Bully

2012 | Documentary, Drama

Synopsis

A documentary on peer-to-peer bullying in schools across America.

Scores

Overall Score
58.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
60.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
45.7%
Review Aggregate
77.5

Critic Consensus

84.8% Fresh • 138 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 85% of 138 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, emotional, coming of age. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

family-friendlyemotionalcoming of agestylizedgrittytragicthought-provokingsuspensefulpsychologicalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score85.0
RT critic review count138
Rotten Tomatoes audience score78.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes18

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$279,202$381,471
International2012$182,203$248,942
Worldwide2012$461,405$630,413

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$212,482$290,312
Digital Rentals ?2012$2,443,000$3,337,845
Digital Purchases ?2012$1,098,000$1,500,186
Physical Rentals ?2012$3,872,000$5,290,272
Physical Purchases ?2012$9,566,000$13,069,923
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$125,641$171,662
Total Revenues2012$17,317,123$23,660,199
Expenses
Budget ?2012$1,100,000$1,502,918
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$323,000 (est)$441,311 (est)
Participations2012$693,000$946,838
Residuals ?2012$1,125,000$1,537,075
Interest & Overhead2012$220,000$300,584
Total Expenses2012$3,461,000$4,728,727
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$13,856,123$18,931,472

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