As I Open My Eyes

2016 | Drama, Music, Foreign Language

Synopsis

A few months before the revolution in Tunisia, 18 year-old Farah has a passion for life and sings in a political rock band. Her mother, knowing the dangers of Tunisia, wants her to pursue a career as a doctor.

Scores

Overall Score
35.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
25.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
25.5%
Review Aggregate
75.7

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 19 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 19 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, stylized, realistic. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

family-friendlystylizedrealisticemotionalcharacter-drivenvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Baya Medhaffer2016$2,000$2,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score100.0
RT critic review count19
Rotten Tomatoes audience score54.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes1,510

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$30,989$40,505
International2016$19,732$25,791
Worldwide2016$50,721$66,297

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 Revenue2016$23,387$30,569
Digital Rentals ?2016$811,000$1,060,045
Digital Purchases ?2016$827,000$1,080,958
Physical Rentals ?2016$712,000$930,643
Physical Purchases ?2016$2,010,000$2,627,237
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$75,000$98,031
Total Revenues2016$4,458,387$5,827,484
Expenses
Budget ?2016$250,000 (est)$326,771 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$80,000 (est)$104,567 (est)
Participations2016$178,000$232,661
Residuals ?2016$247,000$322,850
Interest & Overhead2016$50,000$65,354
Total Expenses2016$805,000$1,052,202
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$3,653,387$4,775,282

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