An American Affair

2009 | Drama, Politician, President, Priviledged Character

Synopsis

In 1963, during the swirl of glamour and intrigue that turned President John F. Kennedy's Washington into Camelot, a lonely 13-year-old Catholic school boy comes of age.

Scores

Overall Score
23.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
24.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
16.3%
Review Aggregate
36.4

Critic Consensus

17.6% Fresh • 34 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 18% of 34 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, political, tragic. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotpoliticaltragicnoircharacter-drivenemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Gretchen Mol2009$0$0(est)
James Rebhorn2009$0$0(est)
Noah Wyle2009$0$0(est)
Perrey Reeves2009$0$0(est)
Mark Pellegrino2009$0$0(est)
Cameron Bright2009$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score17.0
RT critic review count36
Rotten Tomatoes audience score41.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes2,468

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2009$28,044$41,014
International2009N/AN/A
Worldwide2009$28,044$41,014

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 Revenue2009$14,022$20,507
Digital Rentals ?2009$476,000$696,136
Digital Purchases ?2009$153,000$223,758
Physical Rentals ?2009$1,945,000$2,844,506
Physical Purchases ?2009$4,156,000$6,078,029
TV & Streaming Revenue2009$75,000$109,685
Total Revenues2009$6,819,022$9,972,621
Expenses
Budget ?2009$250,000 (est)$365,618 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2009$80,000 (est)$116,998 (est)
Participations2009$273,000$399,255
Residuals ?2009$471,000$688,824
Interest & Overhead2009$50,000$73,124
Total Expenses2009$1,124,000$1,643,817
Movie Net Profit or Loss2009$5,695,022$8,328,804

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