American: The Bill Hicks Story (2011) Box Office, Profit & Reviews

Synopsis

Photo-animated feature documentary, uniquely narrated by the 10 people who knew Bill best.

Scores

Overall Score

43.7

Popularity Percentile (Year)

39.5%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

26.8%

Review Aggregate

83.0

Critic Consensus

83.6% Fresh • 61 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 84% of 61 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, family-friendly, emotional. 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 score84.0

RT critic review count61

Rotten Tomatoes audience score86.0

RT audience rating count2,500

IMDb rating7.7

IMDb votes5,059

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	2011	$92,234	$128,652
International	2011	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	2011	$92,234	$128,652

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	2011	$46,117	$64,326
Digital Rentals ?	2011	$1,489,000	$2,076,920
Digital Purchases ?	2011	$478,000	$666,735
Physical Rentals ?	2011	$2,724,000	$3,799,550
Physical Purchases ?	2011	$6,495,000	$9,059,500
TV & Streaming Revenue	2011	$46,117	$64,326
Total Revenues	2011	$11,278,234	$15,731,356
Expenses
Budget ?	2011	$250,000 (est)	$348,711 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	2011	$80,000 (est)	$111,587 (est)
Participations	2011	$451,000	$629,074
Residuals ?	2011	$754,000	$1,051,711
Interest & Overhead	2011	$50,000	$69,742
Total Expenses	2011	$1,585,000	$2,210,825
Movie Net Profit or Loss	2011	$9,693,234	$13,520,531

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American: The Bill Hicks Story