Japan Synopsis
“Rumor. Scandal. Fame. Revolution.”
A retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette, from her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and ultimately the fall of Versailles.
Audience Engagement
2,473 audience reviews — more than 99% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 87th percentile among Japan films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Marie Antoinette. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Columbia Pictures
Drama + History in Japan
82 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and History genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Marie Antoinette itself).
The 2005–2007 Japan Window
Marie Antoinette holds position #207 of 364 Japan films in the 2005–2007 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
2006 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 134 titles released, including Marie Antoinette. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (1020 total).
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 3m runtime, production spent $325K per minute on screen and earned $495K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 133 other Japan films in 2006.
The 1826th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Marie Antoinette, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- french revolution · 3
- marie antoinette · 2
- versailles · 2
- louis xvi · 2
- bride and groom · 2
- theatre audience · 1
- death of king · 1
- applause · 1
- arranged marriage · 27
- infidelity · 22
- woman director · 246
- period drama · 37
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,708 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (41st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,193 of 1,933 (top 62%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, French, Latin |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures, American Zoetrope, Pricel, TFC, Commission du Film France |
| Runtime | 2h 3m |
| Release Date | May 24, 2006 |
| IMDb | tt0422720 |
| Official Site | www.sonypictures.com |