A Great Day in Harlem (1995) Box Office, Profit & Reviews

Synopsis

The documentary compiles interviews of all the top jazz musicians in NYC in the year 1958, for a piece in Esquire magazine.

Scores

Overall Score

25.0

Popularity Percentile (Year)

4.5%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

20.2%

Review Aggregate

79.7

Critic Consensus

92.9% Fresh • 14 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 93% of 14 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, funny, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score89.0

RT critic review count19

Rotten Tomatoes audience score73.0

RT audience rating count100

IMDb rating7.4

IMDb votes516

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1995	$527,034	$1,084,846
International	1995	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	1995	$527,034	$1,084,846

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).

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue	1995	$263,517	$542,423
Digital Rentals ?	1995	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1995	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1995	$4,908,000	$10,102,622
Physical Purchases ?	1995	$5,056,000	$10,407,265
TV & Streaming Revenue	1995	$210,814	$433,938
Total Revenues	1995	$10,438,331	$21,486,248
Expenses
Budget ?	1995	$366,000 (est)	$753,374 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1995	$367,000 (est)	$755,432 (est)
Participations	1995	$418,000	$860,411
Residuals ?	1995	$738,000	$1,519,098
Interest & Overhead	1995	$73,200	$150,675
Total Expenses	1995	$1,962,200	$4,038,990
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1995	$8,476,131	$17,447,258

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A Great Day in Harlem