Bending the Arc

2017 | Documentary

Synopsis

The extraordinary doctors and activists whose work 30 years ago to save lives in a rural Haitian village grew into a global battle in the halls of power for the right to health for all.

Scores

Overall Score
33.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
15.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
25.5%
Review Aggregate
86.6

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 14 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 14 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize uplifting, dark, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

upliftingdarkemotionalvisually strikingcharacter-driventhought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jim Yong Kim2017$1,000$1,000(est)
Paul Farmer2017$0$0(est)
Ophelia Dahl2017$0$0(est)
Agnes Binagwaho2017$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score100.0
RT critic review count14
Rotten Tomatoes audience score76.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating8.0
IMDb votes441

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$21,907$28,038
International2017$14,679$18,787
Worldwide2017$36,586$46,826

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 Revenue2017$16,825$21,534
Digital Rentals ?2017$672,000$860,083
Digital Purchases ?2017$750,000$959,914
Physical Rentals ?2017$501,000$641,223
Physical Purchases ?2017$1,440,000$1,843,035
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$70,500$90,232
Total Revenues2017$3,450,325$4,416,022
Expenses
Budget ?2017$235,000 (est)$300,773 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$80,000 (est)$102,391 (est)
Participations2017$138,000$176,624
Residuals ?2017$181,000$231,659
Interest & Overhead2017$47,000$60,155
Total Expenses2017$681,000$871,602
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$2,769,325$3,544,420

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