Borat

2006 | Comedy, Adaptation, Mockumentary, Spoof, TV Show Adaptation

Synopsis

Kazakh TV talking head Borat is dispatched to the United States to report on the greatest country in the world.

Scores

Overall Score
94.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
97.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
97.6%
Review Aggregate
82.2

Critic Consensus

90.6% Fresh • 213 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 91% of 213 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, satirical, political. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnysatiricalpoliticalupliftingmacabrelightheartedscaryvisually strikingemotionalthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score90.0
RT critic review count219
Rotten Tomatoes audience score79.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.4
IMDb votes465,935

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$128,505,958$199,961,900
International2006$134,046,935$208,583,946
Worldwide2006$262,552,893$408,545,846

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 Revenue2006$117,871,753$183,414,528
Digital Rentals ?2006$589,000$916,514
Digital Purchases ?2006$181,000$281,645
Physical Rentals ?2006$18,614,000$28,964,344
Physical Purchases ?2006$43,907,000$68,321,557
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$35,981,668$55,989,332
Total Revenues2006$217,144,421$337,887,921
Expenses
Budget ?2006$18,000,000$28,008,929
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$22,500,000 (est)$35,011,161 (est)
Participations2006$32,572,000$50,683,712
Residuals ?2006$6,376,000$9,921,385
Interest & Overhead2006$3,600,000$5,601,786
Total Expenses2006$83,048,000$129,226,972
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$134,096,421$208,660,949

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