Birth of the Living Dead (2013) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

A documentary that shows how George A. Romero gathered an unlikely team of Pittsburghers to shoot his seminal film: Night of the Living Dead.

Scores

Overall Score

34.3

Popularity Percentile (Year)

29.6%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

13.3%

Review Aggregate

81.5

Critic Consensus

95.8% Fresh • 24 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 96% of 24 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, lighthearted, uplifting. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score96.0

RT critic review count24

Rotten Tomatoes audience score73.0

RT audience rating count1,000

IMDb rating7.0

IMDb votes1,837

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	2013	$9,802	$13,197
International	2013	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	2013	$9,802	$13,197

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	2013	$4,901	$6,598
Digital Rentals ?	2013	$500,000	$673,176
Digital Purchases ?	2013	$299,000	$402,559
Physical Rentals ?	2013	$647,000	$871,090
Physical Purchases ?	2013	$1,676,000	$2,256,486
TV & Streaming Revenue	2013	$65,400	$88,051
Total Revenues	2013	$3,192,301	$4,297,961
Expenses
Budget ?	2013	$218,000 (est)	$293,505 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	2013	$80,000 (est)	$107,708 (est)
Participations	2013	$128,000	$172,333
Residuals ?	2013	$194,000	$261,192
Interest & Overhead	2013	$43,600	$58,701
Total Expenses	2013	$663,600	$893,439
Movie Net Profit or Loss	2013	$2,528,701	$3,404,521

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