BOSTON: An American Running Story

2017 | Documentary

Synopsis

The history of the Boston Marathon from its humble origins starting with only 15 runners, to the first female runners, through the tragedy in 2013, and ultimately the triumph of 2014.

Scores

Overall Score
57.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
57.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
42.8%
Review Aggregate
83.2

Critic Consensus

86.0% Fresh • 100 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 86% of 100 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, emotional, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

thin plotemotionalcharacter-drivenhistoricalgrittytragicvisually strikingfamily-friendlyrealisticuplifting

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jake Gyllenhaal2017$2,441,000$3,124,000(est)
Tatiana Maslany2017$1,503,000$1,923,000(est)
Miranda Richardson2017$1,131,000$1,448,000(est)
Clancy Brown2017$925,000$1,184,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score91.0
RT critic review count194
Rotten Tomatoes audience score81.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating7.4
IMDb votes150

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$364,369$466,351
International2017N/AN/A
Worldwide2017$364,369$466,351

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 Revenue2017$182,184$233,175
Digital Rentals ?2017$2,203,000$2,819,588
Digital Purchases ?2017$2,459,000$3,147,239
Physical Rentals ?2017$1,644,000$2,104,132
Physical Purchases ?2017$4,721,000$6,042,341
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$163,966$209,858
Total Revenues2017$11,373,151$14,556,333
Expenses
Budget ?2017$401,000 (est)$513,234 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$255,000 (est)$326,371 (est)
Participations2017$455,000$582,348
Residuals ?2017$611,000$782,010
Interest & Overhead2017$80,200$102,647
Total Expenses2017$1,802,200$2,306,610
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$9,570,951$12,249,723

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