Wife of a Spy

2021 | Drama, History, War

Synopsis

A Japanese merchant who leaves his wife behind in order to travel to Manchuria, where he witnesses an act of barbarism. His subsequent actions cause misunderstanding, jealousy and legal problems for his wife.

Scores

Overall Score
37.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
1.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
62.7%
Review Aggregate
72.7

Critic Consensus

89.3% Fresh • 56 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 89% of 56 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, historical, dark. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

thin plothistoricaldarkpsychologicalvisually strikingsuspensefulcharacter-drivenpoliticalstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Yū Aoi2021$50,000$58,000(est)
Issey Takahashi2021$31,000$36,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score89.0
RT critic review count56
Rotten Tomatoes audience score54.0
RT audience rating count25
IMDb ratingN/A
IMDb votesN/A

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2021$69,464$80,409
International2021$2,223,089$2,573,369
Worldwide2021$2,292,553$2,653,778

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 Revenue2021$923,968$1,069,552
Digital Rentals ?2021$2,198,000$2,544,327
Digital Purchases ?2021$2,474,000$2,863,815
Physical Rentals ?2021$559,000$647,079
Physical Purchases ?2021$1,788,000$2,069,725
TV & Streaming Revenue2021$123,000$142,380
Total Revenues2021$8,065,968$9,336,878
Expenses
Budget ?2021$410,000 (est)$474,601 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2021$476,000 (est)$551,001 (est)
Participations2021$323,000$373,893
Residuals ?2021$312,000$361,160
Interest & Overhead2021$82,000$94,920
Total Expenses2021$1,603,000$1,855,576
Movie Net Profit or Loss2021$6,462,968$7,481,302

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