The Sparring Partner

2022 | Crime, Drama

Synopsis

Based on a shocking case in real life, a young man partners with his friend to murder and dismember his parents. Pleading not guilty to the crime, defense attorneys face each other as nine jurors grapple with the truth.

Scores

Overall Score
57.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
35.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
69.4%
Review Aggregate
87.4

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 7 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 7 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thought-provoking, gritty, suspenseful. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

thought-provokinggrittysuspensefulcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Yeung Wai Lun2022$719,000$770,000(est)
Mak Pui Tung2022$443,000$474,000(est)
Louisa So2022$333,000$357,000(est)
Michael Chow2022$272,000$292,000(est)
Jan Lamb2022$233,000$250,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score100.0
RT critic review count7
Rotten Tomatoes audience score84.0
RT audience rating count25
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes1,614

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2022$210,187$225,267
International2022$5,413,000$5,801,360
Worldwide2022$5,623,187$6,026,627

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 Revenue2022$2,270,294$2,433,178
Digital Rentals ?2022$2,404,000$2,576,477
Digital Purchases ?2022$3,627,000$3,887,222
Physical Rentals ?2022$653,000$699,850
Physical Purchases ?2022$2,009,000$2,153,137
TV & Streaming Revenue2022$105,094$112,634
Total Revenues2022$11,068,387$11,862,497
Expenses
Budget ?2022$10,000,000$10,717,458
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2022$1,605,000 (est)$1,720,152 (est)
Participations2022$221,000$236,856
Residuals ?2022$361,000$386,900
Interest & Overhead2022$2,000,000$2,143,492
Total Expenses2022$14,187,000$15,204,858
Movie Net Profit or Loss2022$-3,118,613$-3,342,360

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