The Closet (2001) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

A man spreads the rumor of his fake homosexuality with the aid of his neighbor, to prevent his imminent firing at his work.

Scores

Overall Score

66.0

Popularity Percentile (Year)

50.9%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

78.0%

Review Aggregate

78.8

Critic Consensus

84.5% Fresh • 71 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 85% of 71 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, lighthearted, thought-provoking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
Daniel Auteuil	2001	$1,395,000	$2,471,000	(est)
Gérard Depardieu	2001	$859,000	$1,521,000	(est)
Thierry Lhermitte	2001	$646,000	$1,145,000	(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score85.0

RT critic review count82

Rotten Tomatoes audience score78.0

RT audience rating count5,000

IMDb rating7.0

IMDb votes18,838

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	2001	$6,678,894	$11,830,429
International	2001	$43,425,851	$76,920,889
Worldwide	2001	$50,104,745	$88,751,319

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	2001	$20,709,787	$36,683,570
Digital Rentals ?	2001	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	2001	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	2001	$15,539,000	$27,524,474
Physical Purchases ?	2001	$23,217,000	$41,124,635
TV & Streaming Revenue	2001	$1,602,935	$2,839,303
Total Revenues	2001	$61,068,722	$108,171,982
Expenses
Budget ?	2001	$14,500,000	$25,684,077
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	2001	$9,111,000 (est)	$16,138,457 (est)
Participations	2001	$4,885,000	$8,652,877
Residuals ?	2001	$2,936,000	$5,200,583
Interest & Overhead	2001	$2,900,000	$5,136,815
Total Expenses	2001	$34,332,000	$60,812,809
Movie Net Profit or Loss	2001	$26,736,722	$47,359,174

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The Closet