Battle for Brooklyn

2011 | Documentary, Drama

Synopsis

'Battle for Brooklyn' follows the story of reluctant activist Daniel Goldstein as he struggles to save his home and community from being demolished to make way for the densest real estate development in U.S. history. Along the way, he falls in love, gets married and starts a family while living in an abandoned building located at the heart of the project site. Over the course of seven years, Daniel and his community fight tenaciously in the courts, the streets, and the media to stop the abuse of eminent domain and reveal the corruption at the heart of the plan.

Scores

Overall Score
20.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
5.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
9.7%
Review Aggregate
74.8

Critic Consensus

77.8% Fresh • 18 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 78% of 18 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize political, gritty, suspenseful. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

politicalgrittysuspensefulemotionalupliftingstylizedthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score78.0
RT critic review count18
Rotten Tomatoes audience score74.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes136

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2011$18,000$25,107
International2011N/AN/A
Worldwide2011$18,000$25,107

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 Revenue2011$9,000$12,554
Digital Rentals ?2011$404,000$563,516
Digital Purchases ?2011$130,000$181,329
Physical Rentals ?2011$740,000$1,032,183
Physical Purchases ?2011$1,764,000$2,460,501
TV & Streaming Revenue2011$75,000$104,613
Total Revenues2011$3,122,000$4,354,697
Expenses
Budget ?2011$250,000 (est)$348,711 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2011$80,000 (est)$111,587 (est)
Participations2011$125,000$174,355
Residuals ?2011$201,000$280,363
Interest & Overhead2011$50,000$69,742
Total Expenses2011$706,000$984,759
Movie Net Profit or Loss2011$2,416,000$3,369,939

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