Bartleby

2002 | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Synopsis

A clueless boss has no idea what to do with his mundane office worker whose refusal of duties only gets worse each passing minute.

Scores

Overall Score
31.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
26.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
26.2%
Review Aggregate
54.5

Critic Consensus

38.6% Fresh • 44 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 39% of 44 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, stylized, character-driven. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnystylizedcharacter-drivensatiricaldarktragic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score36.0
RT critic review count55
Rotten Tomatoes audience score69.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes2,312

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2002$148,479$258,910
International2002N/AN/A
Worldwide2002$148,479$258,910

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 Revenue2002$74,240$129,455
Digital Rentals ?2002$4,000$6,975
Digital Purchases ?2002N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2002$4,766,000$8,310,696
Physical Purchases ?2002$8,886,000$15,494,931
TV & Streaming Revenue2002$66,816$116,509
Total Revenues2002$13,797,055$24,058,566
Expenses
Budget ?2002$250,000 (est)$435,937 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2002$119,000 (est)$207,506 (est)
Participations2002$552,000$962,548
Residuals ?2002$1,005,000$1,752,465
Interest & Overhead2002$50,000$87,187
Total Expenses2002$1,976,000$3,445,643
Movie Net Profit or Loss2002$11,821,055$20,612,923

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