Synopsis
Amir is an illegal Pakistani immigrant smuggled into England in the 1960's to work, to send money to his family and perhaps even bring them over with him. A skilled laborer, he is forced to do unskilled work like shoveling sheep dung and processing wool. He lives in a boarding house with nearly a dozen other men, under the supervision of Hussein Shah. He befriends a young student, Sakib, who dreams of being a writer. Their existence is punctuated by secret movies, a visiting prostitute, fear of detection and deportation, and the gangster-like smuggler who comes by for his take every week. The household is shaken up by the arrival of a white girl, Shah's girlfriend, and the sense of femininity and family she brings.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
1.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
2.1%
Critic Consensus
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Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| N/A |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count2
Rotten Tomatoes audience scoreN/A
RT audience rating count25
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes151
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 1997 | $8,000 | $15,636 |
| International | 1997 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 1997 | $8,000 | $15,636 |
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 | 1997 | $4,000 | $7,818 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1997 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1997 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1997 | $195,000 | $381,131 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1997 | $261,000 | $510,129 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1997 | $75,000 | $146,589 |
| Total Revenues | 1997 | $535,000 | $1,045,667 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 1997 | $250,000 (est) | $488,629 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1997 | $80,000 (est) | $156,361 (est) |
| Participations | 1997 | $11,000 | $21,500 |
| Residuals ? | 1997 | $33,000 | $64,499 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1997 | $50,000 | $97,726 |
| Total Expenses | 1997 | $424,000 | $828,715 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1997 | $111,000 | $216,951 |
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Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $257,000, DVD $4,000, BluRay $0
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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