The Man Who Wasn't There

2001 | Crime, Drama, Neo-Noir

Synopsis

A laconic, chain-smoking barber blackmails his wife's boss and lover for money to invest in dry cleaning, but his plan goes terribly wrong.

Scores

Overall Score
73.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
77.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
63.9%
Review Aggregate
80.9

Critic Consensus

N/A • 0 critic reviews

No professional critic quote data was available to synthesize a consensus summary.

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Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Billy Bob Thornton2001$1,125,000$1,992,000(est)
Frances McDormand2001$692,000$1,226,000(est)
Michael Badalucco2001$521,000$923,000(est)
Richard Jenkins2001$426,000$755,000(est)
Scarlett Johansson2001$365,000$646,000(est)
Jon Polito2001$321,000$568,000(est)
Tony Shalhoub2001$288,000$510,000(est)
James Gandolfini2001$262,000$465,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score81.0
RT critic review count159
Rotten Tomatoes audience score85.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating7.5
IMDb votes118,737

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2001$7,504,257$13,292,407
International2001$11,412,366$20,214,901
Worldwide2001$18,916,624$33,507,310

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$8,317,075$14,732,164
Digital Rentals ?2001N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2001N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2001$17,849,000$31,616,211
Physical Purchases ?2001$26,668,000$47,237,443
TV & Streaming Revenue2001$1,801,022$3,190,178
Total Revenues2001$54,635,097$96,775,995
Expenses
Budget ?2001$20,000,000$35,426,311
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2001$7,297,000 (est)$12,925,289 (est)
Participations2001$2,185,000$3,870,324
Residuals ?2001$3,372,000$5,972,876
Interest & Overhead2001$4,000,000$7,085,262
Total Expenses2001$36,854,000$65,280,063
Movie Net Profit or Loss2001$17,781,097$31,495,933

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