Blue Like Jazz

2012 | Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

Don, a nineteen-year-old sophomore at a Texas junior college, tries to escape his Bible Belt upbringing for life in the Pacific Northwest at the most godless campus in America.

Scores

Overall Score
50.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
51.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
47.3%
Review Aggregate
52.5

Critic Consensus

41.0% Fresh • 39 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 41% of 39 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, thought-provoking. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotfunnythought-provokingsatiricalcharacter-drivenemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Marshall Allman2012$63,000$86,000(est)
Claire Holt2012$39,000$53,000(est)
Jason Marsden2012$29,000$40,000(est)
Tania Raymonde2012$24,000$32,000(est)
Eric Lange2012$20,000$28,000(est)
Justin Welborn2012$18,000$24,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score40.0
RT critic review count40
Rotten Tomatoes audience score63.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating5.8
IMDb votes3,078

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$595,018$812,967
International2012N/AN/A
Worldwide2012$595,018$812,967

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 Revenue2012$297,509$406,483
Digital Rentals ?2012$2,654,000$3,626,132
Digital Purchases ?2012$1,193,000$1,629,983
Physical Rentals ?2012$4,206,000$5,746,612
Physical Purchases ?2012$10,391,000$14,197,111
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$249,908$341,446
Total Revenues2012$18,991,417$25,947,767
Expenses
Budget ?2012$1,200,000$1,639,547
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$476,000 (est)$650,354 (est)
Participations2012$760,000$1,038,380
Residuals ?2012$1,228,000$1,677,803
Interest & Overhead2012$240,000$327,909
Total Expenses2012$3,904,000$5,333,993
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$15,087,417$20,613,774

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