Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business

1995 | Biography, Documentary, Music

Synopsis

A biography of the Portuguese-Brazilian singer Carmen Miranda, whose most distinctive feature was her tutti frutti hat. She came to the US as the "Brazilian Bombshell" and was a Broadway and Hollywood star in the 1940s.

Scores

Overall Score
18.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
3.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
2.9%
Review Aggregate
77.2

Critic Consensus

N/A • 0 critic reviews

No professional critic quote data was available to synthesize a consensus summary.

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Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Cynthia Adler1995$0$0(est)
Erick Barreto1995$0$0(est)
Mario Cunha1995$0$0(est)
Alice Faye1995$0$0(est)
Aurora Miranda1995$0$0(est)
Carmen Miranda1995$0$0(est)
Leticia Monte1995$0$0(est)
Rita Moreno1995$0$0(est)
Cesar Romero1995$0$0(est)
Synval Silva1995$0$0(est)
Helena Solberg Narrator1995$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score80.0
RT critic review count5
Rotten Tomatoes audience score75.0
RT audience rating count50
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes321

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1995$14,528$29,904
International1995N/AN/A
Worldwide1995$14,528$29,904

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 Revenue1995$7,264$14,952
Digital Rentals ?1995N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1995N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1995$408,000$839,827
Physical Purchases ?1995$420,000$864,528
TV & Streaming Revenue1995$75,000$154,380
Total Revenues1995$910,264$1,873,686
Expenses
Budget ?1995$250,000 (est)$514,600 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1995$80,000 (est)$164,672 (est)
Participations1995$18,000$37,051
Residuals ?1995$57,000$117,329
Interest & Overhead1995$50,000$102,920
Total Expenses1995$455,000$936,572
Movie Net Profit or Loss1995$455,264$937,115

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