The Hard Word

2003 | Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Adventure, Caper, Heist

Synopsis

3 brothers are in and out of prison in connection with heists planned by their lawyer et al. He gets them out for the heists and "looks after" the money and one's wife.

Scores

Overall Score
42.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
35.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
51.9%
Review Aggregate
43.9

Critic Consensus

33.8% Fresh • 68 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 34% of 68 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, suspenseful, character-driven. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotsuspensefulcharacter-drivenfunnyrealisticthought-provokinggrittynoiremotionaldark

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score38.0
RT critic review count79
Rotten Tomatoes audience score39.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes3,950

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$426,880$727,784
International2003$1,658,682$2,827,873
Worldwide2003$2,085,562$3,555,656

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 Revenue2003$876,913$1,495,041
Digital Rentals ?2003$43,000$73,310
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$8,546,000$14,570,001
Physical Purchases ?2003$15,591,000$26,580,960
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$179,290$305,669
Total Revenues2003$25,236,202$43,024,982
Expenses
Budget ?2003$2,294,000 (est)$3,911,021 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2003$1,950,000 (est)$3,324,538 (est)
Participations2003$1,009,000$1,720,235
Residuals ?2003$1,788,000$3,048,346
Interest & Overhead2003$458,800$782,204
Total Expenses2003$7,499,800$12,786,344
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$17,736,402$30,238,638

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