The Mother

2004 | Drama, Romance, Female Character, Mother

Synopsis

A woman has a passionate affair with a man half her age, who is also sleeping with her daughter.

Scores

Overall Score
54.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
44.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
58.6%
Review Aggregate
70.8

Critic Consensus

81.7% Fresh • 82 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 82% of 82 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, emotional, gritty. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

thin plotemotionalgrittycharacter-drivenfamily-friendlythought-provokingmacabredarkstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Isabelle Huppert2004$163,000$270,000(est)
Louis Garrel2004$100,000$166,000(est)
Emma de Caunes2004$75,000$125,000(est)
Joana Preiss2004$62,000$102,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score79.0
RT critic review count90
Rotten Tomatoes audience score64.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes4,843

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2004$1,063,163$1,765,560
International2004$1,976,424$3,282,182
Worldwide2004$3,039,587$5,047,742

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 Revenue2004$1,322,151$2,195,653
Digital Rentals ?2004$96,000$159,424
Digital Purchases ?2004$3,000$4,982
Physical Rentals ?2004$10,153,000$16,860,752
Physical Purchases ?2004$21,244,000$35,279,210
TV & Streaming Revenue2004$425,265$706,224
Total Revenues2004$33,243,416$55,206,245
Expenses
Budget ?2004$2,500,000$4,151,668
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2004$2,195,000 (est)$3,645,164 (est)
Participations2004$2,659,000$4,415,714
Residuals ?2004$2,339,000$3,884,300
Interest & Overhead2004$500,000$830,334
Total Expenses2004$10,193,000$16,927,179
Movie Net Profit or Loss2004$23,050,416$38,279,066

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