The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2006) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

Mr. Lãzãrescu, a dying old man, is shuttled from hospital to hospital by a loyal paramedic as doctors refuse to operate and no one can agree on a diagnosis.

Scores

Overall Score

52.6

Popularity Percentile (Year)

50.1%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

37.2%

Review Aggregate

85.4

Critic Consensus

93.1% Fresh • 72 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 93% of 72 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, dark, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
Ion Fiscuteanu	2006	$35,000	$54,000	(est)
Luminița Gheorghiu	2006	$21,000	$33,000	(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score93.0

RT critic review count74

Rotten Tomatoes audience score82.0

RT audience rating count2,500

IMDb rating7.8

IMDb votes16,551

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	2006	$80,301	$124,952
International	2006	$136,621	$212,589
Worldwide	2006	$216,922	$337,542

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	2006	$94,799	$147,512
Digital Rentals ?	2006	$142,000	$220,959
Digital Purchases ?	2006	$44,000	$68,466
Physical Rentals ?	2006	$4,473,000	$6,960,219
Physical Purchases ?	2006	$10,552,000	$16,419,456
TV & Streaming Revenue	2006	$40,150	$62,476
Total Revenues	2006	$15,345,949	$23,879,089
Expenses
Budget ?	2006	$350,000	$544,618
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	2006	$174,000 (est)	$270,753 (est)
Participations	2006	$614,000	$955,416
Residuals ?	2006	$1,112,000	$1,730,329
Interest & Overhead	2006	$70,000	$108,924
Total Expenses	2006	$2,320,000	$3,610,040
Movie Net Profit or Loss	2006	$13,025,949	$20,269,049

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The Death of Mr. Lazarescu