Burden

2020 | Biography, Drama, History

Synopsis

When a museum celebrating the Ku Klux Klan opens in a South Carolina town, the idealistic Reverend Kennedy strives to keep the peace even as he urges the group's Grand Dragon to disavow his racist past.

Scores

Overall Score
51.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
46.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
47.6%
Review Aggregate
70.3

Critic Consensus

49.3% Fresh • 71 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 49% of 71 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, historical, character-driven. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plothistoricalcharacter-drivenemotionalupliftingscarythought-provokingvisually strikingstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Garrett Hedlund2020$6,000$7,000(est)
Forest Whitaker2020$4,000$4,000(est)
Andrea Riseborough2020$3,000$3,000(est)
Tom Wilkinson2020$2,000$3,000(est)
Usher2020$2,000$2,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score49.0
RT critic review count71
Rotten Tomatoes audience score97.0
RT audience rating count25
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes4,357

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2020$139,270$168,814
International2020$310,919$376,875
Worldwide2020$450,189$545,689

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 Revenue2020$194,003$235,157
Digital Rentals ?2020$6,870,000$8,327,354
Digital Purchases ?2020$6,359,000$7,707,954
Physical Rentals ?2020$1,601,000$1,940,625
Physical Purchases ?2020$4,827,000$5,850,966
TV & Streaming Revenue2020$69,635$84,407
Total Revenues2020$19,920,638$24,146,462
Expenses
Budget ?2020$495,000 (est)$600,006 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2020$360,000 (est)$436,368 (est)
Participations2020$797,000$966,070
Residuals ?2020$891,000$1,080,010
Interest & Overhead2020$99,000$120,001
Total Expenses2020$2,642,000$3,202,455
Movie Net Profit or Loss2020$17,278,638$20,944,007

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