The Brothers Bloom

2009 | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Con Artist, Criminal

Synopsis

The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they've decided to take on one last job - showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world.

Scores

Overall Score
64.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
66.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
60.6%
Review Aggregate
66.3

Critic Consensus

69.0% Fresh • 145 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 69% of 145 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, stylized. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotfunnystylizedromanticvisually strikingemotionalcharacter-drivenlightheartednoirdark

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Rachel Weisz2009$1,304,000$1,907,000(est)
Adrien Brody2009$803,000$1,174,000(est)
Mark Ruffalo2009$604,000$884,000(est)
Rinko Kikuchi2009$494,000$723,000(est)
Maximilian Schell2009$423,000$618,000(est)
Robbie Coltrane2009$372,000$544,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score68.0
RT critic review count151
Rotten Tomatoes audience score64.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes53,649

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2009$3,531,756$5,165,090
International2009$1,999,008$2,923,491
Worldwide2009$5,530,764$8,088,581

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 Revenue2009$2,565,481$3,751,942
Digital Rentals ?2009$2,281,000$3,335,896
Digital Purchases ?2009$731,000$1,069,066
Physical Rentals ?2009$9,316,000$13,624,379
Physical Purchases ?2009$19,907,000$29,113,407
TV & Streaming Revenue2009$1,412,702$2,066,036
Total Revenues2009$36,213,184$52,960,726
Expenses
Budget ?2009$20,000,000$29,249,417
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2009$5,254,000 (est)$7,683,822 (est)
Participations2009$1,449,000$2,119,120
Residuals ?2009$2,341,000$3,423,644
Interest & Overhead2009$4,000,000$5,849,883
Total Expenses2009$33,044,000$48,325,887
Movie Net Profit or Loss2009$3,169,184$4,634,839

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