The Blue Butterfly

2004 | Adventure, Drama

Synopsis

A dramatic adventure about courage, redemption and love being filmed in the rain forests of Costa Rica, and in Montreal.

Scores

Overall Score
46.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
35.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
54.4%
Review Aggregate
55.5

Critic Consensus

50.0% Fresh • 6 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 50% of 6 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, character-driven, emotional. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
William Hurt2004$30,000$49,000(est)
Pascale Bussières2004$18,000$30,000(est)
Marc Donato2004$14,000$23,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score44.0
RT critic review count9
Rotten Tomatoes audience score64.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes1,655

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2004$1,755,355$2,915,060
International2004N/AN/A
Worldwide2004$1,755,355$2,915,060

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 Revenue2004$877,678$1,457,530
Digital Rentals ?2004$101,000$167,727
Digital Purchases ?2004$3,000$4,982
Physical Rentals ?2004$10,616,000$17,629,641
Physical Purchases ?2004$22,212,000$36,886,736
TV & Streaming Revenue2004$702,142$1,166,024
Total Revenues2004$34,511,820$57,312,640
Expenses
Budget ?2004$1,726,000 (est)$2,866,311 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2004$1,404,000 (est)$2,331,576 (est)
Participations2004$2,761,000$4,585,102
Residuals ?2004$2,459,000$4,083,580
Interest & Overhead2004$345,200$573,262
Total Expenses2004$8,695,200$14,439,832
Movie Net Profit or Loss2004$25,816,620$42,872,809

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