Vanilla Sky

2001 | Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Adaptation, Off-Screen Couples On-Screen, Remake, Style, Surreal, Virtual Reality

Synopsis

A self-indulgent and vain publishing magnate finds his privileged life upended after a vehicular accident with a resentful lover.

Scores

Overall Score
87.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
93.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
94.5%
Review Aggregate
58.9

Critic Consensus

41.7% Fresh • 163 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 42% of 163 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize psychological, visually striking, surreal. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

psychologicalvisually strikingsurrealromanticthought-provokinglightheartedemotionalstylizedfunnydark

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Tom Cruise2001$5,320,000$9,424,000(est)
Penélope Cruz2001$2,000,000 source$3,542,631reported
Kurt Russell2001$2,466,000$4,368,000(est)
Jason Lee2001$2,016,000$3,571,000(est)
Noah Taylor2001$1,725,000$3,055,000(est)
Cameron Diaz2001$1,518,000$2,689,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score41.0
RT critic review count172
Rotten Tomatoes audience score72.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes300,620

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2001$100,618,344$178,226,853
International2001$102,770,000$182,038,115
Worldwide2001$203,388,340$360,264,960

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 Revenue2001$91,417,172$161,928,672
Digital Rentals ?2001N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2001N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2001$32,601,000$57,746,663
Physical Purchases ?2001$48,710,000$86,280,788
TV & Streaming Revenue2001$28,173,136$49,903,519
Total Revenues2001$200,901,308$355,859,642
Expenses
Budget ?2001$68,000,000$120,449,468
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2001$35,808,000 (est)$63,427,273 (est)
Participations2001$16,072,000$28,468,586
Residuals ?2001$7,360,000$13,036,884
Interest & Overhead2001$10,200,000$18,067,420
Total Expenses2001$137,440,000$243,449,630
Movie Net Profit or Loss2001$63,461,308$112,410,012

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