White Elephant

2013 | Crime, Drama, Foreign Language

Synopsis

While working alongside his long-time friend and colleague in building a hospital for the residents of a Buenos Aires shantytown, a troubled priest finds solace in a young, atheist social worker.

Scores

Overall Score
57.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
42.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
66.3%
Review Aggregate
73.8

Critic Consensus

95.2% Fresh • 21 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 95% of 21 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize gritty, character-driven, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

grittycharacter-drivenvisually strikinghistoricalsuspensefulromanticupliftingdark

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Ricardo Darín2013$74,000$100,000(est)
Jérémie Renier2013$46,000$62,000(est)
Martina Gusmán2013$34,000$46,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score95.0
RT critic review count21
Rotten Tomatoes audience score56.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes5,704

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$8,884$11,961
International2013$4,379,023$5,895,706
Worldwide2013$4,387,907$5,907,667

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 Revenue2013$1,756,051$2,364,263
Digital Rentals ?2013$445,000$599,127
Digital Purchases ?2013$266,000$358,130
Physical Rentals ?2013$575,000$774,152
Physical Purchases ?2013$1,489,000$2,004,718
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$262,200$353,013
Total Revenues2013$4,793,251$6,453,403
Expenses
Budget ?2013$874,000 (est)$1,176,712 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$841,000 (est)$1,132,282 (est)
Participations2013$192,000$258,500
Residuals ?2013$182,000$245,036
Interest & Overhead2013$174,800$235,342
Total Expenses2013$2,263,800$3,047,872
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$2,529,451$3,405,532

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