Buster's Mal Heart

2017 | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Synopsis

A family man's chance encounter with a conspiracy-obsessed drifter leaves him on the run from the police and an impending event known as the Inversion.

Scores

Overall Score
51.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
61.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
30.9%
Review Aggregate
62.1

Critic Consensus

69.4% Fresh • 49 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 69% of 49 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, surreal, stylized. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotsurrealstylizedcharacter-drivendarkvisually strikingthought-provokingsuspensefulemotionalfunny

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Rami Malek2017$1,000$2,000(est)
DJ Qualls2017$1,000$1,000(est)
Kate Lyn Sheil2017$1,000$1,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score69.0
RT critic review count49
Rotten Tomatoes audience score55.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes11,998

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$73,121$93,587
International2017N/AN/A
Worldwide2017$73,121$93,587

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$36,560$46,793
Digital Rentals ?2017$1,421,000$1,818,718
Digital Purchases ?2017$1,586,000$2,029,899
Physical Rentals ?2017$1,060,000$1,356,679
Physical Purchases ?2017$3,045,000$3,897,252
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$75,000$95,991
Total Revenues2017$7,223,560$9,245,332
Expenses
Budget ?2017$250,000 (est)$319,971 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$80,000 (est)$102,391 (est)
Participations2017$289,000$369,887
Residuals ?2017$389,000$497,876
Interest & Overhead2017$50,000$63,994
Total Expenses2017$1,058,000$1,354,119
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$6,165,560$7,891,213

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