Chalk

2007 | Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

An improvisational take on the high school experience, told from the educators' point-of-view.

Scores

Overall Score
41.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
30.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
39.3%
Review Aggregate
68.2

Critic Consensus

80.0% Fresh • 40 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 80% of 40 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, character-driven, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnycharacter-drivenemotionalsatiricalupliftinglighthearted

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Chris Mass2007$4,000$7,000(est)
Troy Schremmer2007$3,000$4,000(est)
Janelle Schremmer2007$2,000$3,000(est)
Shannon Haragan2007$2,000$2,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score79.0
RT critic review count43
Rotten Tomatoes audience score61.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes1,366

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$302,845$458,285
International2007N/AN/A
Worldwide2007$302,845$458,285

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 Revenue2007$151,422$229,142
Digital Rentals ?2007$383,000$579,581
Digital Purchases ?2007$143,000$216,397
Physical Rentals ?2007$6,588,000$9,969,395
Physical Purchases ?2007$14,803,000$22,400,873
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$136,280$206,228
Total Revenues2007$22,204,703$33,601,616
Expenses
Budget ?2007$333,000 (est)$503,917 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$242,000 (est)$366,210 (est)
Participations2007$888,000$1,343,780
Residuals ?2007$1,601,000$2,422,738
Interest & Overhead2007$66,600$100,783
Total Expenses2007$3,130,600$4,737,430
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$19,074,103$28,864,187

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