Caesar Must Die

2013 | Drama, Foreign Language

Synopsis

Inmates at a high-security prison in Rome prepare for a public performance of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar."

Scores

Overall Score
58.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
48.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
58.9%
Review Aggregate
81.0

Critic Consensus

92.0% Fresh • 50 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 92% of 50 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, character-driven, tragic. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionalcharacter-driventragicvisually strikingpoliticalthought-provokingsuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Salvatore Striano2013$22,000$30,000(est)
Cosimo Rega2013$14,000$19,000(est)
Giovanni Arcuri2013$10,000$14,000(est)
Antonio Frasca2013$9,000$11,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score92.0
RT critic review count50
Rotten Tomatoes audience score74.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating7.3
IMDb votes6,949

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$76,908$103,545
International2013$1,490,431$2,006,645
Worldwide2013$1,567,339$2,110,190

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 Revenue2013$634,626$854,431
Digital Rentals ?2013$1,760,000$2,369,580
Digital Purchases ?2013$1,052,000$1,416,362
Physical Rentals ?2013$2,274,000$3,061,604
Physical Purchases ?2013$5,894,000$7,935,399
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$38,454$51,773
Total Revenues2013$11,653,080$15,689,148
Expenses
Budget ?2013$1,673,000 (est)$2,252,447 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$1,131,000 (est)$1,522,724 (est)
Participations2013$466,000$627,400
Residuals ?2013$697,000$938,407
Interest & Overhead2013$334,600$450,489
Total Expenses2013$4,301,600$5,791,468
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$7,351,480$9,897,680

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