The Dancer Upstairs

2003 | Crime, Drama, Thriller, Politics

Synopsis

A police detective in a South American country is dedicated to hunting down a revolutionary guerilla leader.

Scores

Overall Score
55.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
46.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
58.5%
Review Aggregate
69.2

Critic Consensus

64.1% Fresh • 103 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 64% of 103 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize political, romantic, emotional. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

politicalromanticemotionalcharacter-drivensuspensefuldarkvisually strikinggrittyupliftinghistorical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Javier Bardem2003$66,000$113,000(est)
Juan Diego Botto2003$41,000$69,000(est)
Laura Morante2003$31,000$52,000(est)
Elvira Mínguez2003$25,000$43,000(est)
Wolframio Sinué2003$21,000$37,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score64.0
RT critic review count114
Rotten Tomatoes audience score76.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes7,143

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$2,377,348$4,053,120
International2003$2,850,000$4,858,940
Worldwide2003$5,227,348$8,912,060

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 Revenue2003$2,328,674$3,970,136
Digital Rentals ?2003$61,000$103,998
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$12,034,000$20,516,662
Physical Purchases ?2003$21,954,000$37,429,184
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$950,939$1,621,248
Total Revenues2003$37,328,613$63,641,228
Expenses
Budget ?2003$5,750,000 (est)$9,803,125 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2003$3,447,000 (est)$5,876,760 (est)
Participations2003$1,493,000$2,545,403
Residuals ?2003$2,555,000$4,355,997
Interest & Overhead2003$1,150,000$1,960,625
Total Expenses2003$14,395,000$24,541,910
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$22,933,613$39,099,318

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