The Lovers on the Bridge (1999) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

Alex, who's homeless and addicted to alcohol, and Michèle, who's losing her sight, form a relationship while sleeping rough on Paris's Pont-Neuf bridge.

Scores

Overall Score

36.2

Popularity Percentile (Year)

32.8%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

15.3%

Review Aggregate

80.3

Critic Consensus

92.3% Fresh • 13 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 92% of 13 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, surreal, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
Juliette Binoche	1999	$1,000	$1,000	(est)
Denis Lavant	1999	$0	$1,000	(est)
Klaus Michael Grüber	1999	$0	$0	(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score85.0

RT critic review count20

Rotten Tomatoes audience score88.0

RT audience rating count5,000

IMDb rating6.2

IMDb votes764

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1999	$29,679	$55,884
International	1999	$3,723	$7,010
Worldwide	1999	$33,402	$62,894

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	1999	$16,329	$30,746
Digital Rentals ?	1999	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1999	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1999	$2,315,000	$4,359,037
Physical Purchases ?	1999	$2,992,000	$5,633,796
TV & Streaming Revenue	1999	$75,000	$141,221
Total Revenues	1999	$5,398,329	$10,164,800
Expenses
Budget ?	1999	$250,000 (est)	$470,738 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1999	$80,000 (est)	$150,636 (est)
Participations	1999	$216,000	$406,718
Residuals ?	1999	$387,000	$728,703
Interest & Overhead	1999	$50,000	$94,148
Total Expenses	1999	$983,000	$1,850,943
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1999	$4,415,329	$8,313,857

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The Lovers on the Bridge