Synopsis
From his hospital bed, a writer suffering from a skin disease hallucinates musical numbers and paranoid plots.
Scores
Overall Score
46.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
54.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
38.2%
Review Aggregate
43.1
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is mixed, with 41% of 96 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, dark, visually striking. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
thin plotdarkvisually strikingemotionalgrittynoircharacter-driventhought-provokinglighthearteduplifting
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Downey Jr. | 2003 | $460,000 | $784,000 | (est) |
| Robin Wright | 2003 | $283,000 | $483,000 | (est) |
| Jeremy Northam | 2003 | $213,000 | $364,000 | (est) |
| Katie Holmes | 2003 | $174,000 | $297,000 | (est) |
| Mel Gibson | 2003 | $149,000 | $254,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score40.0
RT critic review count106
Rotten Tomatoes audience score39.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating5.4
IMDb votes9,115
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2003 | $337,174 | $574,845 |
| International | 2003 | $98,451 | $167,848 |
| Worldwide | 2003 | $435,625 | $742,693 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2003 | $207,967 | $354,562 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2003 | $43,000 | $73,310 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2003 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2003 | $8,524,000 | $14,532,493 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2003 | $15,551,000 | $26,512,764 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2003 | $141,613 | $241,435 |
| Total Revenues | 2003 | $24,467,580 | $41,714,564 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2003 | $8,000,000 | $13,639,130 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2003 | $349,000 (est) | $595,007 (est) |
| Participations | 2003 | $979,000 | $1,669,089 |
| Residuals ? | 2003 | $1,781,000 | $3,036,411 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2003 | $1,600,000 | $2,727,826 |
| Total Expenses | 2003 | $12,709,000 | $21,667,463 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2003 | $11,758,580 | $20,047,101 |
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