City of Ghosts

2017 | Documentary, War

Synopsis

The anonymous activists who exposed ISIS atrocities in Raqqa. Follows their undercover operations, exile, and risks taken to reveal the ruthless realities under ISIS rule.

Scores

Overall Score
53.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
48.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
39.7%
Review Aggregate
86.8

Critic Consensus

98.0% Fresh • 102 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 98% of 102 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, funny, tragic. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionalfunnytragicscaryupliftingcharacter-drivenvisually strikingfamily-friendlydarksuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score98.0
RT critic review count102
Rotten Tomatoes audience score83.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating7.4
IMDb votes4,328

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$128,015$163,845
International2017$100,210$128,257
Worldwide2017$228,225$292,102

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$104,092$133,225
Digital Rentals ?2017$1,616,000$2,068,295
Digital Purchases ?2017$1,803,000$2,307,634
Physical Rentals ?2017$1,205,000$1,542,262
Physical Purchases ?2017$3,462,000$4,430,965
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$64,008$81,922
Total Revenues2017$8,254,099$10,564,304
Expenses
Budget ?2017$251,000 (est)$321,251 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$160,000 (est)$204,782 (est)
Participations2017$330,000$422,362
Residuals ?2017$443,000$566,989
Interest & Overhead2017$50,200$64,250
Total Expenses2017$1,234,200$1,579,635
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$7,019,899$8,984,669

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