The Dressmaker

2016 | Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

A glamorous woman returns to her small town in rural Australia. With her sewing machine and haute couture style, she transforms the women and exacts sweet revenge on those who did her wrong.

Scores

Overall Score
76.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
81.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
76.6%
Review Aggregate
64.6

Critic Consensus

59.6% Fresh • 141 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 60% of 141 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize dark, thin plot, visually striking. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

darkthin plotvisually strikingfunnyromanticstylizedcharacter-driventragicemotionalnoir

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Kate Winslet2016$968,000$1,266,000(est)
Judy Davis2016$596,000$779,000(est)
Liam Hemsworth2016$449,000$587,000(est)
Hugo Weaving2016$367,000$480,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score60.0
RT critic review count141
Rotten Tomatoes audience score66.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes69,459

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$2,022,115$2,643,073
International2016$20,583,804$26,904,746
Worldwide2016$22,605,920$29,547,820

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 Revenue2016$9,244,579$12,083,435
Digital Rentals ?2016$3,162,000$4,132,997
Digital Purchases ?2016$3,224,000$4,214,036
Physical Rentals ?2016$2,776,000$3,628,463
Physical Purchases ?2016$7,834,000$10,239,690
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$808,846$1,057,229
Total Revenues2016$27,049,425$35,355,851
Expenses
Budget ?2016$11,900,000$15,554,291
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$8,006,000 (est)$10,464,509 (est)
Participations2016$1,082,000$1,414,264
Residuals ?2016$1,013,000$1,324,075
Interest & Overhead2016$2,380,000$3,110,858
Total Expenses2016$24,381,000$31,867,997
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$2,668,425$3,487,854

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