The Phantom of Liberty

2002 | Comedy, Foreign Language

Synopsis

A series of surreal sequences that critique morality and society in a stream of consciousness style.

Scores

Overall Score
32.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
34.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
4.7%
Review Aggregate
78.3

Critic Consensus

80.0% Fresh • 20 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 80% of 20 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, surreal, thought-provoking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnysurrealthought-provokingstylizedrealisticvisually strikingsatirical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Adriana Asti2002$0$0(est)
Julien Bertheau2002$0$0(est)
Jean-Claude Brialy2002$0$0(est)
Adolfo Celi2002$0$0(est)
Paul Frankeur2002$0$0(est)
Michael Lonsdale2002$0$0(est)
Pierre Maguelon2002$0$0(est)
François Maistre2002$0$0(est)
Hélène Perdrière2002$0$0(est)
Michel Piccoli2002$0$0(est)
Claude Piéplu2002$0$0(est)
Jean Rochefort2002$0$0(est)
Bernard Verley2002$0$0(est)
Milena Vukotic2002$0$0(est)
Monica Vitti2002$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score85.0
RT critic review count26
Rotten Tomatoes audience score91.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating5.0
IMDb votes264

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2002$6,172$10,762
International2002N/AN/A
Worldwide2002$6,172$10,762

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 Revenue2002$3,086$5,381
Digital Rentals ?2002$0$0
Digital Purchases ?2002N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2002$529,000$922,442
Physical Purchases ?2002$987,000$1,721,078
TV & Streaming Revenue2002$75,000$130,781
Total Revenues2002$1,594,086$2,779,682
Expenses
Budget ?2002$250,000 (est)$435,937 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2002$80,000 (est)$139,500 (est)
Participations2002$64,000$111,600
Residuals ?2002$107,000$186,581
Interest & Overhead2002$50,000$87,187
Total Expenses2002$551,000$960,804
Movie Net Profit or Loss2002$1,043,086$1,818,877

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