Winter Solstice

2005 | Drama

Synopsis

In this suburban drama, a widower confronts his older son's decision to leave home and his younger son's self-destructive behavior.

Scores

Overall Score
36.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
26.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
40.2%
Review Aggregate
54.5

Critic Consensus

62.3% Fresh • 77 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 62% of 77 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, emotional, character-driven. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotemotionalcharacter-drivencoming of agefamily-friendlysuspensefulfunnytragicgrittylighthearted

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Anthony LaPaglia2005$6,000$9,000(est)
Aaron Stanford2005$4,000$6,000(est)
Mark Webber2005$3,000$4,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score61.0
RT critic review count80
Rotten Tomatoes audience score43.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes1,500

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$319,355$512,963
International2005$18,262$29,333
Worldwide2005$337,617$542,296

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 Revenue2005$166,982$268,215
Digital Rentals ?2005$121,000$194,356
Digital Purchases ?2005$19,000$30,519
Physical Rentals ?2005$6,747,000$10,837,348
Physical Purchases ?2005$16,199,000$26,019,593
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$134,129$215,444
Total Revenues2005$23,387,111$37,565,475
Expenses
Budget ?2005$371,000 (est)$595,918 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$270,000 (est)$433,687 (est)
Participations2005$935,000$1,501,841
Residuals ?2005$1,702,000$2,733,832
Interest & Overhead2005$74,200$119,184
Total Expenses2005$3,352,200$5,384,461
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$20,034,911$32,181,014

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