Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (1998) Box Office, Profit & Reviews

Synopsis

A documentary focusing on the life of novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand, the author of the bestselling novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged and originator of the Objectivist philosophy.

Scores

Overall Score

21.2

Popularity Percentile (Year)

5.8%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

19.2%

Review Aggregate

59.4

Critic Consensus

33.3% Fresh • 3 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 33% of 3 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, character-driven, emotional. Many reviews cite uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score50.0

RT critic review count12

Rotten Tomatoes audience score66.0

RT audience rating count500

IMDb rating6.5

IMDb votes667

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1998	$205,246	$395,004
International	1998	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	1998	$205,246	$395,004

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	1998	$102,623	$197,502
Digital Rentals ?	1998	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1998	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1998	$3,010,000	$5,792,865
Physical Purchases ?	1998	$4,211,000	$8,104,238
TV & Streaming Revenue	1998	$92,361	$177,752
Total Revenues	1998	$7,415,984	$14,272,357
Expenses
Budget ?	1998	$1,000,000	$1,924,540
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1998	$150,000 (est)	$288,681 (est)
Participations	1998	$297,000	$571,588
Residuals ?	1998	$530,000	$1,020,006
Interest & Overhead	1998	$200,000	$384,908
Total Expenses	1998	$2,177,000	$4,189,723
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1998	$5,238,984	$10,082,633

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Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life