score87.0

RT critic review count123

Rotten Tomatoes audience score88.0

RT audience rating count25,000

IMDb rating7.4

IMDb votes52,762

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	2004	$862,894	$1,432,980
International	2004	$670,075	$1,112,771
Worldwide	2004	$1,532,969	$2,545,751

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	2004	$699,477	$1,161,598
Digital Rentals ?	2004	$105,000	$174,370
Digital Purchases ?	2004	$3,000	$4,982
Physical Rentals ?	2004	$11,017,000	$18,295,569
Physical Purchases ?	2004	$23,052,000	$38,281,696
TV & Streaming Revenue	2004	$345,158	$573,192
Total Revenues	2004	$35,221,635	$58,491,407
Expenses
Budget ?	2004	$1,686,000 (est)	$2,799,885 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	2004	$1,226,000 (est)	$2,035,978 (est)
Participations	2004	$2,818,000	$4,679,760
Residuals ?	2004	$2,534,000	$4,208,130
Interest & Overhead	2004	$337,200	$559,977
Total Expenses	2004	$8,601,200	$14,283,729
Movie Net Profit or Loss	2004	$26,620,435	$44,207,678

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The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi