The Luzhin Defence

2001 | Drama, Romance

Synopsis

Two worlds collide when an eccentric genius falls in love with a strong-willed society beauty.

Scores

Overall Score
39.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
27.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
42.3%
Review Aggregate
64.3

Critic Consensus

55.9% Fresh • 68 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 56% of 68 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, emotional, suspenseful. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

romanticemotionalsuspensefulhistoricalpsychologicalfunnygrittydarktragiccharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score58.0
RT critic review count73
Rotten Tomatoes audience score69.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes4,957

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2001$1,053,070$1,865,319
International2001$811,677$1,437,736
Worldwide2001$1,864,747$3,303,056

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 Revenue2001$851,206$1,507,754
Digital Rentals ?2001N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2001N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2001$9,486,000$16,802,700
Physical Purchases ?2001$14,174,000$25,106,628
TV & Streaming Revenue2001$421,228$746,128
Total Revenues2001$24,932,434$44,163,210
Expenses
Budget ?2001$2,051,000 (est)$3,632,968 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2001$1,492,000 (est)$2,642,803 (est)
Participations2001$997,000$1,766,002
Residuals ?2001$1,762,000$3,121,058
Interest & Overhead2001$410,200$726,594
Total Expenses2001$6,712,200$11,889,425
Movie Net Profit or Loss2001$18,220,234$32,273,785

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