per screen). Its total domestic gross was $10,600,497, off an $8 million budget. Critical response Broadway Danny Rose received a very positive reception from critics. It holds a 100% positive "Fresh" rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes based on 26 reviews, with a weighted average of 8.06/10. The site's consensus reads: "Woody Allen's hard-working, uphill-climbing Broadway talent agent is rendered memorably with equal parts absurdity and affection." Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times awarded the film three and a half stars out of four, praising Allen, Forte, and Farrow, whom he described as "the real treasure among the performances." Janet Maslin of The New York Times described Danny Rose as "one of the funniest and most touching characters Mr. Allen has yet created" and added, "Broadway Danny Rose [...] proceeds so sweetly and so illogically that it seems to have been spun, not constructed." Time Out praised the combination of style and substance, stating, "The jokes are firmly embedded in plot and characterisation, and the film, shot by Gordon Willis in harsh black-and-white, looks terrific; but what makes it work so well is the unsentimental warmth pervading every frame." In a 2016 poll of Time Out contributors, Broadway Danny Rose was ranked Allen's sixth greatest film, with editor Joshua Rothkopf praising "Mia Farrow's brassy Italian ballbuster, a wild transformation you’ll never forget." Sam Fragoso of IndieWire also lauded Farrow's "wonderfully out-of-type performance" and listed the work as a highlight of Allen's career. The Daily Telegraph film critics Robbie Collin and Tim Robey named it the director's ninth best effort, praising Farrow's acting and writing for making the film's titular character "one of Woody’s most snugly tailored roles: instantly funny, a little sad, and right up at the most endearing end of the characters he’s played." In October 2013, Broadway Danny Rose was voted by Guardian readers as the fifth best film directed by Allen. Accolades Release Home media Broadway Danny Rose was released through MGM Home Entertainment on DVD on November 6, 2001. A limited edition Blu-ray of 3,000 units was released by Twilight Time on April 8, 2014. Legacy Actor Alec Baldwin has discussed how he has, with some degree of regularity, "hosted parties where the only activity is just watching Broadway Danny Rose together". References External links 1984 films 1980s screwball comedy films American screwball comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by Woody Allen Films set in