3 Nights in the Desert

2015 | Drama

Synopsis

THE BIG CHILL meets THE GRADUATE. What could have been? What might have been? Reunions can be exciting, frustrating, exhilarating, nostalgic, one life given over to practicality while another chases lost dreams. Set against the majestic landscape of the desert, three estranged friends and former band mates "celebrate" turning 30, carrying their hopes, unresolved wounds and intertwined romantic baggage, in this hysterically funny and poignant look at lost loves, forgotten dreams and missed opportunity of three young adults in the final stages of giving up their youth.

Scores

Overall Score
21.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
22.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
0.9%
Review Aggregate
56.1

Critic Consensus

50.0% Fresh • 4 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 50% of 4 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, visually striking. Common reservations focus on uneven tone, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

character-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealisticuneven tone

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Amber Tamblyn2015$0$0(est)
Wes Bentley2015$0$0(est)
Vincent Piazza2015$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count4
Rotten Tomatoes audience score64.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating4.5
IMDb votes1,578

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2015$1,297$1,717
International2015N/AN/A
Worldwide2015$1,297$1,717

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 Revenue2015$648$858
Digital Rentals ?2015$25,000$33,091
Digital Purchases ?2015$26,000$34,414
Physical Rentals ?2015$28,000$37,062
Physical Purchases ?2015$76,000$100,596
TV & Streaming Revenue2015$75,000$99,272
Total Revenues2015$230,648$305,293
Expenses
Budget ?2015$250,000 (est)$330,907 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2015$80,000 (est)$105,890 (est)
Participations2015$5,000$6,618
Residuals ?2015$12,000$15,884
Interest & Overhead2015$50,000$66,181
Total Expenses2015$397,000$525,481
Movie Net Profit or Loss2015$-166,352$-220,188

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