Big Words

2013 | Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

Members of a once-promising hip-hop group, now in their late 30's, struggle with regret, disappointment, and change on Election Night 2008.

Scores

Overall Score
24.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
8.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
11.8%
Review Aggregate
83.2

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 8 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 8 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, character-driven, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Dorian Missick2013$0$0(est)
Gbenga Akinnagbe2013$0$0(est)
Darien Sills-Evans2013$0$0(est)
Zachary Booth2013$0$0(est)
Yaya DaCosta2013$0$0(est)
Jean Grae2013$0$0(est)
Amir Arison2013$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score100.0
RT critic review count8
Rotten Tomatoes audience score79.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes294

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$8,965$12,070
International2013N/AN/A
Worldwide2013$8,965$12,070

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 Revenue2013$4,482$6,035
Digital Rentals ?2013$387,000$521,038
Digital Purchases ?2013$231,000$311,007
Physical Rentals ?2013$500,000$673,176
Physical Purchases ?2013$1,296,000$1,744,872
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$72,000$96,937
Total Revenues2013$2,490,482$3,353,066
Expenses
Budget ?2013$240,000 (est)$323,124 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$80,000 (est)$107,708 (est)
Participations2013$100,000$134,635
Residuals ?2013$149,000$200,606
Interest & Overhead2013$48,000$64,625
Total Expenses2013$617,000$830,699
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$1,873,482$2,522,367

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