The Dreamers

2004 | Drama, Romance, Homosexual Theme, LGBTQ Theme

Synopsis

A young American studying in Paris in 1968 strikes up a friendship with a French brother and sister. Set against the background of the '68 Paris student riots.

Scores

Overall Score
75.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
81.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
71.9%
Review Aggregate
68.7

Critic Consensus

58.7% Fresh • 155 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 59% of 155 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, political, visually striking. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

romanticpoliticalvisually strikingemotionalhistoricalsuspensefulgrittycoming of agethought-provokingfunny

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Michael Pitt2004$1,078,000$1,791,000(est)
Eva Green2004$664,000$1,102,000(est)
Louis Garrel2004$500,000$830,000(est)
Robin Renucci2004$409,000$679,000(est)
Anna Chancellor2004$350,000$580,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score59.0
RT critic review count163
Rotten Tomatoes audience score78.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes139,270

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2004$2,532,228$4,205,188
International2004$12,588,937$20,906,032
Worldwide2004$15,121,165$25,111,220

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$6,301,689$10,465,007
Digital Rentals ?2004$126,000$209,244
Digital Purchases ?2004$4,000$6,643
Physical Rentals ?2004$13,313,000$22,108,460
Physical Purchases ?2004$27,856,000$46,259,540
TV & Streaming Revenue2004$1,012,891$1,682,075
Total Revenues2004$48,613,580$80,730,969
Expenses
Budget ?2004$15,000,000$24,910,005
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2004$5,460,000 (est)$9,067,242 (est)
Participations2004$1,945,000$3,229,997
Residuals ?2004$3,092,000$5,134,782
Interest & Overhead2004$3,000,000$4,982,001
Total Expenses2004$28,497,000$47,324,028
Movie Net Profit or Loss2004$20,116,580$33,406,941

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