American Movie (1999) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

Aspiring filmmaker Mark Borchardt attempts to finance his dream project by finally completing Coven, a micro-budget horror film he abandoned years before.

Scores

Overall Score

60.9

Popularity Percentile (Year)

60.4%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

45.8%

Review Aggregate

88.6

Critic Consensus

90.5% Fresh • 21 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 90% of 21 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, family-friendly, uplifting. 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 score94.0

RT critic review count51

Rotten Tomatoes audience score90.0

RT audience rating count10,000

IMDb rating7.8

IMDb votes20,788

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1999	$1,165,795	$2,195,137
International	1999	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	1999	$1,165,795	$2,195,137

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	1999	$582,898	$1,097,569
Digital Rentals ?	1999	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1999	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1999	$10,689,000	$20,126,887
Physical Purchases ?	1999	$13,816,000	$26,014,881
TV & Streaming Revenue	1999	$466,318	$878,055
Total Revenues	1999	$25,554,216	$48,117,391
Expenses
Budget ?	1999	$853,000 (est)	$1,606,159 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1999	$518,000 (est)	$975,370 (est)
Participations	1999	$1,022,000	$1,924,378
Residuals ?	1999	$1,827,000	$3,440,155
Interest & Overhead	1999	$170,600	$321,232
Total Expenses	1999	$4,390,600	$8,267,294
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1999	$21,163,616	$39,850,097

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