Believe Me

2014 | Comedy, Drama, Con Artist, Criminal, University

Synopsis

Desperate, broke, and out of ideas, four college seniors start a fake charity to embezzle money for tuition.

Scores

Overall Score
27.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
21.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
20.6%
Review Aggregate
52.6

Critic Consensus

47.4% Fresh • 19 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 47% of 19 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thought-provoking, visually striking. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnythought-provokingvisually strikingcharacter-drivenemotionalrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Alex Russell2014$0$0(est)
Zachary Knighton2014$0$0(est)
Johanna Braddy2014$0$0(est)
Miles Fisher2014$0$0(est)
Sinqua Walls2014$0$0(est)
Max Adler2014$0$0(est)
Christopher McDonald2014$0$0(est)
Nick Offerman2014$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score47.0
RT critic review count19
Rotten Tomatoes audience score61.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating5.0
IMDb votes1,214

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$23,419$31,037
International2014N/AN/A
Worldwide2014$23,419$31,037

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 Revenue2014$11,710$15,519
Digital Rentals ?2014$848,000$1,123,860
Digital Purchases ?2014$672,000$890,606
Physical Rentals ?2014$967,000$1,281,571
Physical Purchases ?2014$2,607,000$3,455,073
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$75,000$99,398
Total Revenues2014$5,180,710$6,866,027
Expenses
Budget ?2014$250,000 (est)$331,327 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2014$80,000 (est)$106,025 (est)
Participations2014$207,000$274,338
Residuals ?2014$309,000$409,520
Interest & Overhead2014$50,000$66,265
Total Expenses2014$896,000$1,187,474
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$4,284,710$5,678,552

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