The Dry

2021 | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Synopsis

Aaron Falk returns to his drought-stricken hometown to attend a tragic funeral. But his return opens a decades-old wound - the unsolved death of a teenage girl.

Scores

Overall Score
77.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
75.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
77.1%
Review Aggregate
84.2

Critic Consensus

89.9% Fresh • 99 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 90% of 99 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, gritty, suspenseful. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivengrittysuspensefulvisually strikingdarkemotionalrealisticpsychologicalnoirhistorical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Eric Bana2021$223,000$258,000(est)
Genevieve O'Reilly2021$137,000$159,000(est)
Keir O'Donnell2021$103,000$120,000(est)
John Polson2021$85,000$98,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score90.0
RT critic review count99
Rotten Tomatoes audience score89.0
RT audience rating count25
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes38,721

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2021$364,237$421,628
International2021$15,212,049$17,608,929
Worldwide2021$15,576,286$18,030,557

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 Revenue2021$6,266,938$7,254,386
Digital Rentals ?2021$4,846,000$5,609,558
Digital Purchases ?2021$5,456,000$6,315,672
Physical Rentals ?2021$1,233,000$1,427,277
Physical Purchases ?2021$3,944,000$4,565,435
TV & Streaming Revenue2021$163,907$189,733
Total Revenues2021$21,909,845$25,362,060
Expenses
Budget ?2021$2,222,000 (est)$2,572,108 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2021$1,618,000 (est)$1,872,939 (est)
Participations2021$876,000$1,014,027
Residuals ?2021$693,000$802,192
Interest & Overhead2021$444,400$514,422
Total Expenses2021$5,853,400$6,775,688
Movie Net Profit or Loss2021$16,056,445$18,586,372

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