The Truth About Charlie

2002 | Mystery, Thriller, Europe, France, Paris

Synopsis

A woman returns from holiday to find her husband has been murdered, and several groups of people are pressuring her to unravel the mystery of his true identity and activities during his final days.

Scores

Overall Score
51.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
54.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
58.8%
Review Aggregate
35.2

Critic Consensus

35.3% Fresh • 119 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 35% of 119 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, romantic, stylized. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotromanticstylizedsuspensefuluneven tonelightheartedfunnypacing issueschristmasgritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Mark Wahlberg2002$10,000,000 source$17,437,465reported
Thandiwe Newton2002$2,890,000$5,039,000(est)
Tim Robbins2002$2,176,000$3,794,000(est)
Joong-Hoon Park2002$1,779,000$3,102,000(est)
Ted Levine2002$1,522,000$2,653,000(est)
Lisa Gay Hamilton2002$1,339,000$2,335,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score35.0
RT critic review count133
Rotten Tomatoes audience score27.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating4.7
IMDb votes11,308

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2002$5,350,371$9,329,691
International2002$1,742,913$3,039,198
Worldwide2002$7,093,284$12,368,889

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$3,372,351$5,880,525
Digital Rentals ?2002$11,000$19,181
Digital Purchases ?2002N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2002$12,717,000$22,175,225
Physical Purchases ?2002$23,712,000$41,347,718
TV & Streaming Revenue2002$2,140,148$3,731,876
Total Revenues2002$41,952,499$73,154,525
Expenses
Budget ?2002$60,000,000$104,624,792
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2002$5,597,000 (est)$9,759,749 (est)
Participations2002$839,000$1,463,003
Residuals ?2002$2,790,000$4,865,053
Interest & Overhead2002$9,000,000$15,693,719
Total Expenses2002$78,226,000$136,406,316
Movie Net Profit or Loss2002$-36,273,501$-63,251,791

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