American Masters: The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg (1994) Box Office, Profit & Reviews

Synopsis

The life and work of Allen Ginsberg, the greatest of the Beat Generation poets is put in focus in this film

Scores

Overall Score

16.5

Popularity Percentile (Year)

2.0%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

1.5%

Review Aggregate

75.3

Critic Consensus

76.9% Fresh • 13 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 77% of 13 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, lighthearted, 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 score79.0

RT critic review count14

Rotten Tomatoes audience score71.0

RT audience rating count500

IMDb ratingN/A

IMDb votesN/A

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1994	$22,692	$48,033
International	1994	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	1994	$22,692	$48,033

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	1994	$11,346	$24,016
Digital Rentals ?	1994	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1994	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1994	$196,000	$414,880
Physical Purchases ?	1994	$181,000	$383,129
TV & Streaming Revenue	1994	$69,300	$146,690
Total Revenues	1994	$457,646	$968,715
Expenses
Budget ?	1994	$231,000 (est)	$488,966 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1994	$80,000 (est)	$169,339 (est)
Participations	1994	$9,000	$19,051
Residuals ?	1994	$28,000	$59,269
Interest & Overhead	1994	$46,200	$97,793
Total Expenses	1994	$394,200	$834,417
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1994	$63,446	$134,298

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American Masters: The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg