Better Living Through Circuitry

2000 | Documentary, Music

Synopsis

This is a documentary film about the history of the U.S. rave scene which includes a fantastic soundtrack. Both the film and soundtrack capture the people and the music that shaped the underground subculture around electronic music in America. Featured soundtrack artists include: Moby, Keoki, The Crystal Method, DJ Spooky, Roni Size, Psychic TV, and a host of others.

Scores

Overall Score
22.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
1.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
14.7%
Review Aggregate
80.0

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 3 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 3 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score82.0
RT critic review count17
Rotten Tomatoes audience score85.0
RT audience rating count25
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes465

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$82,378$150,070
International2000N/AN/A
Worldwide2000$82,378$150,070

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 Revenue2000$41,189$75,035
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$2,168,000$3,949,487
Physical Purchases ?2000$2,891,000$5,266,589
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$41,189$75,035
Total Revenues2000$5,141,378$9,366,146
Expenses
Budget ?2000$247,000 (est)$449,965 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$80,000 (est)$145,738 (est)
Participations2000$206,000$375,274
Residuals ?2000$367,000$668,571
Interest & Overhead2000$49,400$89,993
Total Expenses2000$949,400$1,729,540
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$4,191,978$7,636,606

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