The Science of Sleep

2006 | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Supernatural

Synopsis

A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is love-struck with a French woman and feels he can show her his world.

Scores

Overall Score
76.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
80.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
71.4%
Review Aggregate
74.8

Critic Consensus

72.1% Fresh • 43 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 72% of 43 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, thin plot, romantic. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

visually strikingthin plotromanticlightheartedemotionalsurrealrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Gael García Bernal2006$391,000$608,000(est)
Charlotte Gainsbourg2006$240,000$374,000(est)
Miou-Miou2006$181,000$282,000(est)
Alain Chabat2006$148,000$230,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score71.0
RT critic review count163
Rotten Tomatoes audience score81.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes71,746

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$4,670,644$7,267,763
International2006$10,445,535$16,253,791
Worldwide2006$15,116,179$23,521,554

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 Revenue2006$6,513,536$10,135,398
Digital Rentals ?2006$368,000$572,627
Digital Purchases ?2006$113,000$175,834
Physical Rentals ?2006$11,640,000$18,112,440
Physical Purchases ?2006$27,455,000$42,721,396
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$1,868,258$2,907,105
Total Revenues2006$47,957,794$74,624,801
Expenses
Budget ?2006$6,000,000$9,336,310
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$6,806,000 (est)$10,590,487 (est)
Participations2006$3,837,000$5,970,570
Residuals ?2006$2,993,000$4,657,262
Interest & Overhead2006$1,200,000$1,867,262
Total Expenses2006$20,836,000$32,421,891
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$27,121,794$42,202,910

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