Blue in the Face

1995 | Comedy

Synopsis

Brooklyn Cigar Store is a neighborhood hangout in Brooklyn with Auggie Wren/H.Keitel as center. Some people are interviewed about Brooklyn, spiced up with statistics on Brooklyn.

Scores

Overall Score
38.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
37.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
26.9%
Review Aggregate
59.9

Critic Consensus

25.0% Fresh • 8 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 25% of 8 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, character-driven. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfunnycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Victor Argo1995$77,000$158,000(est)
Giancarlo Esposito1995$47,000$98,000(est)
Michael J. Fox1995$36,000$73,000(est)
Mel Gorham1995$29,000$60,000(est)
Jim Jarmusch1995$25,000$51,000(est)
Harvey Keitel1995$22,000$45,000(est)
Lou Reed1995$20,000$41,000(est)
Roseanne1995$18,000$37,000(est)
Mira Sorvino1995$17,000$34,000(est)
Lily Tomlin1995$15,000$32,000(est)
Malik Yoba1995$14,000$30,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score42.0
RT critic review count24
Rotten Tomatoes audience score76.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes10,462

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1995$1,268,636$2,611,359
International1995N/AN/A
Worldwide1995$1,268,636$2,611,359

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 Revenue1995$634,318$1,305,680
Digital Rentals ?1995N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1995N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1995$8,151,000$16,778,010
Physical Purchases ?1995$8,398,000$17,286,434
TV & Streaming Revenue1995$507,454$1,044,544
Total Revenues1995$17,690,772$36,414,667
Expenses
Budget ?1995$2,000,000$4,116,798
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1995$1,015,000 (est)$2,089,275 (est)
Participations1995$708,000$1,457,346
Residuals ?1995$1,240,000$2,552,415
Interest & Overhead1995$400,000$823,360
Total Expenses1995$5,363,000$11,039,194
Movie Net Profit or Loss1995$12,327,772$25,375,474

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