The Grey Zone

2002 | Drama, History, War

Synopsis

A Nazi doctor, along with the Sonderkommando, Jews who are forced to work in the crematoria of Auschwitz against their fellow Jews, find themselves in a moral gray zone.

Scores

Overall Score
51.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
50.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
40.7%
Review Aggregate
71.4

Critic Consensus

69.9% Fresh • 83 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 70% of 83 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, dark, historical. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotdarkhistoricalvisually strikingrealisticthought-provokingemotionalgrittymacabretragic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
David Arquette2002$7,000$11,000(est)
Steve Buscemi2002$4,000$7,000(est)
Harvey Keitel2002$3,000$5,000(est)
Mira Sorvino2002$2,000$4,000(est)
Allan Corduner2002$2,000$4,000(est)
Daniel Benzali2002$2,000$3,000(est)
Natasha Lyonne2002$2,000$3,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score70.0
RT critic review count86
Rotten Tomatoes audience score74.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes11,900

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2002$517,872$903,038
International2002$103,720$180,861
Worldwide2002$621,592$1,083,899

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 Revenue2002$300,424$523,863
Digital Rentals ?2002$8,000$13,950
Digital Purchases ?2002N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2002$8,458,000$14,748,608
Physical Purchases ?2002$15,770,000$27,498,883
TV & Streaming Revenue2002$217,506$379,276
Total Revenues2002$24,753,930$43,164,580
Expenses
Budget ?2002$684,000 (est)$1,192,723 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2002$497,000 (est)$866,642 (est)
Participations2002$990,000$1,726,309
Residuals ?2002$1,795,000$3,130,025
Interest & Overhead2002$136,800$238,545
Total Expenses2002$4,102,800$7,154,243
Movie Net Profit or Loss2002$20,651,130$36,010,337

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