The Hawk Is Dying

2007 | Drama

Synopsis

When stricken with a family tragedy, George becomes obsessed with taming a wild, red-tail hawk. In a tour-de-force performance he locks himself into a battle of wills with a fierce creature that would rather die than succumb.

Scores

Overall Score
23.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
24.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
12.9%
Review Aggregate
41.5

Critic Consensus

27.3% Fresh • 22 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 27% of 22 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, character-driven, suspenseful. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

emotionalcharacter-drivensuspensefulpacing issuesthin plotvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Paul Giamatti2007$0$0(est)
Michelle Williams2007$0$0(est)
Michael Pitt2007$0$0(est)
Robert Wisdom2007$0$0(est)
Ann Wedgeworth2007$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score30.0
RT critic review count23
Rotten Tomatoes audience score43.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating5.8
IMDb votes1,308

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$7,006$10,602
International2007$8,279$12,528
Worldwide2007$15,285$23,130

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 Revenue2007$6,815$10,312
Digital Rentals ?2007$43,000$65,070
Digital Purchases ?2007$16,000$24,212
Physical Rentals ?2007$740,000$1,119,817
Physical Purchases ?2007$1,663,000$2,516,561
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$75,000$113,495
Total Revenues2007$2,543,815$3,849,468
Expenses
Budget ?2007$250,000 (est)$378,316 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$80,000 (est)$121,061 (est)
Participations2007$102,000$154,353
Residuals ?2007$175,000$264,822
Interest & Overhead2007$50,000$75,663
Total Expenses2007$657,000$994,216
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$1,886,815$2,855,252

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