A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence

2015 | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis

Sam and Jonathan, a pair of hapless novelty salesmen, embark on a tour of the human condition in reality and fantasy that unfold in a series of absurdist episodes.

Scores

Overall Score
62.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
62.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
53.8%
Review Aggregate
76.3

Critic Consensus

90.0% Fresh • 100 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 90% of 100 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, dark, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnydarkstylizedsurreallightheartedthought-provokingvisually strikingmacabreemotionalpolitical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Holger Andersson2015$14,000$18,000(est)
Nils Westblom2015$8,000$11,000(est)
Charlotta Larsson2015$6,000$8,000(est)
Viktor Gyllenberg2015$5,000$7,000(est)
Lotti Tornros2015$4,000$6,000(est)
Jonas Gerholm2015$4,000$5,000(est)
Ola Stensson2015$4,000$5,000(est)
Oscar Salomonsson2015$3,000$4,000(est)
Roger Olsen Likvern2015$3,000$4,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score90.0
RT critic review count100
Rotten Tomatoes audience score66.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes20,258

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2015$222,989$295,155
International2015$1,255,949$1,662,410
Worldwide2015$1,478,938$1,957,565

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$613,874$812,541
Digital Rentals ?2015$1,965,000$2,600,930
Digital Purchases ?2015$2,061,000$2,727,999
Physical Rentals ?2015$2,229,000$2,950,368
Physical Purchases ?2015$5,974,000$7,907,358
TV & Streaming Revenue2015$100,345$132,820
Total Revenues2015$12,943,219$17,132,016
Expenses
Budget ?2015$1,627,000 (est)$2,153,544 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2015$1,183,000 (est)$1,565,853 (est)
Participations2015$518,000$685,640
Residuals ?2015$727,000$962,278
Interest & Overhead2015$325,400$430,709
Total Expenses2015$4,380,400$5,798,023
Movie Net Profit or Loss2015$8,562,819$11,333,993

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