Synopsis
When a famous American film director, Rudolph Grichenberg, comes to Paris to cast a Yiddish version of 'The Merchant of Venice,' Maurice Kurtz and his friends try out for the role of Shylock. Thinking he has finally been cast in an important film role after years of obscurity, Maurice rushes home to tell his beloved wife, Perla. Later, Maurice discovers the part has gone to a famous American star, but he must play the role of his life to be sure Perla, who has become very ill with cancer, doesn't find out.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
43.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
36.6%
Critic Consensus
36.6% Fresh • 112 critic reviews
Critic reception is mixed, with 37% of 112 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize historical, emotional, romantic. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
historicalemotionalromanticsuspensefulupliftingrealisticsurreal
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| Benjamin Bratt | 2005 | $6,901,000 | $11,085,000 | (est) |
| James Franco | 2005 | $4,248,000 | $6,824,000 | (est) |
| Connie Nielsen | 2005 | $3,198,000 | $5,138,000 | (est) |
| Marton Csokas | 2005 | $2,615,000 | $4,200,000 | (est) |
| Joseph Fiennes | 2005 | $2,237,000 | $3,593,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score39.0
RT critic review count119
Rotten Tomatoes audience score70.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating5.6
IMDb votes187
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2005 | $11,419 | $18,342 |
| International | 2005 | $219,743 | $352,961 |
| Worldwide | 2005 | $231,162 | $371,303 |
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 | 2005 | $93,607 | $150,355 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2005 | $22,000 | $35,337 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2005 | $3,000 | $4,819 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2005 | $1,243,000 | $1,996,565 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2005 | $2,985,000 | $4,794,647 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2005 | $24,000,000 | $38,549,923 |
| Total Revenues | 2005 | $28,346,607 | $45,531,646 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2005 | $80,000,000 | $128,499,743 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source | 2005 | $20,000,000 | $32,124,936 |
| Participations | 2005 | $567,000 | $910,742 |
| Residuals ? | 2005 | $1,457,000 | $2,340,302 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2005 | $12,000,000 | $19,274,961 |
| Total Expenses | 2005 | $114,024,000 | $183,150,684 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2005 | $-85,677,393 | $-137,619,038 |
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|---|
 | Life Is Beautiful | 1998 | Shared genres: 4 | 95.2 | $112,743,538 |
 | Good Bye Lenin! | 2004 | Shared genres: 4 | 86.1 | $47,020,884 |
 | All About My Mother | 1999 | Shared genres: 4 | 85.7 | $-621,537,501 |
 | A Man Called Ove | 2016 | Shared genres: 4 | 81.9 | $18,595,413 |
 | Chhichhore | 2019 | Shared genres: 4 | 76.9 | $5,830,756 |
Tooltips
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $57,000, DVD $2,921,000, BluRay $7,000
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- The Great Raid was dated for August 12, 2005 and was supported by a $20 million P&A spend.
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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