The Unknown Woman

2008 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Foreign Language

Synopsis

Haunted by a horrible past, a young Ukrainian woman calculatedly insinuates herself into the life of a rich Italian family.

Scores

Overall Score
59.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
51.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
62.0%
Review Aggregate
72.5

Critic Consensus

62.9% Fresh • 35 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 63% of 35 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize noir, political, visually striking. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

noirpoliticalvisually strikingsuspensefulgrittydarklightheartedemotionaltragicromantic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Kseniya Rappoport2008$242,000$352,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score66.0
RT critic review count38
Rotten Tomatoes audience score79.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating7.4
IMDb votes16,560

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$152,114$221,636
International2008$6,716,672$9,786,437
Worldwide2008$6,868,786$10,008,073

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 Revenue2008$2,762,726$4,025,393
Digital Rentals ?2008$645,000$939,789
Digital Purchases ?2008$230,000$335,118
Physical Rentals ?2008$5,345,000$7,787,861
Physical Purchases ?2008$11,076,000$16,138,138
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$76,057$110,818
Total Revenues2008$20,134,783$29,337,117
Expenses
Budget ?2008$2,993,000 (est)$4,360,911 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$2,058,000 (est)$2,998,581 (est)
Participations2008$805,000$1,172,915
Residuals ?2008$1,244,000$1,812,554
Interest & Overhead2008$598,600$872,182
Total Expenses2008$7,698,600$11,217,142
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$12,436,183$18,119,974

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