Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case (2014) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

A documentary reflects on artist Ai Weiwei's battle against the lawsuit thrust upon him by the Chinese government in an effort to silence him.

Scores

Overall Score

30.2

Popularity Percentile (Year)

11.5%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

27.1%

Review Aggregate

77.6

Critic Consensus

92.6% Fresh • 27 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 93% of 27 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize political, stylized, family-friendly. 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 score93.0

RT critic review count27

Rotten Tomatoes audience score69.0

RT audience rating count250

IMDb rating6.5

IMDb votes347

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	2014	$45,255	$59,977
International	2014	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	2014	$45,255	$59,977

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	2014	$22,628	$29,988
Digital Rentals ?	2014	$1,089,000	$1,443,259
Digital Purchases ?	2014	$862,000	$1,142,414
Physical Rentals ?	2014	$1,241,000	$1,644,705
Physical Purchases ?	2014	$3,345,000	$4,433,150
TV & Streaming Revenue	2014	$75,000	$99,398
Total Revenues	2014	$6,634,628	$8,792,914
Expenses
Budget ?	2014	$250,000 (est)	$331,327 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	2014	$80,000 (est)	$106,025 (est)
Participations	2014	$265,000	$351,206
Residuals ?	2014	$399,000	$528,797
Interest & Overhead	2014	$50,000	$66,265
Total Expenses	2014	$1,044,000	$1,383,620
Movie Net Profit or Loss	2014	$5,590,628	$7,409,294

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Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case