The Magician

2010 | Crime, Drama

Synopsis

A Melbourne hitman who is simultaneously ruthless and caring and volatile. 'Filmed' by his media student for a university assignment, Ray is under contract to kill a low life of the Melbourne underworld when a more tempting offer is made.

Scores

Overall Score
29.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
26.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
0.1%
Review Aggregate
88.8

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 14 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 14 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, scary, thought-provoking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnyscarythought-provokinghistoricalcharacter-drivenemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Max von Sydow2010$0$0(est)
Ingrid Thulin2010$0$0(est)
Gunnar Björnstrand2010$0$0(est)
Bibi Andersson2010$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score100.0
RT critic review count14
Rotten Tomatoes audience score85.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes52

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2010$406$584
International2010N/AN/A
Worldwide2010$406$584

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 Revenue2010$203$292
Digital Rentals ?2010$14,000$20,137
Digital Purchases ?2010$4,000$5,753
Physical Rentals ?2010$34,000$48,903
Physical Purchases ?2010$76,000$109,313
TV & Streaming Revenue2010$75,000$107,875
Total Revenues2010$203,203$292,273
Expenses
Budget ?2010$250,000 (est)$359,583 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2010$80,000 (est)$115,066 (est)
Participations2010$4,000$5,753
Residuals ?2010$11,000$15,822
Interest & Overhead2010$50,000$71,917
Total Expenses2010$395,000$568,141
Movie Net Profit or Loss2010$-191,797$-275,868

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