Under the Wire

2018 | Documentary

Synopsis

In 2012, Sunday Times war correspondent, Marie Colvin and photographer, Paul Conroy arrived in Syria to tell the story of civilians trapped in Homs, a city under siege and relentless military attack from the Syrian army.

Scores

Overall Score
37.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
53.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
14.4%
Review Aggregate
41.1

Critic Consensus

24.3% Fresh • 206 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 24% of 206 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, scary, dark. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotscarydarkpacing issuesvisually strikingfunnystylizedcharacter-drivenuneven tonegritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Demián Bichir2018$2,116,000$2,644,000(est)
Taissa Farmiga2018$1,303,000$1,628,000(est)
Jonas Bloquet2018$981,000$1,225,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score24.0
RT critic review count206
Rotten Tomatoes audience score35.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating7.7
IMDb votes702

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2018$3,429$4,284
International2018$20,468$25,571
Worldwide2018$23,897$29,855

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 Revenue2018$9,902$12,370
Digital Rentals ?2018$34,000$42,476
Digital Purchases ?2018$41,000$51,221
Physical Rentals ?2018$21,000$26,235
Physical Purchases ?2018$59,000$73,709
TV & Streaming Revenue2018$6,600,000$8,245,400
Total Revenues2018$6,764,902$8,451,413
Expenses
Budget ?2018$22,000,000$27,484,668
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2018$80,000 (est)$99,944 (est)
Participations2018$135,000$168,656
Residuals ?2018$324,000$404,774
Interest & Overhead2018$4,400,000$5,496,934
Total Expenses2018$26,939,000$33,654,976
Movie Net Profit or Loss2018$-20,174,098$-25,203,563

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