Synopsis
A valuable visual commentary on modern society, 'Under The Skin Of The City' follows one Iranian family in their eternal struggle to stay afloat financially and emotionally. Touba works hard at a textile factory to make ends meet during the day, returning in the evening to face the trials and tribulations of her family: her pregnant daughter who frequently suffers at the hands of her abusive husband, a son embroiled in radical politics, and another son who hopes to escape to Japan. In their fight for self-determination and independence, Touba and her family come to represent the plight of the working class in modern day Tehran.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
25.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
14.0%
Critic Consensus
85.7% Fresh • 28 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 86% of 28 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, realistic, gritty. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
family-friendlyrealisticgrittyemotionalcharacter-drivenvisually strikingdarktragicstylized
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| N/A |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score87.0
RT critic review count31
Rotten Tomatoes audience score84.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes1,743
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2003 | $30,666 | $52,282 |
| International | 2003 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2003 | $30,666 | $52,282 |
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).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2003 | $15,333 | $26,141 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2003 | $11,000 | $18,754 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2003 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2003 | $2,207,000 | $3,762,695 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2003 | $4,026,000 | $6,863,892 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2003 | $75,000 | $127,867 |
| Total Revenues | 2003 | $6,334,333 | $10,799,349 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2003 | $250,000 (est) | $426,223 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2003 | $80,000 (est) | $136,391 (est) |
| Participations | 2003 | $253,000 | $431,338 |
| Residuals ? | 2003 | $456,000 | $777,430 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2003 | $50,000 | $85,245 |
| Total Expenses | 2003 | $1,089,000 | $1,856,627 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2003 | $5,245,333 | $8,942,723 |
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|---|
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 | Pan's Labyrinth | 2006 | Shared genres: 2 | 93.6 | $42,403,222 |
Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $466,000, DVD $3,560,000, BluRay $0
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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