Synopsis
In the last store in a defunct shopping mall, 91-year-old Sonia Warshawski - great-grandmother, businesswoman, and Holocaust survivor - runs the tailor shop she's owned for more than thirty years. But when she's served an eviction notice, the specter of retirement prompts Sonia to revisit her harrowing past as a refugee and witness to genocide. A poignant story of generational trauma and healing, BIG SONIA also offers a laugh-out-loud-funny portrait of the power of love to triumph over bigotry, and the power of truth-telling to heal us all.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
15.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
38.5%
Critic Consensus
94.4% Fresh • 18 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 94% of 18 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize tragic, emotional, thought-provoking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
tragicemotionalthought-provokingfamily-friendlyhistoricalcharacter-driven
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| N/A |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score94.0
RT critic review count18
Rotten Tomatoes audience score98.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes465
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2017 | $212,471 | $271,939 |
| International | 2017 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2017 | $212,471 | $271,939 |
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).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2017 | $106,236 | $135,969 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2017 | $1,602,000 | $2,050,377 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2017 | $1,787,000 | $2,287,156 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2017 | $1,195,000 | $1,529,463 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2017 | $3,431,000 | $4,391,288 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2017 | $95,612 | $122,372 |
| Total Revenues | 2017 | $8,216,847 | $10,516,626 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2017 | $250,000 (est) | $319,971 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2017 | $150,000 (est) | $191,983 (est) |
| Participations | 2017 | $329,000 | $421,082 |
| Residuals ? | 2017 | $441,000 | $564,430 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2017 | $50,000 | $63,994 |
| Total Expenses | 2017 | $1,220,000 | $1,561,461 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2017 | $6,996,847 | $8,955,165 |
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Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $0, DVD $2,214,000, BluRay $1,218,000
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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