Three Colors: Blue

1993 | Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, Foreign Language

Synopsis

A woman struggles to find a way to live her life after the death of her husband and child.

Scores

Overall Score
63.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
82.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
23.2%
Review Aggregate
90.8

Critic Consensus

95.7% Fresh • 47 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 96% of 47 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize pacing issues, emotional, thin plot. Common reservations focus on pacing issues, thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

pacing issuesemotionalthin plotvisually strikingstylizedtragicfamily-friendlysuspensefulscarymacabre

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Juliette Binoche1993$17,000$36,000(est)
Benoît Régent1993$10,000$22,000(est)
Hélène Vincent1993$8,000$17,000(est)
Florence Pernel1993$6,000$14,000(est)
Charlotte Véry [fr1993$5,000$12,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score97.0
RT critic review count58
Rotten Tomatoes audience score93.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating7.8
IMDb votes116,406

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1993$1,324,974$2,876,431
International1993N/AN/A
Worldwide1993$1,326,089$2,878,852

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 Revenue1993$662,487$1,438,216
Digital Rentals ?1993N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1993N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1993$9,030,000$19,603,536
Physical Purchases ?1993$7,256,000$15,752,299
TV & Streaming Revenue1993$529,990$1,150,573
Total Revenues1993$17,478,477$37,944,623
Expenses
Budget ?1993$1,459,000 (est)$3,167,393 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1993$1,061,000 (est)$2,303,361 (est)
Participations1993$699,000$1,517,483
Residuals ?1993$1,222,000$2,652,882
Interest & Overhead1993$291,800$633,479
Total Expenses1993$4,732,800$10,274,598
Movie Net Profit or Loss1993$12,745,677$27,670,026

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